Regional

A local representative has roundly criticised the ongoing “fiasco” at Blake’s Corner in Ennistymon.“It is a sad situation when two derelict buildings can override health and safety and traffic and the community,” said Councillor Richard Nagle.

A new website aimed at increasing tourists to South Galway by emphasising the area’s links with Lady Gregory and WB Yeats, will be launched next week.

CALLS for the installation of signage on approach roads to Ennis warning of road closures have been rejected by Clare County Council amid concerns that it could discourage people from travelling to the county capital.

LOCAL people are set to spring into cleaning action this Saturday with a number of clean-up events taking place throughout the town.  

A PUBLIC lighting project in Aidan Park actually made the situation there worse, the April meeting of Shannon Town Council heard. While Councillor Gerry Flynn said the residents of Finian Park were lucky their estate wasn’t included, as originally intended.

THE launch of the 10-day national commemoration of the Great Famine in West Clare will coincide with a special piece of drama at Carrigaholt on May 3.

A Kilkishen man has been named student designer of the year at the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards and has also reached the final of the Persil Irish Fashion Awards 2013.

The proposed provision of speed ramps in one of the largest housing estates in South-East Clare has experienced something of a bumpy ride, with differing views expressed by two local county councillors.