Regional

FEARS that residents are being moved out of the Deilginis Mental Health Facility for cost-saving reasons rather than what is in the residents’ best interests, were voiced at this week’s meeting of Shannon Town Council.

NORTH Clare businesses have fared well in recent weeks by winning top national awards.

THE air quality in Ennis has shown a “very significant improvement” following the introduction of the smoky coal ban just over a year ago, figures from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) have shown.

Three-and-a-half year-old, Rebecca Deloughery playing near the bandstand in Kilkee as the autumn sun sets. Photograph by John Kelly

THERE are currently 1,405 approved applicants on Ennis Town Council’s housing waiting list, with the vast majority of applicants seeking local authority housing for financial reasons.

KILRUSH town councillor Liam Williams has urged Clare County Council to direct tourist traffic emerging from the Killimer-Tarbert ferry to drive to Kilrush via Aylevaroo and Cappa before arriving the town. Currently the vast majority of tourist traffic, which heads west from the ferry, arrives in Kilrush via Moore Street. At the September meeting of Kilrush Town Council, Councillor Williams asked that the coastal drive, which has stunning views of Scattery Island, be promoted with appropriate signage.

IN a week when €100,000 was distributed from Inagh Landfill Community Fund, concern has been expressed that residents living closest to the Ballyduffbeg facility have benefited least financially, despite being the worst affected.

A site in Shannon Town Centre has been identified for a proposed €5 million multi-functional arts and civic centre for the town.