Drivers on the N68 Kilrush to Ennis road continued to be seriously inconvenienced this week as further road closures hampered their commute from West Clare to Ennis and vice versa.
Read More »Hedge-cutting fund is trimmed
Kildysart county councillor Oliver Garry has expressed concerns that drastic cuts in hedge-cutting and verge-trimming funds will result in very few local roads in West Clare having overhanging hedges or dangerous verges trimmed.
Read More »Planning objection prompts row
A planning objection opposing the provision of a new dry batch concrete plant in Montpelier has prompted a row between a local soccer and community organisation.
Read More »‘Gobsmacked’ group praise old waterway
THOUSANDS of tourists would flock to the area annually if derelict parts of an old navigation system were restored to their former glory, according to an English waterways protection society.
Read More »Cluain Airne should be finished in 2011
THE affordable housing development at Cluain Airne should be finished by March 2011, town manager Bernadette Kinsella stated at this week’s meeting of Shannon Town Council.
Read More »Over 500 people on Shannon housing list
FIVE hundred and five people are on the housing list in Shannon, according to a report at this week’s meeting of the Town Council.
Read More »Island home for Christmas trees
NEW draft casual trading bylaws being proposed by Ennis Town Council are seeking to designate the Island car park at Cloughleigh for the sale of Christmas trees from December 1 to 24.
Read More »Councillors call for garda vetting for rent subsidy applicants
ENNIS town councillors have called for new legislation that would compel all applicants to the HSE for rent subsidy, or those currently in receipt of rent subsidy, to undergo garda vetting.
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