Regional

FINE Gael’s Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Clare TD Pat Breen has called on the new Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey to make the necessary CLAR Funding available so that a rail stop at Crusheen can come on line as soon as possible.

ENNIS town councillors are to meet with staff of the town council’s housing department and the council executive once a year to discuss issues relating to the housing waiting list.

ENNIS Town Council has been allocated €410,000 from the Department of Transport for its road programme for the year.

A FAILURE to carry out tidying work at the Tradaree Court flats led to criticism of Clare County Council, at this week’s meeting of Shannon Town Council.

THERE was little optimism about the future development of a new town centre in Shannon, as councillors discussed the matter on Tuesday.

Clare County Council has claimed some of the further information provided by the developers of a state-of-the-art €10 million nursing home in Westbury is “inadequate”.

Concern about the negative impact “poor infrastructure” is having on tourists and residents in Killaloe was expressed by local traders at a meeting with county councillors last week.

Kilrush town councillor Tom Prendeville is urging people in the town and throughout the region to shop in Kilrush and help to protect local jobs.