South Clare

A “natural young entrepreneur” was fittingly recognised at a national enterprise competition last week.

THE long-running saga concerning the boundary extension into South-East Clare is back in the political spotlight this week after new Environment Minister, Phil Hogan, started a consultative process on the Brosnan Report.Clare Against the Boundary Extension (CABE) and other community groups have vigorously opposed plans to transfer over 3,000 people from Shannon Banks, Westbury and parts of Clonlara in to a new expanded Limerick City.This was one of the recommendations of the Limerick Local Government Report, chaired by businessman Denis Brosnan. The report also proposed that Limerick City and County Councils be amalgamated to form one local authority with an estimated saving of €20 million.Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Development, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan, said she expected that Minister Hogan would make a decision in the near future.Speaking to The Clare Champion, Minister O’Sullivan pointed out Minister Hogan is well aware of the sense of identity and county attachment of people living in South-East Clare as a …

A budding young Ogonnelloe entrepreneur will rub shoulders with 250 business representatives in Croke Park this Thursday thanks to the development of a new product. Emer Mooney (13), a first year pupil at St Anne’s Community College, Killaloe, will represent the county at the Student Enterprise Awards.She is the only junior pupil selected from the whole country and will be joined by just three other senior students on the day.Her siblings Hannah (11), Fíonn (9), Pearse (7) and Tara (6) are delighted to get a day off school to join her for the event in Dublin, together with her brother, Sean, who is in medical school in Galway and proud parents Lorretta and Brian.About a month ago, Emer was announced as the Clare Enterprise Junior winner with her product Natural Hampers at the West County Hotel, Ennis attended by 66 companies.Having examined some hampers in the market for gifts and special occasions, Emer felt they were over-priced and most, if …

CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of a new playground in Cratloe Woods, costing in the region of €180,000.

A group of about 20 farmers in Ardnacrusha are considering establishing a new co-operative to facilitate the development of a windfarm costing an estimated €12 million.

ALL manner of mountain bikers will flock to the shores of Lough Derg for the first two-day event for competitive cyclists in the country.

RESIDENTS in a local-authority housing estate in Ardnacrusha should not be expected to clean up raw sewage, according to a local county councillor.

THE University of Limerick has been requested to increase its efforts to prevent a “sizeable minority” of students from causing havoc in neighbouring housing estates.Plassey Residents’ Association chairman, Joseph O’Shea, has asked UL professor Don Barry to address the behaviour of students engaging in anti-social behaviour in Milford Grange, Milford Close, Hazelwood and Elm Park.“The main problem is the pattern of binge drinking adopted by many students who, in order to save money, buy cheap spirits and beer, bring it to their house or flat, get fairly drunk and head for pubs or clubs to top up and meet equally drunk companions.“They are rowdy, destructive and threatening as they head out around 10pm and are worse on the way back from midnight to 4am. On the way back, they urinate and defecate in public, strip aerials, hubcaps and mirrors from cars, remove street signs, overturn bins, throw eggs at cars and houses, smash bottles and drink glasses on the road …