South Clare

Clare County Councillors have placed an old historic courthouse in Killaloe in the dock over its lack of use.

OVER 800m3 of water entered Lough Derg every day during the unprecedented flooding of the River Shannon last November, Ardnacrusha hydro manager Senan Colleran has revealed.In fact, Mr Colleran confirmed that even if the level of Lough Derg was at a lower starting level, it would have been refilled within one day and the peak flow was almost twice the volume of the operating range of the lake.The ESB was asked to address a number of concerns and questions by Geraldine Quinlivan on behalf of the Springfield residents in Clonlara, whose submission about the flooding was endorsed by all county councillors at a recent Killaloe Electoral Area meeting.In a response to this submission, Mr Colleran insisted the ESB has no strategic interest in storing water upstream of Lough Derg, while the level in the lake at the start of the flood has no real impact on the amount of water that has to be sent down the old Shannon during …

A MAJOR new ring road linking parts of South-East Clare with Limerick City will directly impact on 14 farms by either severing them or reducing the area of their holding, it emerged this week.About 20 hectares will be taken out of production once the new Coonagh to Knockalisheen Distributor Road is constructed, according to an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the scheme. The new road will pass mainly through the electoral divisions of Ballygrennan, Meelick and North Limerick where 30 dairy and 20 beef farmers are running enterprises.The EIS has described the land quality in the area as good to poor with many areas reverting back to wetland. Land parcels are small and agriculture often extensive due to changes in zoning for development, the proximity of the site to existing development and poor agricultural lands.Before any mitigation measures are put in place, the new road would have a severe impact on one farm, a minor impact on 10 farms, a …

A RECENT charity cycle, organised in the name of a brave Killaloe toddler who has had numerous major operations, raised a massive €10,000, local organisers have confirmed.

ALMOST 300 homes in Broadford village and surrounding areas will benefit from blanket high-speed internet technology for the first time following the provision of broadband coverage from 3.

A NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS man has threatened to withhold €850 from his next rates payment in protest at Clare County Council’s failure to compensate him for damage caused to his car as a result of hitting a pothole.

A 19-year-old Parteen girl is the new Miss Clare. Alice Carroll will now represent the county at Miss Ireland in the Berkeley Court Hotel in Dublin in two weeks. The overall winner of the Miss Ireland pageant will go on to represent the country in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China on October 30.

HUNDREDS of residents in one of the largest housing estates in South-East Clare could be left in limbo if a well-known Clare house-building firm goes into liquidation.