South Clare

A Killaloe-based designer will exhibit his work in a prestigious national exhibition after his recent study on the clarity of road signs revealed interesting results.

THE development of a state-of-the art sports complex costing over €8 million on a floodplain of the Clare campus of the University of Limerick has been approved by Clare County Council, despite flooding concerns expressed by a local family.

The developers of a proposed €60 million redevelopment of a marina on the shores of Lough Derg remain committed to the overall project, despite a withdrawal of the planning application this week. That’s according to Eclipse Development spokesman, Michael Parker who told The Clare Champion that the developers were still going ahead with and were fully committed to the major revamp of Derg Marina.

A number of Clare people played a pivotal role in the development of the new state-of-the-art €4.1 million boathouse facility at the University of Limerick (UL) last week.

A DECISION by An Bord Pleanála to overturn planning approval for a waste transfer station near Castleconnell is a boost for angling tourism in South-East Clare, a local community group has claimed.

THE completion of the proposed €66,000 historic tourist trail in Killaloe under a new scheme designed by Clare County Council should result in another increase in marks for the town in the Tidy Towns’ competition next year.

A Parteen man has recorded the highs and lows during a gruelling 10,500km charity cycle from Cairo to Capetown with three of his college friends through which over €26,000 has been raised.

AN official ceremony for the University of Limerick’s new €16 million medical school at Garraun, Clonlara has landed the university in hot water after Clare public representatives weren’t invited for the event. Responding to the criticism, a spokeswoman for the University of Limerick explained it does not usually have large events for sod-turning stages of buildings and this brief, informal event was organised at very short notice to accommodate the Taoiseach’s diary.”No other public representatives were invited to the event. UL will subsequently be organising more formal topping out and an official opening event to which all public representatives and community leaders in County Clare will be invited as appropriate. The university welcomes the support of the Clare County Council for the Graduate Medical School building, which is estimated to bring 150 construction jobs to the Shannon region, representing a welcome boost to the local construction industry in this challenging environment,” she said. An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen took a break …