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AN application by Clare Peace Park Initiative for permission to erect a World War I memorial in honour of the 7,000 or so Clare men who enlisted and the estimated 700 who lost their lives, has been submitted to Clare County Council by the chairperson of the group, Dr Keir McNamara. The proposed development is on 0.1 hectares of land at Causeway Link, across the road from Glór, and the application is for the erection of three standing stones with inscriptions. The stones will be surrounded by about 100m² of paving, with pathways in and out of the memorial site. Parking is expected to be at the existing Glór car park. There will be minimal surface run-off and existing drainage and soakage incorporated should suffice, the application states. In a submission to the planning officials, Clare County Council states that it has no objection to the monument being erected. A decision is due by June 8 and the group’s …
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