THE offering at Shannon Town Centre is “second rate” this week’s meeting of local councillors heard. Councillor Gerry Flynn made the claim about the Town Centre, while he also criticised County Council planners for prioritising the Town Centre by refusing planning permission for an Aldi store across the road from it. Councillor Flynn criticised the decision to develop a new public facility at a site in the Town Centre, which the Council is set to lease rather than buy from the Shannon Airport Group. This week saw Clare County Council sign contracts for the design of the One Shannon Hub, which is set to combine a town hall, an adaptable performance and community space, library, and flexible co-working spaces at an unused site in the Town Centre. The land is set to be taken on a 999 year lease by the Council, and will feature public realm improvements to the Town Square. While progress was being presented as a positive …
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