Shannon’s looped walks will be upgraded and a new walking trail developed on the Loop Head peninsula from an allocation of more than €400,000 for rural reaction schemes that will benefit five Clare projects according to Fine Gael TD Joe Carey.
    Deputy Carey has welcomed the fact that C... (Read More)

Fine Gael councillor Gabriel Keating is calling on Clare County Council to back his call for a Shopping Mobility Scheme that could potentially transform the lives of persons with limited mobility while providing a boost for town centre businesses. 
    On Monday, Cllr Keating will table a motio... (Read More)

Inadequate provision of housing aids for the elderly people and mobility grants are forcing some Clare people to spend longer in hospital and causing stress to family members.
    That’s according to Dermot Hayes, a member of Clare County Council’s Planning & Housing SPC, who was app... (Read More)

Shannon is ranked among Ireland’s cleanest towns in this year’s league table published by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). Now in 6th position, Shannon hadn’t featured among the top 40 towns and villages going back to 2012. Ennis was listed in 14th place.
    IBAL contends tha... (Read More)

With Ireland’s ageing population expected to reach one million people aged 65 and over by 2031, Social Justice Ireland is calling on the Government to start planning for this major demographic change.
    The number of pensioners in the country is expected to increase by 86.4% with 136,000 age... (Read More)