Shannon will be decking the halls this evening as their Christmas lights will be turned on. The event gets underway in the Town Park at 5:30pm with the lead up to the countdown, then the night concludes with choir music and a visit from Mr and Mrs Claus. The Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District, […]
A retiring Newmarket-on-Fergus councillor believes lessons his father instilled in him served him well throughout his lengthy political career. Councillor Pat McMahon, aged 78, has announced that he won’t run in the upcoming local elections, after having held his seat on the council for 48 years. The Fianna Fáil representative, who served as Mayor of […]
A significant funding boost proposed for the Shannon Municipal District is tipped to play a key role in delivering infrastructure for the region. A General Muncipial Allocation of €343,000 has been tabled for the electoral area at a draft budgetary meeting this week. The figure is still to be confirmed at a final meeting next […]
Its claimed major urban and rural settlements in Clare have been set back by years of neglect and under investment. It follows the publication of a new Pobal report which has found that over 1,000 people in this county are living in either a very or extremely disadvantaged area. The area specified as Kilrush Urban […]
A Clare Sinn Féin councillor believes the government can’t afford to worry about alienating landlords, if it’s to support renters in the budget. The coalition party leaders and Minister’s Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe met late into the night working out the details of Budget 2024, however its understood some key issues are still outstanding […]