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29th November 2007 – The Mayor of Clare has called on the Government to fast track the establishment of a full US Customs and Border Protection Inspection post at Shannon Airport.

Cllr. Patricia McCarthy said that the Government must quickly sort out any legal and financial obstacles to the proposed development if it wishes Shannon Airport to develop business in an Open Skies era.

Pictured at a meeting of eleven Local Authority Mayors and Chairs at the Oakwood Arms, Shannon, County Clare: Alec Fleming, Clare County Manager and Patricia McCarthy, Mayor of Clare (more…)

29th November 2007 – A range of draft measures aimed at regulating casual trading in County Clare have been placed on public display.

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29th November 2007 - Students at Kilmurry National School and Fanore National School have been named as winners of the annual ‘Design a Bookmark Competition’.

Pictured with Patricia Fitzgerald, Executive Librarian at Library Headquarters (centre) and Siobhan Mulcahy, Clare County Arts Officer (right) are Kilmurry N.S. students: L-R Aoife Roche, Jennifer Greene, Eve Quinn (Senior Category winner), Ellen Roche, and James Connor. PIC by Ger Leddin (more…)

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, Wed 28th November 2007 – Clare County Council today signed a EUR7m contract with P & D Lydon Plant Hire Ltd. of Gortacurra, Cross, Co. Mayo to provide a Bundled Sewerage Scheme for five villages and towns in Clare.

Pictured outside Clare County Council’s Area Offices in Scariff, County Clare on Wednesday 28/11/07 are representatives of P & D Lydon Plant Hire Ltd. of Gortacurra, Cross, Co. Mayo and officials of Clare County Council. The Local Authority today signed a EUR7m contract with the Mayo contractor to provide a Bundled Sewerage Scheme for five villages and towns in Clare.

Pictured at the signing of a EUR7m contract for the provision of a Bundled Sewerage Scheme for five villages and towns in Clare are (Sitting L-R) Patrick Lydon, P & D Lydon Plant Hire Ltd; Decaln Lydon, P & D Lydon Plant Hire Ltd; Cllr. Patricia McCarthy, Mayor of Clare; and Mr. Tom Carey, County Engineer and Director of Services, Clare County Council (Standing L-R) Cllr. Pat Hayes (FF), Cllr. Colm Wiley (FF), Cllr. Christy Curtin (Ind) and Cllr. Joe Cooney (FG) (more…)

28th November 2007 - The Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE) has named Clare County Council as the ‘Most Supportive Local Authority in ’ at its annual Conference in Ballinasloe.

Pictured L-R is Mary Kenneally, Member of the Ennis Book Club Festival Organising Committee; Cllr. Patricia McCarthy, Mayor of Clare; Mr. Noel Crowley, Clare County Librarian; and Cllr. Tommy Brennan, Mayor of Ennis.
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Clonadrum, Mullagh, County Clare - Mr. Tony Killeen, Minister of State and Clare T.D. welcomed today’s announcement that CLÁR top-up funding of EUR13,863 has been approved for improvement works on the Clonadrum Group Water Scheme in West Clare.

Mr. Tony Killeen, Minister of State

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Up to 100 children from across Clare will gather in the West County Hotel, Ennis tomorrow (Wednesday) to share their school experiences and opinions on the future development of play and recreational policies.  The meeting has been organised by the Clare County Development Board, as part of the Comhairle na nÓg or ‘youth council’ initiative.  The media is invited to attend.  Interview and photograph opportunities will be provided between 9.30am and 10am.  Photograph opportunities between 10am and 2pm can be arranged by contacting Mark Dunphy (see below contact details).

Conal O Tonnaigh pictured at last year’s Comahirle na nóg meeting in Ennis. Pic by Michael McInerney.

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