Lidl Ireland has confirmed they have submitted a planning application for a second store in Ennis, Co Clare.

Clare Sinn Féin TD Violet-Anne Wynne has spoken out against the conveyer belt effect of families in need of social housing and the numbers of homes added to the social housing stock.

Clare County Council has welcomed the news that Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has approved the award of contract for the Killaloe Bypass, River Shannon Crossing and upgrade of the R494 project. Costing €44m, the preferred bidder is John Sisk & Company who will now, subject to the normal conditions of appointment, be awarded the Main Scheme Works contract and, all going well, commence construction on site in late March 2022.

Members of the public are being invited to view the draft Shannon Town Centre Masterplan, which will be on public display until Monday, 20th December.

A Limerick-based green energy company has announced it is commencing pre-planning consultation with local communities and stakeholders in relation to a new wind energy development.

Sinn Féin TD for Clare Violet-Anne Wynne has described as devastating the news that Equinor has pulled out of windfarm project at Moneypoint, Co Clare.

A Clare hotel was delighted to receive an award recently in the SEAI Energy Awards.

The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications will meet tomorrow, Thursday, 7 October, at 9.30am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House with Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Chairperson Designate of the Shannon Group.