Clare County Council is seeking Government approval to designate the University of Limerick (UL) campus in County Clare and the hinterland of the campus as an economic development zone with the capacity to generate 3,500 jobs.
Clare County Council has said there is no record of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar having contacted the authority regarding a planning application for a windfarm in Doonbeg.
Clare County Council has received confirmation from Mr. Kevin Moran, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, of his decision to allocate funding totalling €8.6m to Clare County Council for the River Fergus (Ennis South) Flood Relief Scheme.
A protest will take place today in Co Clare as the local authority closes a ‘lifeline’ bridge for repair works leaving a village at risk of having its business destroyed.
The CEO of Shannon Group has said, for Limerick and the region to achieve its full potential the development of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is critical.