Additional road funding will help make Clare roads better and safer
I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, that the Government has approved an additional €1.9 million for Clare County Council for regional and local roads. This is part of an €50 million expenditure for regional and local roads in 2013 announced by Minister Varadkar aimed at improving and […]
Government brings certainty and security to Ennis General Hospital
For the first time in several years, Ennis General Hospital can face the future with certainty and security. This follows the announcement that Ennis General Hospital will be organised into a new Hospital Group, allowing the hospital greater autonomy and the ability to play to its strengths in the years ahead. What has been announced […]
National Famine Commemoration 2013
Was honoured to attend the National Famine Commemoration in Kilrush yesterday. It is fitting this event should be held in west Clare where so many perished during the Great Famine. Pictured here along with Senator Michael Comiskey, Minister Frances Fitzgerald and Senator Martin Conway.