Housing Update – January 26th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Clarecastle

Address: 8 Quay Road, Clarecastle, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; terraced

  • Two story mid terrace house
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Two bedrooms
  • Bathroom (Shower in bath)
  • Oil central heating ( No Chimney; No Stove)

Ennis

Address: 16 waterpark View, Drumbiggle, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; semi-detached

  • 2 bed
  • semi-detached
  • Kitchen/ Dining area
  • Sitting room
  • Shower
  • Heating: Stove/ Back Boiler and electric radiator

 

Ennis

Address: 2 waterpark Court, Drumbiggle, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; ground floor apartment

  • 2 bed apartment
  • First floor
  • Kitchen/ Dining area
  • Sitting room
  • Shower
  • Heating: Electric air to water heat pump system

 

Ennis

Address: Ballymacaula View, Cahercalla, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed; semi-detached (two properties)

This property is being made available through an Approved Housing Body, Clúid Housing

  • Kitchen/dining area
  • Utility Room
  • Sitting room
  • W.C.
  • Bathroom with a shower over the bath
  • Air to water heating

 

Mullagh

Address: 4 Finuremore Park, Mullagh, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; semi-detached bungalow

  • Semi-detached bungalow
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Kitchen/dining area
  • Sitting room
  • Two bedrooms
  • Bathroom: level access shower
  • Heating: Air to Water (no oil/gas/stove/chimney and none in the future)
  • Back garden
  • Driveway

€1.6 million secured for Clare schools

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  • Summer works funding to be issued nationwide
  • 19 schools in Clare chosen

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed the allocation of €1.6 million in funding for works across 19 schools in Clare.

The approvals in this county form part of a total of 497 projects nationwide which will benefit from funding under the Summer Works Scheme.

“I’m delighted that this funding has been secured for 15 primary schools and four secondary schools across our county,” said Deputy Crowe.

“I want to firstly thank my colleague, Minister Norma Foley, for green-lighting these allocations.

“As somebody who spent 16 years at the top of the classroom, I know first-hand how important it is to ensure that our school buildings and facilities are up to scratch, to ensure that the education of children is the number one priority of all of the school staff.

“It’s also important to note that the funding has been announced well in advance of the summer to give a decent lead-in period to all principals and staff to put the necessary preparations in place ahead of the summer break.

“One of the most significant projects that will be able to proceed thanks to this injection of funding is at St Michael’s Community College in Kilmihil.

“The school has been approved for new science labs, including gas works, which will greatly enhance the scientific education of the young people of Kilmihil going forward.

“I look forward to visiting the chosen schools over the coming months and seeing where this funding is utilised and I stand ready to speak to all of the principals and provide guidance and advice where possible.”

The Clare schools are as follows:

  • O’Callaghan’s Mills NS (Electrical works)
  • Holy Family Snr (Mechanical works)
  • Coolmeen NS (External environment)
  • Kilkishen NS (Electrical works)
  • Moveen NS (Mechanical works)
  • Tuamgraney NS (Electrical works)
  • SN an Phairtin Mixed (External environment)
  • Holy Family Jnr School (Mechanical works)
  • S N Chathair Aodha (Windows)
  • Shannon Airport 1 NS (External environment)
  • Labasheeda Central NS (Mechanical works)
  • Inchicronan Central NS (External environment)
  • St Aidan’s NS (Mechanical works)
  • Convent of Mercy National School (Windows)
  • Kilmurry McMahon National School (External environment)
  • St Flannan’s College (Roof works)
  • St Michael’s Community College (Science labs incl. gas works)
  • St Joseph’s Community College (Roof works)
  • Shannon Comprehensive School (Roof works)

Planning rejected for windfarm near Miltown Malbay

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  • Third attempt to push application through fails
  • Concentration of windfarms too high in this region

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed the refusal of planning permission for a major new windfarm just 6km away from the town of Miltown Malbay.

Clare County Council has rejected the third attempt for the development, which would cover Glendine North, Fahanlunaghta More, Curraghodea,, Letterkelly, Cloghaun More, Tooreen, Silverhill, Doonsallagh East and Knockalassa, to go ahead.

“I was one of the objectors to this project and I want to make it crystal clear at the outset that I am 100% in favour of wind and renewable energy,” said Deputy Crowe.

“This issue here is that there is an excessive concentration of windfarms in this part of the county, far in excess of anything I’ve seen elsewhere in the country.

“I have a number of concerns relating to access, bird breeding habitats, the bog, displacement of turf banks and many more but one of the things that really struck me when I was back there lately was the noise already coming from Slieve Callan just across the valley from it.

“It reminds me of what I’m used to hearing on the apron of Shannon Airport’s runway – this loud, trundling noise each time the rotor of the turbine went around.

“The community have made it abundantly clear to me that while they support renewable energies, there comes a time when enough is enough and they’ve endured more than fair share and the proliferation of wind turbines and the issues these have brought to their community has to stop.

“I also want to say to the residents in the location that I’ve lodged a planning enforcement complaint relating to Slieve Callan.

“This farm is there and will be there for a long time to come but when that was granted planning permission, there were certain parameters relating to noise emissions, flicker effect etc and many have the belief that these thresholds are being breached and have raised this with me and others.

“On this basis, I have made a complaint and that investigation is now underway.

“Enough is enough – there’s more than enough wind turbine in this corner of our county and I reiterate my belief that the future of wind energy must now be focused on offshore developments.

“The winds are greater, the turbines are more efficient in the oceans and they are much less visually intrusive – it’s a no brainer.”

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Housing Update – January 19th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Ennis

Address: French Court, Clonroad, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed; terraced

10 Year Lease Property

  • 3-bedterraced house
  • Sitting room
  • Kitchen
  • Dining room
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Oil-fired central heating and open fire in sitting room

 

Sixmilebridge

Address: 77 Sycamore Close, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; semi-detached

  • Two bed semi detached
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Two bedrooms
  • Heating: gas central heating

New school to replace Mary Immaculate College, Lisdoonvarna

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  • Department officials deemed new site optimum solution

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed confirmation from Education Minister Norma Foley that a new school building on a new site will be progressed to replace Mary Immaculate College, Lisdoonvarna.

“It’s hugely welcome news to see that this much-needed replacement school will see the light of day,” said Deputy Crowe.

“As someone with 15 years of teaching in classrooms, I know only too well the need for learning facilities to be of a high standard and Mary Immaculate College in Lisdoonvarna is an old building which has reached an end-of-life point in terms of being an educational facility.

“I’m glad that the department have taken the decisive decision to now progress this to an outright new build.

“Now the real work begins in terms of identifying a new site and engaging proactively with school patrons to progress a design, obtain planning permission and to bring this to the point of construction.”

Housing Update – January 12th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Ennis

Address: 6A Coopers Place, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Ground floor apartment; two-bed

THIS PROPERTY IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH AN APPROVED HOUSING BODY – RESPOND

  • Ground floor apartment
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Two bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Heating: Storage heating
  • Communal back garden
  • Parking: Paid public parking

Ennis

Address: Hermitage, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed; terraced

2 Terraced Properties for Lease

These are 20 year leased properties.

  • Terraced 3-storey houses
  • 3 bedrooms (1 double, 2 single)
  • Kitchen
  • Sitting room/dining area
  • Bathroom
  • One property has bathroom with shower only
  • Heating: oil central heating
  • One property has Oil-fired central heating and stove in sitting room
  • Driveway

Kilkee

Address: 3 Carrigaholt Road, Kilkee, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed; semi-detached

  • Two storey semi-detached house
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Three bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Back garden with rear access
  • Garden shed
  • Shared parking to the rear

Kilkee

Address: 54 Marian Estate, Kilkee, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed; terraced

  • Two storey terraced house
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Three bedrooms
  • Bathroom upstairs (shower over bath)
  • Downstairs bathroom with level access shower
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Concreted back yard with rear access
  • On-street parking

Kilrush

Address: 20 Crawford Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed; terraced

  • Two storey terraced house
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • Two bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Stove Heating
  • Front and back gardens
  • Garden shed
  • On-street parking

€524,000 secured for Scariff under Rural Regeneration Development Fund

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  • Will address dereliction and improve public realm
  • Part of national €21.5m announcement

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed the allocation of €524,000 in funding for Scariff, under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund.

This will go a long way towards the estimated cost of €655,000 to transform the town in terms of tackling derelict properties, enhancing the public realm and generating economic growth and footfall.

“This funding will be transformational for Scariff town,” said Deputy Crowe.

“Scariff is known for being vibrant and picturesque but now, with major works planned for the nearby island of Inis Cealtra it’ll become a tourism gateway of even greater importance in the Lough Derg region.

“This funding will help to revamp the town centre and address dereliction first and foremost.

“It’s hoped that one particular derelict building can be acquired and used to develop a Multi Service Innovation and Engagement Hub and improved public realm for the Market Square in the town centre.

“The revamped town centre should entice more people to Scariff and hopefully also make it attractive for people to overnight in the area when visiting Lough Derg.

“I met with a number of local activists a number of months ago – namely Debbie Bent and Clare Henchy of Scariff Community Council, Denis Tuohy of Scariff Town Team and Councillor Pat Hayes – and since then, have a path worn to Minister Humphreys’ office trying to get this over the line.

“I am somewhat disappointed that a project submitted for the Kilrush area has not been selected on this occasion.

“This application related to a proposal to develop a marine training facility in the town.

“Whilst I’m disappointed that it hasn’t been approved on this occasion, I very much consider this to be a viable project for the future and I hope to work with local councillors and stakeholders to ensure that new life is breathed into these plans and that it goes forward once again for public monies.”

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