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A new plan for the future of the twin towns of Killaloe-Ballina has been approved by Clare and Tipperary County Councils.

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.

Clare County Council has thanked everyone who made submissions to the final round of public consultation on the Draft Shannon Town Centre Masterplan.

People in Clare are being urged to play their part in preventing the amount of waste generated leading up to and during the Christmas period. 

Clare County Council wishes to advise of opening arrangements during the holiday period at Clare County Council offices, leisure facilities and recycling centres.

An array of indoor and outdoor events take place this weekend throughout County Clare as part of Clare Arts Office’s Live Local Performance Scheme.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jack Chambers TD, together with Sport Ireland, have announced almost €80 million for the sport sector under two separate support programmes.

During a visit to County Clare today (10th December), Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke TD visited a number of Clare County Council facilities and projects and received updates from Council staff on key strategic projects.

Clare County Council is urging members of the public to remain cautious today when they begin to travel again as there will be debris and possible spot flooding on roads following the Status Red and Status Orange weather conditions overnight.

Clare County Council is reminding members of the public to stay at home and avoid all travel