Flooding induced by development (VIDEO)

The Cahercalla stream originates near the Cahercalla hospital and creates a small lake within the grounds. Historically, the stream flowed through the wooded…

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Covered-over stream ignored (VIDEO)

FURTHER ASSESMENT REQUIRED Video showing location of covered-over stream and explaining one of the reasons why this development is unsuitable. The planning application…

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Zoning and drainage reports.

Thank you for all your comments. and your compliments on the site I will get to them all very soon. There is a…

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Further comments on Natura impact statement, produced on behalf of the developer

In relation to the planning application for the redevelopment of the lands west of Pairc na Coille retirement village in the townland of…

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George and Sarah the badgers at Pairc na Coille

As dawn is about to break on a late November morning in frostbitten Ennis, George and Sarah embark on their routine stroll back…

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Pairc na Coille Ennis

Declan HanleyEmailIt would be reckless if Clare County Council were to grant Leadlane’s Application for the construction of houses and apartments on lands…

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Bats report looked at in more detail

John Hodnett EU Habitats Directive 92/ 43/EEC Article 12 states that: 1. Member States shall take the requisite measures to establish a system…

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There are plants and animals we encounter every day, and others we may never see, but they are all an important part of our biodiversity.

Upon studying the action plan published by Clare Council recently, one particular sentence stood out to me which states that “there are plants…

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Wildlife-rich woodland and hedgerows take decades to mature

The plans to redevelop the lands adjacent to Ennis Nursing Home should be halted immediately. Wildlife-rich woodland and hedgerows take decades to mature…

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Long ago Ennistonian

Tom HanrahanEmailI lived in Ennis over 50 years ago. I now live in Queens, New York and still love Ennis. So I was…

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