Sewerage discharge

Uisce Éireann delays expose Clare as pollution blackspot

CLARE has been unfairly exposed as one of the worst counties for wastewater pollution because of Uisce Éireann’s failure to deliver essential upgrades to treatment plants in four of its top tourism destinations. Responding to a critical report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey said that delays in dealing…

Moneypoint electricity generating station
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Moneypoint planning approval is a big win for West Clare

PLANNING approval for the Moneypoint power station to transition from a coal to an oil fired facility has been described by Clare Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey as an important step on the pathway to its eventual redevelopment into an offshore wind and flexible generation energy hub. She said that the decision by…