City Channel plans Clare TV station

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has awarded local television company City Channel a licence for a new service in County Clare.

This is subject to final contract negotiations. Channel South will start broadcasting in November and will be available to homes in Cork city and county, Limerick city and county and parts of Kerry, Waterford, Clare and south Tipperary.

The company says the channel will operate 24 hours a day and will have a range of locally-focused programming, including hourly regional news, weather and sport.

City Channel plans Clare TV station

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has awarded local television company City Channel a licence for a new service in County Clare.

This is subject to final contract negotiations. Channel South will start broadcasting in November and will be available to homes in Cork city and county, Limerick city and county and parts of Kerry, Waterford, Clare and south Tipperary.

The company says the channel will operate 24 hours a day and will have a range of locally-focused programming, including hourly regional news, weather and sport.

Fitzgerald Puts Clare's Playgrounds in the picture

Byelaws regarding the taking of photographs in playgrounds should be introduced as soon as possible,according to Westbury-based Labour Cllr. Pascal Fitzgerald.

Cllr. Fitzgerald told the Limerick Post newspaper that the problem of children being approached by strangers outside schools after school hours, needs to be monitored as there is growing concern that unknown paedophiles could be stalking them.

His recommendations for the bye-laws follows on a decision by Kerry County Council to introduce bye-laws. According to the Kerry bye-laws only family members will be able to take photographs of children in Kerry playgrounds.