Traveller Plan is backed

Clare County Council members have adopted the county’s new Traveller accommodation plan after some heated debate.

At the council’s March meeting, Cllr Martin Conway (FG) said they “have a duty not to play to the gallery and do the right thing”, reports The Irish Times.

A number of councillors said that members of the settled community were being discriminated against in the new Clare Traveller Accommodation Plan. The council intends to spend €8.8 million to construct three housing schemes as part of the plan. Figures in the plan show that only four Traveller families out of a total of 130 in Co Clare have been able to provide housing for themselves from their own resources.

In the new plan, the council has identified the need to accommodate an additional 123 Traveller families in mainly three centres in the county, Ennis, Shannon and Ennistymon, in the next five years. According to the plan for the period 2009-2013, it has established that 88 indigenous Traveller families are in need of permanent accommodation.

Traveller Plan is backed

Clare County Council members have adopted the county’s new Traveller accommodation plan after some heated debate.

At the council’s March meeting, Cllr Martin Conway (FG) said they “have a duty not to play to the gallery and do the right thing”, reports The Irish Times.

A number of councillors said that members of the settled community were being discriminated against in the new Clare Traveller Accommodation Plan. The council intends to spend €8.8 million to construct three housing schemes as part of the plan. Figures in the plan show that only four Traveller families out of a total of 130 in Co Clare have been able to provide housing for themselves from their own resources.

In the new plan, the council has identified the need to accommodate an additional 123 Traveller families in mainly three centres in the county, Ennis, Shannon and Ennistymon, in the next five years. According to the plan for the period 2009-2013, it has established that 88 indigenous Traveller families are in need of permanent accommodation.

Clare footballers trash Kilkenny

As expected, Clare had no problem in dismissing the challenge of Kilkenny at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

The Banner men never really had to utilise top gear to see off a hapless Kilkenny, who didn't register their opening score until the 52nd minute, reports the Irish Independent. At half-time the score was 1-9 to no score in favour of the hosts, with David Tubridy grabbing the opening score, a goal in the third minute.

Directly after the break the Doonbeg man got a second goal after substitute Cathal O'Connor made a good break. Further goals were scored by O'Connor, full-forward Timmy Ryan and sub Gary Brennan. Kilkenny's first scorer was midfielder Michael Malley, from play, while free-taker Michael Sanders got his side's other three scores.