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THE MOUNTSHANNON commu- nity website came into the 21st cen- tury with a blast on Thursday when Deputy Timmy Dooley logged on and launched the revamped site.
Local FAS worker, Dave Mooney, took on the redesign as part of his community employment scheme and has spent several months putting to- gether pages for local sporting, vol- untary and community organisations as well as archiving the Mountshan- non Newsletter on the site.
As well as being a resource for lo-
cals, the site will now let prospective visitors to Clare see what amenities and activities are on offer in the east Clare and Lough Derg region as well as giving listings of accommodation, restaurants and services so they can EDOM seem Baty Im
“We wanted to have more active and archive sections and to give lo- cal clubs and associations their own space. There are 14 local organisa- tions who all have their own pages now, with profiles and room for notices and reports and we have a section for history, archaeology and folklore which we hope to keep up-
dating,” said Dave.
The new website has a section for East Clare Tourism and Heritage with a special guide to Lough Derg, the islands and Holy Island.
It’s even hoped that a business will come forward to sponsor a live web- cam link, allowing a camera to be placed in their premises so that peo- ple can log on and see what’s hap- pening in the village from anywhere in the world.
Tom Allen of Derg E-Solutions is the original creator of the site and is continuing as sponsor while Dave is currently webmaster.
The launch took place in the Mountshannon Hotel and a network was extended to the bar, where locals chatted on laptops.
The new site can be accessed by logging on to Mountshannon.com Registration is free and moderated.