This article is from page 20 of the 2008-08-19 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 20 JPG
AN APPLICATION for a playground for Killaloe has been given the green light by the planners in Clare County Sonieee
Local councillor, Tony O’Brien, who has been working on securing funding and permission for the ven- ture for more than a year, was told eo xelOle AV AM ERIM (os) @
“T’m absolutely delighted this has got the go-ahead. It’s a facility that
will be a great boost for the area and it will be welcomed by local people and visitors alike,” he said.
Over the last two years, the coun- cil has allocated a total of €102,000 towards the cost of building the play- ground.
€41,000 was allocated the year be- fore last and last year, Cllr O’Brien, seconded by Cllr Pascal Fitzgerald, proposed that a further €60,000 in funding be given under the council’s playground grants scheme.