Clare County Council expect Budget Deficit of 3 million

Clare County Council is expecting a budget deficit of three million euro by the end of this year

The half year financial report was presented to Councillors this week and revealed a shortfall of 1.9 million euro up to the end of June.

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The council executive say that cuts in Government funding as well as a slowdown in the waste management facility in Inagh have contributed to the deficit.

The local authority received 120 thousand euro from recycling charge from February to June which Green party Councillor Brian Meaney still maintains is something which needs to be dropped