Over 17,000 Clare residents have yet to register their septic tanks, three days before the charge for doing so rises considerably
As of this Friday, the registration fee rises from five to fifty euro, yet despite this, the take-up rate in Clare and across the country remains low
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Paul Moroney, Senior Engineer in the Environment Section of Clare County Council
He said a final push is being made to encourage septic tank owners to register by this Friday
Registration costs just five euro until then but rises to fifty euro after that
All septic tanks must be registered by February of next year but reports suggest that only 20% of people with domestic treatment systems have done so at this stage
Kilfenora based Consultant Civil Engineer Michael Duffy also discussed this with John
The three ways people can register their system are as follows:
1. Online at www.ProtectOurWater.ie
2. By Post: Forms can be got in City/County Councils, libraries and Citizens Information Centres or by calling LoCall1890-800 800 for information. Cheques made Payable: ‘Protect Our Water’ and post to: Protect our Water, PO Box 12204, Dublin 7.
3. Local Authority Office (there is no administration fee)
Clare FM’s Ross O’Donoghue was at the Ploughing Championships in New Ross, Co Wexford yesterday
There he met with Louis Quin from Newmarket on Fergus
Louis is 82 and gave his take on this years championship and the changes since his first visit in 1945
Paul Browne is in action today and talked us through his preparations and thoughts on the event
Brigetta Curtin of the Burren Smokehouse spoke to Ross about the championships being a
celebration of all that is positive about Irish farming and the agri-food sector
We also heard Ross speaking with Brid Fahy of Linalla ice-cream in the Burren
The Kilnaboy Mapping Group includes Brendan Beakey, John Kelleher, Deirdre O’Mahony, Francis Whelan and Sean Whelan – they have been meeting on a weekly basis from September to May since the X-PO space opened in 2007
The present exhibition represents the culmination of their research; a combined re-presentation of documentation of the names of the householders of Killinaboy Parish for the past 150 years approx
The official opening by Fr Denis Crosby will take place this Friday at 8pm in the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
Francis Whelan and John Kelleher of the Kilnaboy Mapping Group joined John in studio
Paul Wolfe of the Clare Citizens’ Information Service was in studio to answer listeners’ queries.
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