An election candidate claims Clare has been held back from long term progress due to legacy politicians prioritising their careers.
It follows renewed frustration over proposed sewerage schemes for Broadford and Cooraclare, which were first promised under the rural towns and villages initiative and water services investment programme respectively in 2002.
Both villages then received a new commitment as part of a €50m pilot programme last December, however no ground has been broken on either site to date.
Tuamgraney based Rabharta candidate Barry O’Donovan says parish pump politics has led to a lack of vision.
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