Clare County Council is to submit an application to an Bord Pleanála today, to carry out works aimed at alleviating flooding at Springfield, Clonlara.
There had been hopes that a Part 8 application could be submitted, which would allow the council to deal with it themselves, but previous part 8 applications have been shot down.
It’s one of the country’s most notorious blackspots and has caused distress to people living there for years.
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One such person, Gerardine Quinlivan, is optimistic at the prospect of an application being submitted.
