Just 20,000 Euro will be spent on preventing river flooding in Clare this year, despite the damage caused last November.
With tightened budgets, Clare County Council has revealed at only a small part of its roadworks programme is available for dredging rivers to clear debris and prevent overflow this winter.
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It’s prompted outrage among Councillors concerned that the flooding seen in Sixmilebridge, Ennis, Carron and Clonlara last winter could re-occur.
East Clare Councillor Joe Cooney says the amount is ridiculous
