Minister’s ‘no’ to Limerick worth €260,000 to Clare
Commercial rates from traders in Gillogue, Clonlara, net the council about €160,000 annually while the Westbury Shopping Centre and other local businesses provide about €100,000.
The county council had also faced the prospect of losing hundreds of thousands of euro from major new industries in south-east Clare if the minister had implemented the controversial boundary recommendations in the Limerick Local Government Report.