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News & Timeline

The latest news and a dated record of the project.

Latest news

Make a submission on the Liscannor Bay marine survey licence by 5.30pm on 26 October. MARA is consulting on application MUL260006, for marine and intertidal surveys linked to the proposed outfall. Anyone can make a submission. 26 October is a bank holiday, so please send yours by email in good time. See Take Action for how.

Honeycomb worm reef survey commissioned (6 October 2026). CCLWAG has agreed to commission a marine ecologist to survey and map the honeycomb worm reef at Cregg Beach. We will publish the findings.

Thank you for nominating Cregg Beach. Clare County Council’s consultation on new bathing waters for 2027 closed on 25 September 2026. Thank you to the schools, families and neighbours who nominated Cregg Beach.

Petition: call for proper public consultation on the Calluragh site. We have launched a petition on Uplift asking Uisce Éireann to hold a dedicated public consultation on the proposed Calluragh site before any planning application, and to publish its full site selection assessment. Sign the petition

Timeline

A dated record of the project, from the first plants to the expected planning application.

  1. Ennistymon wastewater treatment plant built (Uisce Éireann, May 2025). Past

  2. Lahinch wastewater treatment plant built (Uisce Éireann, May 2025). Past

  3. Burren and Cliffs of Moher designated a UNESCO Global Geopark. Past

  4. Uisce Éireann’s consultants recommend Site I, between the towns. Site A, the existing Ennistymon plant, scores highest. Past

  5. Uisce Éireann tells the EPA the Lahinch plant can take “up to 3,500PE”. Past

  6. Uisce Éireann presents Site C2 to Clare County Council as its preferred site. Past

  7. Uisce Éireann briefs elected representatives. Location “currently under investigation”. Past

  8. Uisce Éireann public information event, Falls Hotel, Ennistymon. No site named. Past

  9. Uisce Éireann non-statutory public consultation. 68 submissions received. Past

  10. Uisce Éireann’s project page says it is “currently exploring options for where the new wastewater treatment plant could be located” and that “As the project moves forward, Uisce Éireann will also engage with landowners, hold public information events, and carry out various surveys” (web archive copy, 8 July 2025). Past

  11. EPA site visit to Lahinch: plant flooded on 41 of 203 days in 2025. Past

  12. Uisce Éireann fined €20,000 after pleading guilty to ten charges under the Lahinch licence. Past

  13. Revised Lahinch 2024 AER approved, cutting stated capacity from 8,400 PE to 3,500 PE. Past

  14. Seal survey of Liscannor Bay records 116 seal records. Past

  15. Uisce Éireann website states consultation has closed and the planning application, with an EIAR, will go directly to An Coimisiún Pleanála, not Clare County Council. Past

  16. Uisce Éireann names L1 at Calluragh as its preferred site at a pre-planning meeting with Clare County Council. Past

  17. EPA rates Lahinch bathing water “Good” for 2025. Lahinch does not keep its Blue Flag for 2026. Past

  18. MARA determines Maritime Area Consent MAC260002 for the outfall. Past

  19. Uisce Éireann online briefing for elected representatives shows L1 at Calluragh as the preferred site. Presentation shared with CCLWAG by local councillors. Past

  20. Public notices published for marine survey licence MUL260006. Past

  21. Clare County Council bathing water identification consultation closes. Past

  22. CCLWAG agrees to commission honeycomb worm reef survey. Past

  23. Submissions close on marine survey licence MUL260006. Deadline