The Lesser Horseshoe Bat is one of the world’s smallest bats - and is EU protected
Clare Co Council has stalled plans by senior All-Ireland winning hurlers, Clare to expand and redevelop the county's GAA Centre of Excellence due to concerns over the EU protected Lesser Horseshoe Bat.
READ MORE: Mpox outbreak: Top symptoms, how it spreads and Irish cases as WHO declare public health emergency In June, in a bid to help unearth the next Tony Kelly or Shane O’Donnell, Clare GAA lodged plans for a large extension to its Centre of Excellence at Caherloghan, near the village of Tulla in east Clare.
The proposal also includes the construction of a two storey extension to the existing Clare GAA Centre of Excellence building accommodating additional player welfare facilities including new dressing rooms, a gymnasium, dining and administrative areas. The Council state that there is potential for direct and indirect effects to occur given the scale, nature and variety of the proposed development. As a result, the Council requires an ecological assessment of the site with comprehensive bat surveys to inform the overall design of the proposal and any mitigation measures if deemed necessary.
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