*Gearoid Mannion. Photograph: Tom Micks SAVE ENNIS TOWN will be holding a public rally in the county town this Saturday in what is expected to be their biggest demonstration in protesting against construction on riverside civic amenities in Ennis.
*Carmel Kirby, Kevin Corrigan & Pat Dowling. ENNIS 2040 DAC’s Chief Operating Officer will be questioned by county councillors next week but elected members had to battle to secure such a briefing with the Council Chief Executive accused of “chasing Ministers” and one elected member storming out of the Chamber in protest.
*The Abbey Hostel. UKRAINIAN residents at the Abbey Hostel formerly known as the Rowan Tree will be relocated this month with international protection applicants set to be housed there instead.
*PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for April in hurling, Shane O’Donnell of Clare, with his award at PwC offices in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile SHANE O’DONNELL has been named the PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Month for April.
*Photograph: Enda O’Loughlin. A SERIES of biodiversity events will take place across Clare as part of National Biodiversity Week which runs from Friday, 17th May to Sunday, 26th May, 2024.
AN ADDITIONAL 200,000 seats will be available for passengers from Shannon Airport on nine services this summer.
*Joe Floyd. Photograph: Gary Collins TULLA’s Joe Floyd (IND) has entered the local election race as one of the late additions to the ballot paper in East Clare.
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Photograph: Paschal Brooks MAKING Bunratty “a world-class attraction” is the vision of East Clare Tourism.
POPE FRANCIS has appointed Ennis’ Séamus Horgan as Papal Nuncio to South Sudan.
*Fursa Kavanagh. PROVIDING a rail link to Shannon Airport has been flagged as a key issue for Fursa Cavanagh (GP) in his bid to get elected to Clare County Council.
