Cllr. Mary Howard, Mayor of Ennis, Allen Flynn, Chair of Holy Family Junior Primary School Board of Management, Jillian Bridge, Principal Holy Family Senior Primary School, Marina Mulqueen, Deputy Principal Holy Family Junior Primary School and Margaret O’Brien, CEO, Ennis Chamber. Photograph: Mike Mulcaire.
INCREASED and extra incentives on parking have been introduced in Ennis town centre to build the festival footfall.
Clare County Council have introduced a number of measures to provide additional parking across the county town for the Christmas season.
Free parking at Áras Contae an Chláir on the New Rd and at Waterpark House in Drumbiggle has been made available each weekend for free parking.
Council owned car parks in Abbey Street, Harvey’s Quay (Parnell Street), Bindon St, Cornmarket St, Friars Walk, Lower Market St and Woodquay will have free parking from 2pm from Monday to Saturday. Fees remain as normal for on-street parking.
As first reported by The Clare Echo, more than fifty parking spaces will be provided at the old Boys NS in Ennis now owned by Ennis 2040 DAC for the festive period.
This weekend, the barriers will be raised at Holy Family School as part of a new partnership between Ennis Chamber, the Council and management of the primary school. Free parking will be provided at the town centre school carpark this weekend and next plus from December 20th to January 3rd (inclusive), when the school closes for its Christmas break.
CEO of Ennis Chamber, Margaret O’Brien stated, “The car park is accessed from Station Road, next door to The Old Ground Hotel and opposite the Cathedral. Ennis Chamber is appealing to business owners to ask staff to park at Holy Family Car Park to free up car parking in the town centre for customers”.
