Calls for collective speed limit of 30kph in Ennis made by Mayor of Clare
*Photograph: Martin Connolly Calls for a 30kph speed limit to be introduced throughout the town of Ennis have been voiced by the county’s first citizen.
Ann Norton
Assessments for wheelchairs ‘out of date’ by the time HSE provide funding – Cllr Norton
A Clare councillor has said assessments for wheelchairs are out of date by the time funding from the HSE has been provided.
Restrictions at Maternity Hospital to be eased gradually
Restrictions on access to University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL) are to gradually decrease as local transmission of COVID-19 decreases and the vaccination programme rolls out across the Mid-West.
Predicted busy summer for Lahinch heighten appeals for traffic calming at Shanaway Rd
*Cllr Mary Howard. Photograph: Eamon Ward Predicted “huge traffic” along the Lahinch Rd this summer has reignited the bid to introduce traffic calming measures at the Shanaway Rd junction.
Greater Garda presence needed in Ennis town to quell anti-social behaviour
*Drugs are being sold on O’Connell St, Cllr Ann Norton claimed. Photograph: John Mangan Use of ‘inappropriate sites’ to house persons in emergency accommodation is leading to rising crime in Ennis a Clare TD has said with elected representatives calling for increased Garda patrols in the town centre.
Backlog for medical assessments fuelling anxiety woes
Overcrowding at the region’s main hospital has not gone away despite the onset of a pandemic, a Barefield representative has flagged while up to 90 percent of patients have been waiting for over a year for scheduled care which is causing anxiety within the county.
Ongoing concern with system used for emergency accommodation in Ennis
*Ashford Court. Photograph: Gary Collins Suitable sites for emergency accommodation must be used as elected representatives have voiced their worry at the system of housing persons at both Ashford Court and Westbrook House.
‘The backbone of Ennis’ – Brass Band to be honoured by Municipal District
Formal recognition of the service given by Ennis Brass Band to the county will be acknowledged at a future ceremony.
‘Planning regulations cannot be ignored’ – Ennis councillors reiterate concern with Homesavers store
Ennis councillors have reiterated their concerns that a business employing 55 persons is breaching planning permission regulations and the Clare County Development Plan.
Broken Ballymaley bollards to be repaired
Broken bollards at the Ballymaley roundabout are to be repaired.
