‘Priceless volunteers’ honoured at Ennis mayoral reception
*Flan Brennan, Cllr Paul Murphy, Marie Roche, Cecelia O’Sullivan, Cllr Pat Daly. Photograph: Paul Corey PRICELESS volunteers were honoured at a mayoral reception in Ennis on Friday.
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Tourism accommodation shortage in Clare ‘is dire’
*The Auburn Lodge is among the hotels full to capacity with refugees. FÁILTE IRELAND’s accommodation audit for Co Clare has highlighted “a real problem area” in the scarcity of options for visitors to the county.
‘Potholes’ of Ennis 2040 will be overcome says Council Chief Dowling
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Paul Corey CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling has the “potholes” encountered so far with the Ennis 2040 strategy will be overcome.
Johnny Flynn withdraws from election race & says unelected officials dictating Ennis’ future
*Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) pictured at his home in Ennis. Photograph: Tom Micks JUNE’s local elections in the Ennis Municipal District have been blown wide open as Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) has confirmed he has withdrawn from the race.
18 social homes officially opened by Housing Minister in Ennis
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF) cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of An Cosán Gheal. Photograph: Tom Micks MINISTER FOR HOUSING, Darragh O’Brien (FF) was on hand to officially open Inis Housing Association’s latest development, An Cosán Gheal, in Ennis.
Success of Clare’s climate action plan will depend on national funding
*Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’s Climate Action Plan has been adopted with strong endorsement from county councillors but its success relies on funding from a national level.
Revisions to Abbey St car park plans already causing a stir before public consultation
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon PLANS FOR the controversial Abbey Street car park development as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy are to go on public consultation next week and are already causing a stir.
‘The last thing we need in the HSE is a recruitment freeze’
*Cllr Ann Norton. Photograph: John O’Neill A RECRUITMENT freeze in the HSE has been questioned by elected representatives in the county.
‘Eco-criminals’ criticised for Drumbiggle dumping
LACK OF RESPECT for the law and the locality has highlighted by representatives in the Ennis Municipal District when discussing illegal dumping.
‘I’ve never seen traffic in the town as bad’ – Ennis MD Mayor Daly flags ‘chronic congestion’
TRAFFIC in the county town coming up to Christmas is going to be “chaotic,” the Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District has warned.
