*Clancy Park, Ennis || Inset: Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua TRAFFIC-CALMING measures in Clancy Park are to be assessed by Clare County Council following a petition signed by residents concerned about speeding and road safety in the Ennis estate.
*Pencil bollards outside Sixmilebridge National School || Inset: Cllr Rachel Hartigan CLARE County Council is being urged to take a more proactive approach to road safety at schools, particularly those not currently benefiting from the national Safe Routes to School Programme.
*Hermitage. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. A REVIEW of parking in residential areas of Ennis will examine options including residents’ permits and paid short-term spaces, amid concerns that all-day parking is leaving residents struggling to find spaces near their homes.
*Wood Quay, Ennis || Inset: Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle FOOTPATHS in Wood Quay, Ennis, are to be inspected by Clare County Council following concerns about their condition and the risk of pedestrians tripping.
*Finnangh, Cllr Paul Murphy (Inset Credit: Eamon Ward) SAFETY works at Lynch’s Cross are set to include resurfacing and new road markings, with Clare County Council also considering rumble strips at the junction.
TRAFFIC calming measures at Hawthorn Estate are to be reviewed again by Clare County Council, after councillors raised concerns about speeding and road safety in the area.
*Cllr Ian Lynch (IND) said while some destinations such as the Cliffs of Moher were performing well more needed to be done to develop other areas. CLARE has a “significant opportunity” to grow its staycation market as more people look for alternatives to traditional overseas holidays, according to a Clare councillor.
*Cllr Pat Daly (inset) has called for a new site to be zoned for a future Model 3 or 4 hospital in Clare || Pictured: Ennis Hospital A CALL has been made for a site on the motorway outside Ennis to be identified and zoned for a future Model 3 or 4 hospital serving Clare.
*Cllr Pat Daly (inset) highlighted the need for “parking pockets” throughout Ennis town A RENEWED call has been made for more parking spaces in Ennis as Clare County Council reviews the town’s parking bye-laws.
*Parnell Street, Inset: Mayor of Ennis Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle A CALL has been made for new seating to be installed at the top of Parnell Street in Ennis following the success of the town’s pedestrianisation.