Chance for upgraded hospital in Ennis ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
Antoinette Baker Bashua
Camogie skort debate raised in Council Chamber
ONGOING controversy surrounding the wearing of skorts in camogie was raised within the Chamber of Clare County Council this week.
Ennis bridge renamed after world-champion boxer McTigue
Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) unveils the Mike McTigue Bridge surrounded by Cllr Pat Daly (FF), Michael McTigue, Kevin Rynne and Nicholas Rynne. Photograph: Paul Corey. AN ENNIS BRIDGE has been renamed in honour of a world-champion boxer from Kilnamona.
‘We’re all hoping Doonbeg will save Ireland’ – Europe Day sees Ennis students quiz MEPs
ENNIS STUDENTS quizzed MEPs on the rise of the far-right, challenging misinformation and the role of the European Union.
O’Dea Clan Gathering ‘an economic booster’ for Co Clare
A TRIENNIAL family gathering crediting with giving “an economic boost” to Clare will receive a mayoral reception in Ennis.
Moving taxi rank from Harvey’s Quay can free up prime parking spaces in Ennis
*The taxi rank in Harvey’s Quay. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. MOVING THE location of the taxi rank in Ennis can free up parking spaces, a long-serving county councillor has argued.
Danger caused by missing footpath on Mill Rd to be tackled in Ennis transport plan
*Mill Rd in Ennis. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. ABSENCE of a footpath along the Mill Rd in Ennis has been described as “dangerous” but proposals within the local transport plan are set to navigate past the protected structure blocking the installation of the infrastructure.
‘The numbers demand this’ – Student Council lobby councillors to help provide bus shelter at St Flannan’s College
*St Flannan’s College. MEMBERS of the Student Council at St Flannan’s College have lobbied councillors in the Ennis Municipal District to assist with the construction of a bus shelter at the secondary school.
Autumn ‘the earliest’ date for restoring of normal traffic flow on High Street in Ennis
*High Street. NORMAL traffic flow can only be restored to High Street in Ennis in autumn 2025 at the earliest, officials in Clare County Council have said.
TY project to be explored for students to grow & sell vegetables in Ennis Market
*New efforts to generate more activity in the Market in Ennis have been touted. TRANSITION YEAR in Ennis students could soon be growing their own vegetables and selling at the Ennis Market.