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Contract signed for €11.5m Ennis public realm regeneration project

An artist’s impression of Cathedral Place and O’Connell Street following the completion of the Ennis Public Realm Regeneration Project. A CONTRACT has been signed this week by Clare County Council with Sharelidge Ltd to deliver an €11.5m upgrade to the streetscape of High Street, Bank Place, O’Connell Square, O’Connell Street, Old Barrack Street and Barrack …

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Ennis public realm project granted €11.5m

News / By Páraic McMahon

APPROVAL has been granted to Clare County Council by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to proceed with a €11.5m public realm regeneration of Ennis town centre.

Further disabled parking spaces will improve universal accessibility of Ennis town centre

News / By Páraic McMahon

*A total of 78 disabled parking spaces are currently documented as being located in the Ennis MD. 78 disabled parking spaces are currently located across the Ennis Municipal District, with the vast majority of this figure located in the county town.

Blackbird ‘exceeding expectations’ in Ennis

Business / By Cian O Broin

*Photograph: John Mangan Blackbird Jewellery Ennis is once again flying high as Quin native Katie Rogers welcomes a loyal customer base back to her Bank Place boutique store.

Feasibility study for Abbey Street to proceed

1 Comment / News / By Páraic McMahon

A feasibility study for Abbey Street in Ennis with the intention of seeking funding is to proceed.

‘Conservative approach’ of Ennis mobility plan to be reviewed

Business, Covid-19, News / By Páraic McMahon

Ennis’ temporary mobility plan has branded as overly “conservative” with elected representatives calling for selected streets to reopen.

Ennis allocated over €4m for public realm regeneration as Shannon bid falls short

1 Comment / News / By Páraic McMahon

*Photograph: John Mangan Over €4m in funding has been granted towards the Ennis Town Centre Public Realm Regeneration Project while Shannon has lost out in bids to secure an allocation.

Estimated bill of €20m for flood defence works in Ennis as concerns raised on stability of Clarecastle Barrage

Home, News / By Páraic McMahon

An estimated €20m is being spent on flood defences projects in the Ennis Municipal District while ongoing concerns regarding the structural stability of the Clarecastle Flood Barrage have been raised.

Laneways book details the lives of Ennis’ poorest people

Home, News / By Cian O Broin

Larry Brennan of The Clare Roots Society has produced a new book on the laneways of Ennis, detailing the lives of the poorest of people to come from the Clare capital.

Dog rescued from River Fergus

Home, News / By Cian O Broin

A DRAMATIC rescue on the banks of the River Fergus was witnessed by dozens of bypassers in Ennis recently, as a man scaled down a tree onto a riverbank to save a dog which had been stuck their overnight.

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