Council awaiting legal advice from High Court hearing on Francis St demolition works
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. “DEMOLITION” works on a row of cottages at Francis Street in Ennis have been described as “premature” by local elected representatives.
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‘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.
Council & Clare GAA enter commercial arrangement to lease Cloister car park
*Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling and Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Brian Arthur CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL have agreed to lease the Cloister Car Park from Clare GAA which is to result in the delivery of 200 car parking spaces in Ennis town centre.
‘€2m is a lot of money where has it gone’ – McNamara seeks breakdown of Ennis 2040 DAC expenditure
*Clare TD, Michael McNamara raising concerns on the Ennis 2040 strategy. Photograph: Chris Copley A CLARE TD has said a detailed breakdown needs to be made available on the €2.2m spent by Ennis 2040 DAC.
€2.2m spent on Ennis 2040 strategy to date
*Leo Varadkar launching the Ennis 2040 Strategy. Photograph: Paul Corey €2.2m has been spent to date on the Ennis 2040 economic and spatial strategy.
Street style shines in Ennis Fashion Show
*The Ennis Street fashion show models , Janice Hayes, Eve Donovan and Aine Dwan wearing Trisha’s Closet had to share the catwalk today as DPD delivery man Damian McCormack made his way to Patrick Bourkes Menswear as O’Connell Street turned into an outdoor runway for the Ennis Street Fashion Show celebrating the vibrancy of fashion …
Changes at the top in Clare County Council
*Leonard Cleary, Noeleen Fitzgerald, Pat Dowling, Anne Haugh, Carmel Kirby and Jason Murphy. SUBSTANTIAL changes to the management of Clare County Council are to be made as part of a vast reshuffle.
Confidence expressed that Ennis is ‘well protected from flooding’ in wake of Midleton devastation
*Floods at St Flannan’s College in 2009. FLOODING EVENTS which occurred in Midleton last month are “unlikely to occur” in Clare’s county town.
Dealing with business disruption programme set up to support Ennis businesses
Consumer-facing business in Ennis are being provided with expert retail, merchandising and marketing advice through a new support programme organised by Clare County Council.
‘It is like someone has cancelled Christmas’ – rising insurance costs blamed for scrapping of market and festive train
*Photograph: John O’Neill INSURANCE costs have been cited by Clare County Council for stopping the Ennis Christmas train and Abbey Street Christmas market from proceeding this year.