*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. LOCAL MEDIA in Clare are not helping Ennis’ reputation by putting out a negative picture about the county town, a senior official in Clare County Council has said.
*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.
*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elections in the Ennis Municipal District have been blown wide open as Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) has confirmed he has withdrawn from the race.
*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.
*Local resident and former councillor, Tommy Brennan shows a worn-out bollard by St Flannan’s Drive in Ennis. RESIDENTS and business owners in Ennis have voiced their frustrations at the difficulties that armadillos and bollards continue to pose in their daily lives.
*Cllr Paul Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARECASTLE representative, Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) has come under strong criticism for singling out elderly drivers in his defence of traffic calming measures along the Clon Road in Ennis.
*Cathal Crowe, Mike Enright and Timmy Dooley. AN EMERGENCY meeting of Fianna Fáil members takes place tonight (Wednesday) with one item on the agenda, that to discuss recent comments made by the party’s Clare chairman.
*Bridget Ginnnity a local election candidate for the Green Party in the Ennis MD using a reverse vending machine. CIVIC sites are expected to be included in phase two of the Deposit Return Scheme.
*Theresa O’Donoghue. A FORMER MAYOR of Ennis has insisted the town’s bus service is on track to be delivered next year while a climate activist has said the public need to be able to visualise such a scheme before buying into the Ennis 2040 Strategy.
*Cllr Paul Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward. A CLARECASTLE representative has said incompetent driving from older motorists and not armadillos is causing problems in Clonroadmore.