*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.
*Laurel Lodge. Photograph: John Mangan A SENIOR OFFICIAL in the housing section of Clare County Council has said he does not sleep easy due to removing people and families from emergency accommodation.
*An artist’s impression of the development. PLANS for a 26 unit social housing development will proceed straight to construction in a matter of weeks if no objections are lodged.
*A flock of ducks walking past patrol cars in Ennis Garda Station. ENNIS COUNCILLORS have once again clashed on calls to establish a sub-committee of the Clare Joint Policing Committee (JPC) to focus specifically on the county town.
*Photograph: John Mangan ENNIS is “getting a bad name” according to elected representatives who have claimed that daylight drinking is increasing in the county town.
*Photograph: John O’Neill CLARE’S GARDAÍ are finding it increasingly more difficult to do their job with less resources.
*Shannon Airport. TO FURTHER BOOST Shannon Airport’s status as the gateway for the Ryder Cup, Clare County Council have been encouraged to introduce travel discounts at local authority owned tourism sites for passengers that fly into the International Airport.
Cllr Tom O’Callaghan, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy and Cllr Pat Daly. FIANNA FÁIL MEMBERS HAVE KEPT faith with their sitting trio of councillors in the Ennis Municipal District by opting to select them on the ballot paper for next year’s local elections.
*Mayor of the Ennis MD, Cllr Pat Daly (FF) and Cllr Tom O’Callaghan (FF) are both nominated. Photograph: Tom Micks FIANNA FÁIL will select its candidates its local elections in the Ennis Municipal District on Monday night for next year’s local elections.
FUEL PRICES across the country are “going out of control”, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) has said.