Ennis Town no more? Local reps seek city status in bid to secure more investment for county town
Ennis should be elevated to city status, local representatives have unanimously stated.
Clare Colleran Molloy
Children in illegal encampments ‘need more protection & support’
Support and protection for children living in illegal encampments is lacking according to an elected representative from North Clare.
Funding needed from Dept of Transport to improve ‘narrow road’ in Quin
An “extremely dangerous” stretch on the Quin Road will not be addressed until funding from the Department of Transport becomes available.
Road markings at Lynch’s Cross to be improved
Road markings from Lynch’s Cross to Ennis will be improved if deemed necessary.
Height of Tobarteascáin speed bump altered following complaints
Complaints that a speed bump in Ennis was too high have been rectified.
Ennis representatives split on request to set up Town Team
Creating an Ennis Town Team has been pinpointed as a manner in which to tackle urban and rural decay in the Clare capital.
‘It is time we claim Daniel O’Connell’ – Ennis reps seek to capitalise on links to The Liberator
Ennis’ links to Daniel O’Connell are to be explored with the view to building a festival around the theme.
Fixing uneven road surfaces in Hermitage ‘not a cheap process’
Calls for road repairs in Hermitage have been made by Ennis councillors in a bid to fix “uneven surfaces that haven’t been looked at in years”.
‘I would rather look at boulders than caravans’ – Ennis councillors oppose removal of rocks at Ballyalla
Ennis councillors voiced their opposition to the removal of boulders from Ballyalla prompting a former Mayor of Clare to withdraw his motion.
‘Urgent review’ of planning policy must acknowledge need for mixed housing tenure
A mixed housing tenure is essential, Clare councillors have said in a call for an urgent review of the planning policy relating to the development of residential property.