‘An angel in this life’ – founder of Clare Haven Services Mary Fitzgerald laid to rest
*Mary Fitzgerald. TRIBUTES have been paid to the founder of Clare Haven Services, Mary Fitzgerald who died on Sunday following a long illness.
Clare Colleran Molloy
Clareabbey dumping has ‘accelerated beyond belief’
*Clareabbey. NECESSARY SUPPORT needs to be introduced via the use of CCTV and drone technology to clamp down on illegal dumping in Clarecastle.
Sinn Féin likely to gain seat in Ennis MD
*Tommy Guilfoyle. Photograph: John Mangan ENNIS’ five sitting councillors should be returned with Sinn Féin likely to take one of the two remaining seats in the Ennis Municipal District, a departing councillor has predicted.
Buying Barrington’s not an either or with Ennis upgrading
*Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy outside Barrington’s Hospital. “DUE DILIGENCE” must be followed in acting on a motion by Clare councillors urging the Minister for Health and the Government to acquire Barrington’s Hospital.
New traffic system planned for Carmody Street in Ennis
*Carmody Street. A NEW TRAFFIC signal system is to be introduced in Carmody Street based on traffic volumes rather than a time-based system.
Ex Clare FM reporter to leave role as Crowe’s parliamentary assistant
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF) and James Mulhall. Photograph: Clare FM/Soundcloud EX CLARE FM reporter James Mulhall is leaving his role as parliamentary assistant to Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF).
Council Chief Exec apologises for comments of Ennis 2040 COO at tense briefing
*A CGI of the proposed Abbey Street development. COMMON GROUND needs to be found to stop “the siege of Ennis”, a tempestuous Council briefing was urged which saw an apology issued following comments by Ennis 2040’s senior official and a call for the designative activity company to be dissolved.
Top paid Clare councillor in 2023 insists he’s good value for money
*Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE’S highest paid councillor last year insists he is “good value for money” while a total of €1,192,106.46 was dished out among the county’s 28 councillors.
Save Ennis Town supporters ‘are bananas’ claims sitting Cllr Colleran Molloy
Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SITTING COUNCILLOR has described candidates associated with Save Ennis Town as “bananas”.
The Electoral Chair: Ennis Municipal District election debate
*Candidates in the Ennis Municipal District who attended The Electoral Chair election debate. POLLING DAY is less than a month away and as part of The Clare Echo’s build-up to the local elections, The Electoral Chair has kicked off election debates in all of the electoral areas.