Be a tourist in Co Clare this weekend
FOR THE fourth year running ‘Be a tourist in your own county’ returns to Co Clare.
Clare county council
Parts of Kilrush ‘becoming a red zone’ with spike in crime
*Incidents of anti-social behaviour from Kilrush went viral. PARTS of Kilrush have become “a red zone” due to the levels of criminal activity according to a county councillor who said the local authority will have to consider stopping the delivery of social housing until it can manage its present stock.
‘Take it outside if ye want to go at it’ – heated exchange sees Burke & Guilfoyle clash over fuel crisis in Council chamber
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG) and Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). “TAKE IT outside if ye want to go at it,” the Mayor of Clare told two elected members of the County Council during a heated exchange over the fuel protests.
Review of parking by-laws in Ennis to focus on workers taking up prime spots
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PARKING by-laws for Ennis town centre are to be reviewed over the summer months.
‘We’re facing into a recession’ warns Fianna Fáil’s O’Callaghan
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). A KILMURRY oil distributor and ex Mayor of Clare has warned that the country is heading for a recession amid the rising costs of fuel.
‘This will become another Ballymun’ – Cllrs say Old Convent at Ennistymon cannot become social housing flats
*Photograph: John Sheridan. ENNISTYMON could become home to “another Ballymun” if a block of apartments are made solely available for social housing, a county councillor has warned.
Online local authority home loan application launched
*Pictured at the launch of the online Local Authority Home Loan application service, from Clare County Council, are: Pádraig Mac Cormaic, Housing Delivery, Infrastructure Provision & Land Activation; Geraldine O’Connor, Housing Delivery, Infrastructure Provision & Land Activation; and Alfie Jones, ICT and Digital Services AN ONLINE local authority home loan application service has been launched …
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Inaugural Ennis easter festival begins
Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council Cllr Paul Murphy and Gerard O’Rourke, Maheera Mamun, Patrick Kilker and Daria Naimov of CBS Ennis pictured in O’Connell Square at the launch of the inaugural Ennis Easter Festival. Photo credit: Eamon Ward. ENNIS’ inaugural Easter festival takes place today (Saturday).
‘Time to rediscover Ennis’ – Cllrs call for free parking to boost footfall in town
*Crowds on O’Connell Street in Ennis for St Patrick’s Day. Photograph: John O’Neill. A PROMOTIONAL marketing video for Ennis is to be released by Fáilte Ireland while the old Boys NS site may be reopened for parking in efforts to boost business in the county town.