*Photograph: Joe Buckley 656 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in Co Clare between 2014 and 2023 under the Voids Programme figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show.
*Leo Varadkar launching the Ennis 2040 Strategy. Photograph: Paul Corey €2.2m has been spent to date on the Ennis 2040 economic and spatial strategy.
*A CGI impression of the Abbey St development. RESIDENTS in villages outside of Ennis will be further encouraged to do their shopping elsewhere if the proposed Abbey Street development proceeds.
*Noel Tierney voicing his opposition to Ennis 2040’s plans while holding a copy of The Clare Echo. Photograph: Chris Copley NO ANCHOR TENANT will want to occupy the mixed-use development planned for Abbey Street car park without sufficient parking spaces, an Ennis business man has claimed.
*The late Seán O’Shea. Photograph: John Mangan WHETHER IT was in the post office or his political career, Seán O’Shea had a track record of helping those that needed it.
*A CGI impression of the development. BUSINESS OWNERS in Ennis have admitted to being “absolutely shocked” by the size and scale of the building planned for Abbey Street car park as part of the Ennis 2040 strategy.
*The matter was debated at the January meeting of Clare County Council. CASH PAYMENTS need to be accepted as a method of payment by the National Drivers Licence Service, Clare councillors have argued.
*Waterpark House. ADEQUATE room does not exist at present to accommodate a designated public counter for Ennis Municipal District councillors to deal with constituents at the Buttermarket building in Drumbiggle.
Clare County Council’s Rural and Community Development Officers at Áras Contae an Chláir in Ennis. Pictured left to right; Seamus Murrihy (West Clare, Niamh Wiley (North Clare & Ennis), Grainne McCormack (Shannon) and Darren Carroll (Killaloe). Photo by Clare County Council. Clare County Council’s Rural Development Directorate is hosting a series of walk-in clinics to …
Fianna Fáil local election candidate Rachel Hartigan is calling for Clare County Council to follow the example of Dublin City Council to tackle problematic laneways in the county.