15 candidates fighting for 7 seats in Ennis Municipal District
Ennis will be electing at least one new councillor following tomorrow’s local elections.
Cllr Pat Daly
Vagrants giving Ennis ‘a bad image’
Elected representatives in the Ennis Municipal District have appealed to the public not to give cash to members of the homeless community and instead hand they food or liquids should they wish to assist them.
“Enough is enough” Sunday’s protest seeks reopening of Ennis A&E
*Some of the crowd gathered at the January 2017 protest. Photograph: Martin Connolly A group behind a protest taking place this Sunday are “demanding” the reopening of the accident and emergency unit plus the upgrade to a model three hospital at Ennis General Hospital.
Breen questions traveller’s ‘automatic right to Council houses’
*Cllr James Breen. Photograph: Martin Connolly “Disgusting” boarded up houses at Watery Rd, Ennis have been described as “a long standing embarrassment” for Clare County Council.
Ennis eyesore removed from Rocky Rd
A burnt out caravan has been removed from the Rocky Rd in Ennis.
Proper commemoration needed for ‘national hero’ Laura Brennan
A suitable commemoration in honour of the late Laura Brennan is fully deserved, members of the Ennis Municipal District have said.
Scrap Winning Streak to reduce amount of gamblers in Ireland
A Clare politician has urged the Irish Government to put an end to Europe’s second longest running television game show ‘if it is serious about dealing with gambling addictions’.
Change to Clare Bus contract “a grave act of injustice”
A decision from the National Transport Authority (NTA) to take the contract for the county’s rural transport co-ordination unit (TCU) from Clare Accessible Transport (CAT) and award it to Limerick Local Link has been met with widespread hostility and labelled “a grave act of injustice”.
Councillors’ confidence in Harris does not reflect public feeling
Elected representatives of Clare County Council may have confidence in the Minister for Health but the people living in the county do not, Cllr PJ Kelly has declared.
Ennis councillors repeat call to purchase Rocky Rd site
Ennis’ elected representatives on Clare County Council have declared the local authority “will live to regret” passing up on the opportunity to buy 17 acres of land at the Rocky Rd if the purchase does not go ahead.