‘Our job is done’ – Save Ennis Town to stand down
*Photograph: Tom Micks SAVE ENNIS TOWN, one of the most vocal opponents to controversial aspects to the Ennis 2040 economic and spatial strategy is to stand down.
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Former Boys National School site a ‘key project’ as Ennis 2040 DAC retained
*PICTURED: The site of the old Ennis National School in Ennis CLARE County Council has confirmed that Ennis 2040 DAC will be retained with a revised remit which will focus on a smaller number of key development projects including the former Boys National School site. The announcement follows completion of the independent Strategic Review of …
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Abbey Street, Harvey’s Quay & Post Office Field projects removed from Ennis 2040 strategy
*Save Ennis Town protesting against Ennis 2040 plans for Abbey Street and Harvey’s Quay. CONTROVERSIAL PLANS to develop on public car parks in Abbey Street and Harvey’s Quay (Parnell Street) have been officially scrapped from the Ennis 2040 Strategy along with a mooted boardwalk along The Post Office Field.
Council Chief confirms Ennis 2040 review focused on giving ‘certainty & clarity’
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PUBLIC consultation will be ramped up as part of a review of the Ennis 2040 plan while the Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Ennis 2040 DAC is likely to remain in the post for the foreseeable future.
Reference to paused Ennis 2040 projects to be removed from transport plan
*Harvey’s Quay. REFERENCES to paused contentious aspects of the Ennis 2040 strategy will be removed from the final version of the Ennis local transport plan.
Unease emerges over inclusion of paused Ennis 2040 projects in draft transport plan
*An artist’s impression of the original Abbey St Car Park plans which were paused in March. UNEASE has been expressed at the inclusion of the paused controversial Ennis 2040 developments for Abbey Street and Harvey’s Quay (Parnell Street) in the draft Ennis local transport plan.
Foudy’s survey shows 0.2% of cyclists use Mill Rd which is proposed to become one-way system
*Pat Foudy. Photograph: Natasha Barton NEW DATA analysing the traffic flow on Mill Road and Old Mill Road shows the route proposed to become a one-way system for vehicles and cyclists was used by eleven cyclists (0.2%) over a ten-hour period.
Ennis 2040 ‘has role to play’ in tackling housing shortage with potential for 500 plus homes in Claureen
*Photograph: John Mangan ENNIS 2040 DAC has “a role to play” in tackling the shortage of private housing developments in the county town.
Council external audit raises red flag & shows €1.6m spend on three Ennis 2040 projects
*€1.6m was the expenditure on Ennis 2040 in 2023, primarily on three projects, two of which have been paused. A POLICY to maintain proper controls, governance and procedures in Clare County Council as recommended by an external audit has not been implemented and has missed its timeline for completion.
Revised Ennis 2040 approach to take strong focus on housing
*Ashfield House has been acquired by Ennis 2040 DAC. Photograph: John O’Neill. A FOCUS on housing forms part of the revised vision for Ennis 2040 with Causeway Quarter and Ashfield House central to this along with ongoing land acquisition at Claureen.