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.
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‘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.
Text alert system to be assessed to clamp down on illegal parking in Ennis disabled bays
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon A TEXT ALERT system is to be considered for Ennis town to report illegal parking.
Permanent partial pedestrianisation for O’Connell Street comes into effect on Monday
PERMANENT partial pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street in Ennis will come into effect from Monday (March 2nd).
Pedestrian crossing plans for Clareabbey ‘not safe for cyclists, pedestrians or motorists’
*An artist’s impression of the pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout. PLANS to install a pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout “will not be safe for pedestrians or cyclists”.
Councillors want to end reign of ‘Limerick Road’
ENNIS councillors have moved to ‘preserve history’ by promoting signage on the Clare Road. The Clare Road, stretches from Darcy’s Corner in Ennis – where DNG O’Sullivan Hurley’s offices are – to the periphery of Clarecastle village. However in recent decades, it has incorrectly garnered the unofficial title of the Limerick Road. The notice of …
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Disruption over Tulla Rd Active Travel scheme has left locals & businesses ‘very unhappy’
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) flagged the matter. DISRUPTION caused by the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd in Ennis has left local residents and businesses “very unhappy” according to elected representatives.
Traffic lights emerge under consideration for road with ‘long history of accidents’
*Finnangh Junction. REPORTS of incidents and near misses have been common place for decades at Finnangh Junction linking Ennis to the Quin Rd but an increase in vehicular traffic has also been reported since the opening of the nearby Banner Plaza.
Ennis to have extra Gardaí on the beat for Christmas
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin EXTRA Gardaí are to be on the beat in Ennis town over the festive period.
Christmas in Ennis festivities kick off
ENNIS’ Christmas festivities have commenced with the turning of the lights kicking off the programme of events.