Civic reception requested for historic Éire Óg senior champions
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CIVIC RECEPTION is on the cards for Éire Óg after their senior hurlers and footballers won a historic double.
Ennis Municipal District
‘It is fitting for a man who gave so much & asked for so little’ – calls to rename Cathedral Plaza after Willie Walsh
*The late Willie Walsh. EFFORTS to name a newly created plaza in Ennis in memory of the late Bishop Willie Walsh are underway.
Budgetary headaches eased for Council with no match funding required for €7m Cloister project
*The Cloister. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. THERE WILL BE no budgetary headaches for the finance department of Clare County Council following the allocation of close to €7m to redevelop the Cloister in Ennis.
Start date of construction for Ennis’ Active Travel scheme ‘is imminent’
*An artist’s impression of the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd. ENNIS’ Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd is expected to start construction within the next month, senior officials in the local authority have said.
‘They are worth every penny’ – Ennis councillors give backing to school secretaries & caretakers
Barefield NS principal Gareth Ruane with secretaries outside the constituency office of Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF). ENNIS COUNCILLORS have voiced their support for school secretaries and caretakers in their efforts to secure pension parity with their colleagues and the same access to sick and bereavement leave.
New life brought to public spaces in Ennis
Mayor of Ennis MD, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) with senior engineers Seán Lenihan and Paddy Tiernan plus members of Ennis Mens Shed at the Mill Wheel. Photograph: Eamon Ward. RESTORED SEATING, public art, new planters and improved bus stops are among a series of linked enhancement projects delivered by local groups and the Ennis Municipal …
‘Take the money off Ennis councillors they don’t seem to be able to use it for Active Travel’ – Cllr Hayes
*Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks A LONG-SERVING East Clare councillor has said his Ennis counterparts “don’t seem to be able to use” funds allocated for Active Travel and it should be stripped off them.
Series of events to take place in Ennis next month to mark 250 years since birth of Daniel O’Connell
*The Daniel O’Connell Monument in Ennis. Photograph: Fiona McNamara. A SERIES of events are to be held next month celebrating 250 years since the birth of Daniel O’Connell.
Council take wide berth on request to widen road leading to Knockanean NS
*Knockanean NS. WORKS to widen the road on the approach to Knockanean National School will cost in excess of €450,000, a senior engineer in the Ennis Municipal District has flagged.
‘Stop with the nonsense & work on the projects Ennis needs’ – Guilfoyle hits out at transport plan
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). “STOP with the nonsense” and work on the projects that the county town needs was the message issued to the top table of the Ennis Municipal District by Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF).