Council u-turn over systems crash sees public consultation extended for Ennis transport plan
A TWO WEEK extension for the public consultation period for the contentious draft Ennis Local Transport Plan has been confirmed by Clare County Council.
Ennis Municipal District
Avoid one-way Mill Rd system by delisting protected structure says Ennis business owner
*Michael Barry shares his concerns with the proposals. Photograph: Natasha Barton AN ENNIS business owner has said he is willing to commence negotiations with Clare County Council on delisting a protected structure which could prevent the Mill Road from becoming a one-way system.
Mary Howard elected Mayor of Ennis MD for first time
*Newly elected Mayor of Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) with her Deputy Mayor, Cllr Pat Daly (FF). AN EMOTIONAL Cllr Mary Howard (FG) remembered her late father Michael himself a giant in Clare politics as she became Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District for the first time.
Wastewater capacity exists in Ennis but Clareabbey plant is full
*Photograph: Paul Corey WASTEWATER capacity exists in Ennis and the town is not closed for business when it comes to development, a senior official in Clare County Council has stressed.
We never know when they’re needed’ – request for audit of lifebuoy stock in Ennis
*The motion was tabled by Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). A NEW risk assessment on the presence of lifebuoys at known fishing sites, swimming areas, bridges and river banks across the Ennis Municipal District has been sought.
‘Fix the mistakes’ – frustration remains high in Hermitage two years on from surfacing job
*Hermitage. Photograph: John Mangan SURFACES of the roads and footpaths of Hermitage are in an “acceptable condition” according to senior engineers in Clare County Council despite ongoing complaints for close to two years following a resurfacing job.
Ennis bridge renamed after world-champion boxer McTigue
Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) unveils the Mike McTigue Bridge surrounded by Cllr Pat Daly (FF), Michael McTigue, Kevin Rynne and Nicholas Rynne. Photograph: Paul Corey. AN ENNIS BRIDGE has been renamed in honour of a world-champion boxer from Kilnamona.
O’Dea Clan Gathering ‘an economic booster’ for Co Clare
A TRIENNIAL family gathering crediting with giving “an economic boost” to Clare will receive a mayoral reception in Ennis.
Moving taxi rank from Harvey’s Quay can free up prime parking spaces in Ennis
*The taxi rank in Harvey’s Quay. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. MOVING THE location of the taxi rank in Ennis can free up parking spaces, a long-serving county councillor has argued.
Danger caused by missing footpath on Mill Rd to be tackled in Ennis transport plan
*Mill Rd in Ennis. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. ABSENCE of a footpath along the Mill Rd in Ennis has been described as “dangerous” but proposals within the local transport plan are set to navigate past the protected structure blocking the installation of the infrastructure.
