*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.
At 27 years of age, Mark Nestor is Fianna Fáil’s youngest candidate in Clare for the local elections and he has been handed the challenge of ensuring they retain three seats in the Ennis Municipal District in the wake of Cllr Tom McNamara’s retirement.
*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.
A drugs detox unit at Ennis General Hospital would provide a means of dealing with addiction for users that cannot afford private facilities according to Labour’s Seamus Ryan.
A burnt out caravan has been removed from the Rocky Rd in Ennis.
Two Independent candidates have entered the race for May’s local elections in the Ennis Municipal District.
*Clare Colleran Molloy, Mayor of Ennis handing over the keys of Mill House, Mill Road, Ennis to Mary Fitzgerald of Haven Horizons CLG, also included in photograph is Carmel Greene, Senior Executive Officer, Economic Development Directorate. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. Ennis councillors have agreed to lease the Mill House Building to Haven Horizons for five years. …
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*Amanda Major. Photograph: Martin Connolly A full-time student and a mother of three, Amanda Major has a busy schedule as it is but now she wants to become the first female Nigerian councillor elected in Ireland.
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.
Greater signage for Clarecastle would give tourists “a full vista” of the county.
