Ennis welcomes return of piping hot festival for Easter
*Blackie O’Connell. ENNIS IS set to welcome one of the largest gatherings of pipers in the country this weekend.
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NCT backlog putting drivers at risk
ABSENCE OF A SECOND NCT centre is putting drivers at risk, county councillors have claimed.
Fiery debate as Ennis councillors clash on €25m Abbey St plans
*Photograph: John Mangan A FIERY DEBATE saw councillors vote against pausing plans for a €25m development on Abbey Street car park in Ennis which was equated to “a box”.
Additional 10 month sentence for notorious flasher who left teenager with 100 stitches on his face
A JUDGE has imposed an additional 10 months in prison on a 29 year old man for a ‘premeditated’ and ‘vicious’ knife assault on a then 17 year old that left the teenager with 100 stitches across his face.
Election of Sheila & Maeve sees women occupy President & Vice President roles on Ennis Chamber for first time
Sheila Lynch and Maeve Sheridan. Photograph: Arthur Ellis SHEILA LYNCH and Maeve Sheridan’s election as President and Vice President of Ennis Chamber respectively have placed women in both senior roles on the board for the first time in its near 100 year history.
€600k spent on remedial works at Cappahard
AN APPROXIMATE €600,000 has been spent by the local authority on remedial works at Cappahard Estate in Ennis.
Pilot plan to bring Ennis town properties back into residential use proposed
*Photograph: John Mangan A PILOT PLAN to increase the amount of families living in Ennis town centre has been proposed.
TTM: Powering potential from Ireland’s Midwest
*Pictured: Paula McDonnell – TTM CEO TTM Healthcare Solutions is Ireland’s leading healthcare solutions specialist on a unique journey of growth, development, and success. As part of The Clare Echo’s ‘Enterprise Insider’ feature, TTM tells our readers what makes the Ennis-based trailblazer a leading employer in County Clare. Since 2002 we’ve been changing the face …
Norton rebuffed in effort to get free access to Inagh dump for CE schemes
FREE ACCESS to the county’s main central waste management system will not be given to members of community employment schemes.
New pedestrian walkway for Clonroad Business Park sought to abate safety concerns
CONCERN IS GROWING for pedestrians attempting the access Clonroad Business Park while memories of current councillors playing soccer has left the Mayor of Ennis with “a bad vision”.