Bus stops in Barefield ‘would take more cars off the road’
Additional bus stops in Barefield will help in encouraging more people to avail of public transport, county councillors have claimed.
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Further expansion of Ennis Hospital’s MAU continues
A further expansion of the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) in Ennis Hospital is currently underway with a staff recruitment process ongoing.
Preparations continue for post-primary action with groupings known
*St Flannan’s College are the reining Dr Harty Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After two very disrupted seasons, one without any fixtures, the second level colleges GAA competitions are set to commence and first round games in a variety of Munster championships will be played from the beginning of November.
French Court fencing ‘an eyesore for every resident’
*Cllr Pat Daly (FF) & Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) both spoke on the condition of fencing at French Court. Photograph: Martin Connolly Timber fencing at the entrance to the French Court estate in Ennis is “an eyesore for every resident,” a county councillor has claimed.
REBECCA O’NEILL: My autumn wear favourites
Autumn is here and the excitement in the fashion world is real.
O’Keeffe’s Champion Meats celebrate 25 years in business
“IT WAS the sixth of September, 1996 when we opened,” begins Donie O’Keeffe, as he recalls a quarter of a century in business in Ennis. The Kilnamona native was just 26-years old when he set up shop in the Turnpike, however he was an experienced operator at that stage having left school aged 15 to …
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Walsh & Donegan to collect international caps
*Aideen Walsh. Woodstock duo, Aideen Walsh and Aine Donegan are to collect international caps while representing their country over the coming weeks.
Munster success celebrated in Kilkishen school
Munster’s success in the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship resulted in a special visitor to an East Clare school in the past week.
TUS opening makes Ennis a university town
*Professor Vincent Cunnane, the inaugural President of TUS with Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins (FF) at the official launch. Photograph: Julian Behal. Ennis is now officially a university town following the opening of Ireland’s first transregional university – Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest.
Supreme Court agree to hear appeal of Ennis Travellers
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by two members of the Travelling Community against an order requiring them to vacate local authority owned lands in Ennis. In October of 2019, Clare County Council secured an injunction which required Helen and Bernard McDonagh along with their family to vacate and remove their …
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