Bog Road in Clooney ‘quite poor’ Council acknowledge
SENIOR ENGINEERS in Clare County Council have acknowledged that ‘The Bog Road’ in Clooney “is quite poor” and in need of repairs.
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Éire Óg & Mills eye up Munster finals
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg and O’Callaghans Mills will be striving to qualify for Munster club hurling finals this Sunday.
‘Ennis must embrace town centre living’
*Parnell Street. STREETS in Ennis town centre would make national headlines if ‘to let’ signs were placed on empty first and second floor buildings, a county councillor has claimed.
60 seconds with Aoibhín Garrihy and Sharon Connellan
Ahead of the Clare Business Excellence Awards 2025, The Clare Echo spoke to Aoibhín Garrihy and Sharon Connellan, co-founders of Beo.
One third of Ennis off limits for housing & commercial development
An aerial shot of The Market, Carmody St and Kilrush Rd. ONE THIRD of Ennis is hindered from future housing and commercial development due to capacity issues at the Clareabbey wastewater treatment plant.
Condition of N85 & failure to progress realignment project ‘not acceptable’
*The N85 in Kilnamona. A GATEWAY to North Clare is “an embarrassing piece of road” with top officials in Clare County Council failing to follow up on intent from six years ago, one councillor has said.
Clare councillors send congratulations to President Connolly & Áras’ new resident McEnery of Ennis
*President Catherine Connolly with her husband Brian McEnery alongside past Presidents Mary McAleese, Michael D. Higgins, Mary Robinson and their respective spouses Martin, Sabina and Nicholas. ENNIS native Brian McEnery has taken up new residence at Áras an Uachtaráin alongside his wife, Catherine Connolly (IND) on Tuesday was inaugurated as the tenth President of Ireland.
Waste disposal to cost Supermac’s €2k per week at Banner Plaza over environmental legal challenge
*The Banner Plaza. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ESTIMATED €26,000 will be paid on interim waste disposal measures to keep the Banner Plaza operational.
Éire Óg footballers want to ‘take next step’ in Munster
*Ikem Ugwueru punches the ball from Tom Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s senior footballers are determined to continuing progressing in Munster but must rectify “stupid mistakes”.
€424k enhancement scheme announced to freshen up Ennis businesses following public realm works
Photographed at the launch of the Ennis Streetscape Enhancement Scheme are Ennis Municipal District Acting Senior Engineer, Paddy Tiernan, Director of Services, Planning, Economic, Rural & Community Development Jason Murphy, Mayor of Ennis Cllr Mary Howard and Morgan Lahiffe, Senior Engineer, Capital Infrastructure Delivery. A STREETSCAPE enhancement scheme worth a total of €424,000 has been …