Bird-watchers bolt for Ballyalla dawn chorus
*A pintail in Ballyalla Lake. Photograph: Michael Finn BALLYALLA Lake is the setting for a dawn chorus event this weekend.
Ennis
Council external audit raises red flag & shows €1.6m spend on three Ennis 2040 projects
*€1.6m was the expenditure on Ennis 2040 in 2023, primarily on three projects, two of which have been paused. A POLICY to maintain proper controls, governance and procedures in Clare County Council as recommended by an external audit has not been implemented and has missed its timeline for completion.
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.
McInerney dedicates man of the match display to late Dylan White
*Mark McInerney celebrates scoring a goal for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRESH from producing a man of the match display for Clare’s footballers, Mark McInerney dedicated the Munster semi-final win to the late Dylan White.
Council target summer construction start for €1.8m Active Travel Scheme on Tulla Rd
*An artist’s impression of the original plans for the Active Travel Scheme. ENNIS’ €1.8m Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd is expected to commence construction this summer.
Ennis-based Magpie 6 Media brings Irish mythology to life with ambitious animated series
*Cú. Ennis-based production company Magpie 6 Media has started the development of a new animated project, drawing deeply from Irish mythology.
Beloved Dylan taken before his time but he lived a life full of laughter, adventure & compassion
A LIFE full of laughter, adventure and compassion was lived by Dylan White who was laid to rest “before his time” in his native Ennis on Monday.
‘Bureaucratic inertia’ putting €1.5bn Ennis Data Centre at risk warns developer
*An artist’s impression of the Ennis Data Centre. DEVELOPERS behind the planned €1.5bn data campus for Ennis has claimed that the project is being put at risk due to “bureaucratic inertia”.
Traffic restrictions in place in Ennis for Clare vs Cork Munster championship clash
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRAFFIC restrictions are to be implemented in parts of Ennis today (Sunday) with the staging of the Munster senior hurling championship first round between Clare and Cork.
160 students take flight in school band spectacular at Shannon Airport
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. OVER 160 primary school students from Clare and Limerick took to the stage at Shannon Airport for a musical school band spectacular that had passengers and staff on their toes in the terminal building.
