*Photograph: John Mangan A SITE THAT had been intended to become a €1m temporary car park in Ennis is now earmarked as the county’s first location for an affordable housing scheme.
A TEMPORARY CAR PARK is to be built on Francis St in Ennis at a cost of €1m after elected representatives for the county town voted 4-3 in favour of the property’s disposal.
*Ken Butler, Ethan Coughlan, Nigel Moloney and Tony Butler. Photograph: Natasha Barton DETAILS of a packed programme of events to mark the centenary of Ennis Rugby Club were revealed at the launch of Ennis RFC 100 which took place in the Council Chamber at Clare County Council this Wednesday afternoon.
*Photograph: Bob Singer PLANS for large residential and commercial developments in Ennis town centre will be submitted this year as part of efforts to attract €100m investment.
*The block of cottages were on the market for €700,000. A BLOCK OF COTTAGES on Francis St in Ennis have been acquired as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy and is set to become a car park.
GARDAÍ continue their investigations into what they have described as “a very serious assault”.
*Photograph: John Mangan Retail development, an enhanced town centre and securing a major multinational employer are just some of the aims emerging from the Ennis 2040 plan.
Clarity has been provided by Clare County Council engineers that a crossing point on Francis St in Ennis opposite the Irish Wheelchair Association Shop is not a pedestrian crossing.
*Photograph: John Mangan Drop kerb adjustments to aid accessibility and mobility in Ennis has been deferred while a review on disabled parking spaces at the main parking spots in the county town is underway.
*Cllr Ian Lynch. Photograph: John Mangan Clare County Council crews will examine the potential of carrying out road surfacing at Lower Frances St in Kilrush once Irish Water complete works a wastewater treatment plant.
