‘Ennis in lockdown’ – councillors scrap over mobility plan
Tensions mounted at a fiery meeting of Ennis Municipal District on Wednesday as the topic of pedestrianisation in the county town was put into the spotlight.
Tensions mounted at a fiery meeting of Ennis Municipal District on Wednesday as the topic of pedestrianisation in the county town was put into the spotlight.
Big changes are set to be introduced to the streets of Ennis including the installation of an interactive pavement fountain, demountable umbrella structures and making Barrack St operational for one-way traffic.
Ennis’ new library building remains in limbo with contractors now off site since mid-July.
A house in Ballymulqueeny that was “nearly flooded out” in 2012 is in need of surfacing works to prevent future scares, an Ennis representative has flagged.
Residents in Summerhill have been affected more than other households in Ennis as a result of the mobility scheme in place, the Mayor of Clare has said.
Clare councillors are calling for stronger measures to be put in place in order to repopulate the county’s towns and villages, hoping to entice the younger generation to return to the county in light of new remote working measures.
Increased seating is needed at public spaces in the county town to encourage greater use of the facilities, elected representative have stated.
Elected representatives have stressed that levels of overcrowding cannot be let return to the Mid-West.
Activity at one of Clare’s largest primary schools has been equated with scenes from Dunkirk.
With Co Clare experiencing an unprecedented surge in domestic tourists over a short time period, Ennis councillors have called for the development of an overnight parking area for motorhomes in the county town.