Patrick’s Day parades to highlight Abbey Street car park’s importance as civic space
*Photograph: John O’Neill ABBEY STREET’s importance as a civic space in the heart of Ennis will be highlighted this weekend for the St Patrick’s Day parade.
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‘Ulterior motive’ accusation thrown at councillors by Chief Exec for ‘persistent concentration’ on Ennis 2040 DAC
*Kevin Corrigan, Pat Dowling, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: Brian Arthur €2.2m of the €10m loan for Ennis 2040 DAC has been spent on company setup, ongoing operating costs, overheads plus the design and planning of four key projects.
Local media not helping Ennis’ reputation with negative stories says senior Council official
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. LOCAL MEDIA in Clare are not helping Ennis’ reputation by putting out a negative picture about the county town, a senior official in Clare County Council has said.
Post-office network going from ‘crisis to crisis’ warn Clare postmasters
*Cllr Tom O’Callaghan. IRELAND’s post office network is going from “crisis to crisis”, postmasters based in Co Clare have said.
Council awaiting legal advice from High Court hearing on Francis St demolition works
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. “DEMOLITION” works on a row of cottages at Francis Street in Ennis have been described as “premature” by local elected representatives.
Tourism accommodation shortage in Clare ‘is dire’
*The Auburn Lodge is among the hotels full to capacity with refugees. FÁILTE IRELAND’s accommodation audit for Co Clare has highlighted “a real problem area” in the scarcity of options for visitors to the county.
Flynn withdrawal leaves Fine Gael shocked & opens door for potential Save Ennis Town candidate
*Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) pictured at his home in Ennis. Photograph: Tom Micks FINE GAEL have been left “completely shocked” with the decision of Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) not to contest the local elections in June.
Johnny Flynn withdraws from election race & says unelected officials dictating Ennis’ future
*Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) pictured at his home in Ennis. Photograph: Tom Micks JUNE’s local elections in the Ennis Municipal District have been blown wide open as Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) has confirmed he has withdrawn from the race.
Clare reps seek legislation to make it illegal to ‘conceal one’s face when planning to commit a crime’
INTRODUCTION of legislation to make it illegal to cover an individual’s face when preparing to commit an act of violence has been requested by a Clare councillor.
Success of Clare’s climate action plan will depend on national funding
*Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’s Climate Action Plan has been adopted with strong endorsement from county councillors but its success relies on funding from a national level.
