Changes at the top in Clare County Council
*Leonard Cleary, Noeleen Fitzgerald, Pat Dowling, Anne Haugh, Carmel Kirby and Jason Murphy. SUBSTANTIAL changes to the management of Clare County Council are to be made as part of a vast reshuffle.
Leonore O’Neill
Ennis reps at odds over calls to set up town equivalent of Clare Joint Policing Committee
*A flock of ducks walking past patrol cars in Ennis Garda Station. ENNIS COUNCILLORS have once again clashed on calls to establish a sub-committee of the Clare Joint Policing Committee (JPC) to focus specifically on the county town.
Ennis blooms with international success
ENNIS HAS ACHIEVED international success in the 2023 Communities in Bloom (CiB) awards ceremony held at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada over the weekend.
Company behind Experience Ennis to wind down
*O’Connell Square. EXPERIENCE ENNIS, a company formed in the last two years aimed at promoting the county town is to cease trading.
Ennis’ sustainability shines as Communities in Bloom judges complete inspection
*Judges Berta Briggs and Dr. Andrea Bocsi. ENNIS’ sustainability stood out to international adjudicators as the county town underwent an inspection this week by Communities in Bloom judges.
Ennis public realm project granted €11.5m
APPROVAL has been granted to Clare County Council by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to proceed with a €11.5m public realm regeneration of Ennis town centre.
Cycling schemes advancing for Ennis roads
*Photograph: Gary Collins NEW CYCLING SCHEMES FOR the Tulla Rd, Limerick Rd, Lahinch Rd and Gort Rd, all in Ennis are advancing.
Preferred routes identified for Ennis Town bus service
PREFERRED routes for the Ennis Town Bus Service have been identified with early 2025 the planned timeframe for its beginning.
Parking still a pinch point as Flynn clashes with Council officials
*Car parking in glór. ENNIS COUNCILLORS AND SENIOR officials in the local authority continue to crash into each other on the issue of car parking in the county town.
Councillors vote to lift Ennis pedestrianisation but decision dismissed by Council Executive
*Signage advising motorists of the pedestrianisation measures in Ennis. ALTHOUGH the majority of elected members of the Ennis Municipal District voted in favour of reopening O’Connell Street to traffic on a full-time basis until road works commence, senior management of the District have refuted their call.
