Rising tensions among Ennis councillors
TENSIONS BETWEEN county councillors in the Ennis Municipal District are reaching new heights.
Leonore O’Neill
Grass growth cannot come at expense of public areas
“A HAPPY MEDIUM” needs to be found between letting grass grow in public spaces and keeping these areas accessible for children to play in, a Clarecastle representative has said.
Fiery debate as Ennis councillors clash on €25m Abbey St plans
*Photograph: John Mangan A FIERY DEBATE saw councillors vote against pausing plans for a €25m development on Abbey Street car park in Ennis which was equated to “a box”.
‘Disgraceful & disgusting’ behaviour at Cathedral Court laneway
*Cathedral Court. DRINK AND DRUG activity has made people “fearful” to travel by Cathedral Court in Ennis, a county councillor has claimed.
Process begins to rename Ennis bridge after world-champion boxer Mike McTigue
Michael McTigue, Mayor Clare Colleran Molloy, Nicholas Rynne, Kevin Rynne, Pat and Antoniette McCormack and Kevin Keane. Photograph: Natasha Barton A WORLD CHAMPION boxer from Kilnamona deserves to have a bridge in Ennis renamed after him.
Proposal to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála for €6m social housing scheme on Gort Rd
*An artist’s impression of the scheme. AN APPLICATION is set to be made to An Bord Pleanála for the development of a 20 unit housing development on the Gort Rd in Ennis.
€1m to be spent on temporary car park in Ennis after town reps vote in favour of lands disposal
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.
Engineering consultants appointed to model Clareabbey roundabout redesign
*Photograph: Gary Collins ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS have been appointed to model the redesign of Clareabbey Roundabout.
Take driver’s licence of illegal dumpers says Ennis councillor
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon PERSONS FOUND guilty of having driven to a location to fly-tip should lose their licence, an Ennis councillor has argued.
‘Ghost street’ fears as Abbey street falls down funding list
ABBEY Street in Ennis risks becoming a “ghost street” after it emerged a planned upgrade of the historic thoroughfare is likely to have slipped down the list of the government’s urban funding priorities. At the January meeting of the Ennis Municipal District (MD), a senior official with Clare County Council said that the planned Abbey …
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