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.
Leonore O’Neill
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.
Rising tensions among Ennis councillors
TENSIONS BETWEEN county councillors in the Ennis Municipal District are reaching new heights.
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.