Contractors will be asked to work later to speed up Ennis public realm works
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon BUSINESSES in Ennis have experienced a drop in income of up to fifty percent due to ongoing roadworks in the county town.
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The Electoral Chair: Sitting Ennis councillors under siege / Sinn Féin poised to capitalise
*Páraic McMahon, Brian Meaney, Kieran Burke and Michelle O’Connell during recording at The Temple Gate Hotel. THERE WAS SO much debate on the Ennis Municipal District episode of The Electoral Chair that we’ve had to split it into two parts.
Howard hits out at stance of Fine Gael colleague Flynn on Ennis 2040
*Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) and Cllr Mary Howard (FG). Photograph: Martin Connolly BOARD member of the Ennis 2040 DAC, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) has hit out at the criticism of the economic and spatial strategy by her party colleague, Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG).
‘It is buying votes’ – new departure for GMA in Ennis MD criticised
*Avenue Utd officers, Gearoid Mannion and Tommy Molloy with Cllr Tom O’Callaghan (FF). AS THE COUNTDOWN begins to the local elections on June 7th, The Clare Echo this week examines one of the subjects causing debate among county councillors, the General Municipal Allocation.
Inspection to be carried out following ‘atrocious’ resurfacing works in Hermitage
*Hermitage residents, Michael Mahon, Brid Dinan, Caroline Ryan, Michael Kelleher and Michael Leahy. Photograph: John Mangan Photograph: John Mangan CONCERNS raised by Hermitage residents has led engineers within the Ennis Municipal District to commit to inspecting a resurfacing job completed last August.
Fresh calls to fight for Doolin’s designation as bathing area
*Swimmers at Doolin Pier. A FRESH bathing water assessment to help Doolin become a designated bathing area, a North Clare representative has maintained.
Providers of short-term lets ‘not responsible for the housing crisis’
*Short-term lets sparked a debate at this month’s Council sitting. PROVIDERS of short-term lets should not be made “scapegoats” for the housing crisis in Ireland, Clare’s housing policy chairperson has said.
Howard hits out at ‘cruel’ dental waiting list for children with additional needs
*Cllr Mary Howard. Photograph: John O’Neill CHILDREN WITH additional needs have been subjected “cruelty” by the wait times for dental treatment.
‘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.
‘Priceless volunteers’ honoured at Ennis mayoral reception
*Flan Brennan, Cllr Paul Murphy, Marie Roche, Cecelia O’Sullivan, Cllr Pat Daly. Photograph: Paul Corey PRICELESS volunteers were honoured at a mayoral reception in Ennis on Friday.