€6.9m allocated to transform Cloister into community space
*The Cloister Building is set for a major redevelopment. ALMOST €7M has been allocated to Clare County Council to transform The Cloister in Ennis to a multi-use community space.
Noeleen Fitzgerald
House Rules: New Council CEO announces structural changes
*Staff and elected members of Clare County Council were briefed of the changes on Monday. STRUCTURAL CHANGES to Clare County Council will put a stronger focus on housing delivery and activation with rural development no longer a standalone directorate.
Council Chief planning shake-up
*Clare County Council. A SHAKE-UP of the corporate structure of Clare County Council is set to be revealed later this month.
Audit raises questions of Council’s governance following management of Bunratty deal
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. GOVERNANCE standards of Clare County Council have come under scrutiny over the manner in which a deal to purchase land in Bunratty was carried out.
Ennis 2040 figures don’t add up claims former Mayor of Clare
*Ennis 2040. FIGURES regarding the planned expenditure of Ennis 2040 “aren’t adding up,” a former Mayor of Clare has said.
Interim Chief Executive of Council to be appointed next month
*Chief Executive Pat Dowling and Director of Economic Development, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: John O’Neill. AN INTERIM Chief Executive of Clare County Council is to be appointed at the beginning of December.
Live well through the menopause event lined up for Ennis
*Dr Máire Finn A FREE public information event will be held in Ennis to mark World Menopause Day.
Contract signed for 20 unit Ennis social housing development
*Pictured at Áras Contae an Chláir following the appointment of contractors for the construction of a new social housing scheme in Gort Road, Ennis, Co. Clare are, Front Row seated (left to right): Jason Murphy, Director of Service, Social Development Directorate; Noeleen Fitzgerald, Deputy Chief Executive; Alan O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach; Patrick Gardiner, Managing Director, Coolsivna Construction …
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Council Chief Exec apologises for comments of Ennis 2040 COO at tense briefing
*A CGI of the proposed Abbey Street development. COMMON GROUND needs to be found to stop “the siege of Ennis”, a tempestuous Council briefing was urged which saw an apology issued following comments by Ennis 2040’s senior official and a call for the designative activity company to be dissolved.
‘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.