Text alert system to be assessed to clamp down on illegal parking in Ennis disabled bays
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon A TEXT ALERT system is to be considered for Ennis town to report illegal parking.
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Ennis start-up provides just the tonic at Clare Enterprise Awards
Edel Breslin of Óir Tonics. Photograph: Kirsty Lyons. CO Clare will be represented at the 2026 National Enterprise Awards this June by Ennis and Ballyvaughan-based enterprise Óir Tonics.
€10m cost to develop up to 260 homes along Road to Nowhere
*Photograph: John O’Neill DEVELOPMENT OF up to 260 homes could be built in Ennis by getting ‘The Road to Nowhere’ on the map.
Pedestrian crossing plans for Clareabbey ‘not safe for cyclists, pedestrians or motorists’
*An artist’s impression of the pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout. PLANS to install a pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout “will not be safe for pedestrians or cyclists”.
‘Time to stop the pussy footing on talk of Shannon Airport rail link’
*Shannon Airport. PROVISION of a rail link for Shannon Airport offers ‘massive potential’ for the Airport and region but the “pussy footing” around proposals needs to stop, Clare County councillors stressed this week.
Colum Flynn the best man to have in your corner
*Colum Flynn in Cusack Park in October after watching his beloved Éire Óg win the Clare SHC. Photograph: Joe Buckley A GENTLEMAN who left people feeling better in mind and body after each encounter, Colum Flynn was exactly the type of man you wanted in your corner.
Disruption over Tulla Rd Active Travel scheme has left locals & businesses ‘very unhappy’
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) flagged the matter. DISRUPTION caused by the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd in Ennis has left local residents and businesses “very unhappy” according to elected representatives.
Traffic lights emerge under consideration for road with ‘long history of accidents’
*Finnangh Junction. REPORTS of incidents and near misses have been common place for decades at Finnangh Junction linking Ennis to the Quin Rd but an increase in vehicular traffic has also been reported since the opening of the nearby Banner Plaza.
Ennis to have extra Gardaí on the beat for Christmas
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin EXTRA Gardaí are to be on the beat in Ennis town over the festive period.
Concern brewing in Ballyea over ‘unsafe 1km stretch’
*Kilmorane on the N68 Kilrush Rd between Edenvale and Ballyea. DISCUSSION and concern is brewing in Ballyea over the vulnerability faced by road users.