*It is eighteen years since proposals were first made for a town bus service. IMPORTANCE OF A TOWN BUS service for Ennis cannot be underestimated, a senior official of Clare County Council has said while a long-serving councillor has lamented the “snail’s pace” at which progress is moving.
*Marie O’Callaghan, Tom O’Callaghan and Darragh O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley TOM O’CALLAGHAN is to become the newest Clare councillor after he received the majority backing from Fianna Fáil members in Ennis to fill the seat vacated by Mark Nestor.
*A special meeting was held on Friday to adapt the Budget. A €151.8M BUDGET has been adopted by Clare County Council
LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS in Barefield are estimated to cost €11,000 for a 200m stretch of road.
*Traffic building up on the Mill Rd in Ennis this week. “PINCH POINTS” in parts of Ennis town have led to local councillors seeking a synched-up system regarding traffic lights in the county capital.
*Mark Nestor. Photograph: Eamon Ward MATTERS RELATING TO A GRAVEYARD AND a grotto were the last proposals tabled by Mark Nestor (FF) before he left politics to join the priesthood.
OVERHANGING branches in Ballyalla are to be examined for “potential hazards”.
*The block of cottages were on the market for €700,000. A BLOCK OF COTTAGES on Francis St in Ennis have been acquired as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy and is set to become a car park.
ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS must exist at the Ennis Injury Unit to prevent sudden closures.
*CEO of Vitalograph Ireland, Frank Keane AN INVESTMENT OF €5m is to result in the creation of 72 new jobs with Vitalograph Ireland purchasing the Ballymaley Enterprise and Innovation Centre from Clare County Council.
