Current Shannondoc system ‘not fit for purpose’
Families have been put off moving to West Clare because of the shortage in availability of health services, a Kilrush councillor has claimed.
Pat Daly
Bare knuckle boxing taking place in Ennis
Ennis retailers have witnessed bare knuckle boxing occur on the doors of their premises.
New layout of Flannans Road is ‘protecting cyclists but not drivers’
Driver behaviour needs to change to become accustomed to the controversial road layout linking St Flannans College to the Kilrush Rd, a leading official in Clare County Council has said.
Council to hold jersey fitting day promoting HPV vaccine
*Photograph: Eamon Ward A jersey fitting day is to be held in Clare County Council as part of a bid to promote the HPV vaccine in memory of the late Laura Brennan.
Panic alarm suggested to clamp down on farmer thefts
Gardaí need to be more visible in rural areas to help prevent rural crime, the Deputy President of the IFA has said while an Ennis representative has suggested farmers install a panic alarm to cut down on assaults.
Wheels to be put in motion about Clare hosting Tour de France stage
*Photograph: Gruber Images Clare has put its hand up to host a stage of the Tour de France.
Shannon Airport ‘at risk of falling behind Knock’ as public lose faith in Board
Public faith in the board of Shannon Group has been lost and Shannon Airport is at risk of falling behind Knock Airport, elected representatives declared this week.
St Michaels Villas ‘neglected and forgotten about’
St Michaels Villas “is neglected and forgotten about,” one of Ennis’ six elected representatives has stated.
‘Only two water taps for thousands of graves at Drumcliffe’
Installing extra water taps at Drumcliffe Cemetery would prove to be too “problematic and prohibitively expensive” for Clare County Council.
Parnell St has been ‘crying out for development’
Operational phased closures came into effect at Parnell St on Friday as part of a €3.3m development into an area that has been described as capturing “the medieval” town of Ennis.
