‘Remember you are there to serve the people’ – 125 years of democracy celebrated in Clare
*Photograph: Eamon Ward 125 years of local democracy in Clare was acknowledged on Monday.
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‘Young drivers the problem’ claim councillors as efforts made to put road safety on curriculum
*Photograph: Joe Buckley 61 PEOPLE have been killed so far on Irish roads this year yet Clare County Council does not have a road safety officer, it emerged this week.
Stronger focus needed on making Ennis the first climate adaptive town in Ireland
*Public consultation on the Post Office Field is said to be “imminent”. Photograph: Bob Singer STRONGER focus needs to be placed on making Ennis the first climate adaptive town in the country, as part of the Ennis 2040 strategy.
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.
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.
‘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.
Ennis St Patrick’s Day parade brings huge colour as Abbey Street car park shines as civic space
ABBEY Street car park served as an excellent venue for the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Ennis which attracted hundreds to the county town.
Patrick’s Day parades to highlight Abbey Street car park’s importance as civic space
*Photograph: John O’Neill ABBEY STREET’s importance as a civic space in the heart of Ennis will be highlighted this weekend for the St Patrick’s Day parade.
‘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.