Ennis is open for business this Christmas
*Moira and Catherine Kelly pose for a selfie with Santa. Photograph: Arthur Ellis SHOP LOCAL this Christmas was the message issued from the Interim Chief Executive of Clare County Council this week.
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‘Plight of criminality getting out of control in Ennis & surrounds’ warns Sinn Féin councillor
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). Photograph: John Mangan A “PLIGHT” of criminality is spreading across Ennis and its environs while senior officials in Clare County Council held “a very productive meeting” An Garda Síochána this week where anti-social behaviour were among the issues discussed.
‘I don’t think this is the end of Leonora Carey’
*Leonora Carey (FG) speaking in the count centre. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE will not be represented by the member of the Carey family in Dáil Éireann for the first time in almost two decades after Leonora Carey (FG) came up just short in her quest to become a TD.
Dowling ‘lit a very bright candle for Co Clare’
*Outgoing Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. Photograph: Joe Buckley ELECTED members of Clare County Council were vociferous in their praise of Chief Executive Pat Dowling who confirmed that he will be retiring from the role at the end of the year.
‘We all miss PJ Kelly’ – Council meeting adjourned as politicians remember Lissycasey native
*Mourners at the funeral of PJ Kelly in Lissycasey. Photograph: Tom Micks MONDAY’s meeting of Clare County Council was fully adjourned as a mark of respect to the late PJ Kelly (FF).
‘This will not be the Children’s Hospital mark two’ – Council defend ongoing Ennis public realm works
*Photograph: John Mangan A SENIOR OFFICIAL in Clare County Council has said the Ennis public realm works “will not be a Children’s Hospital mark two”.
Cleaning of the Corrovorrin River hindered by ‘seasonal constraints’
*Photograph: Gary Collins “SEASONAL constraints” mean it will take twelve months before cleaning of the Corrovorrin River can take place.
Growing population base strengthens calls for additional playgrounds in Ennis
*Photograph: John Mangan ADDITIONAL playgrounds are needed across Ennis and surrounding areas, elected representatives have said
‘Inevitable that HIQA will recommend opening of a second ED in the Mid-West’
*Ennis Hospital. HEALTH activists and politicians in Clare have said it is “inevitable” that a HIQA review will recommend the creation of a second emergency department in the Mid-West region.
Ennis family ‘have gone through hell’ because of illegal encampment
*Photograph: Natasha Barton AN ENNIS family “have gone through hell” due to the presence of an illegal encampment, a Clare councillor has claimed.