Ex Mayor Ryan elected Chair of Clare LCSP
*PJ Ryan. Photograph: Natasha Barton FORMER MAYOR OF Clare, PJ Ryan has been elected as the Chairperson of the new Clare Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP).
Sean Lenihan
Shortage of parking costing Ennis retail sector €20m per annum claims councillor
*A full Harvey’s Quay car park in Ennis on Tuesday morning after 9am. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. ENNIS is short an estimated 240 spaces according to one councillor who said such a shortcoming is the equivalent of “€20m per annum lost for the local retail sector”.
50 plus parking spaces to be provided over Christmas at old Boys NS site in Ennis
OVER 50 parking spaces are to be provided on a temporary basis at the Old Boys National School in Ennis for the Christmas shopping period.
GAA President officially opens new Miltown Malbay facilities & unveils plaque to Comerford
PRESIDENT of the GAA, Jarlath Burns was in Miltown Malbay on Tuesday night to officially open new facilities in Hennessy Memorial Park and to unveil a plaque in memory of Georgie Comerford.
Supports needed for Ennis businesses following construction of public realm
*Works on High Street last year. BUSINESSES in Ennis must be supported when the town reopens following the conclusion of the public realm construction works next month.
‘It is fitting for a man who gave so much & asked for so little’ – calls to rename Cathedral Plaza after Willie Walsh
*The late Willie Walsh. EFFORTS to name a newly created plaza in Ennis in memory of the late Bishop Willie Walsh are underway.
Start date of construction for Ennis’ Active Travel scheme ‘is imminent’
*An artist’s impression of the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd. ENNIS’ Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd is expected to start construction within the next month, senior officials in the local authority have said.
€6.9m allocated to transform Cloister into community space
*The Cloister Building is set for a major redevelopment. ALMOST €7M has been allocated to Clare County Council to transform The Cloister in Ennis to a multi-use community space.
‘They are worth every penny’ – Ennis councillors give backing to school secretaries & caretakers
Barefield NS principal Gareth Ruane with secretaries outside the constituency office of Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF). ENNIS COUNCILLORS have voiced their support for school secretaries and caretakers in their efforts to secure pension parity with their colleagues and the same access to sick and bereavement leave.
New life brought to public spaces in Ennis
Mayor of Ennis MD, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) with senior engineers Seán Lenihan and Paddy Tiernan plus members of Ennis Mens Shed at the Mill Wheel. Photograph: Eamon Ward. RESTORED SEATING, public art, new planters and improved bus stops are among a series of linked enhancement projects delivered by local groups and the Ennis Municipal …