Proposals afoot to bring in cul-de-sac to Hermitage
*Hermitage. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PARTS of Hermitage are to be turned into a cul-de-sac with a redesigned roadway to provide parking for residents and local businesses.
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‘Having ambulance units at fire stations can save lives in Clare’
*The matter was discussed at the April meeting of Clare County Council. ELECTED members of Clare County Council were told to “be cautious” with a proposal to base ambulance units at fire stations in Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon.
‘Time to rediscover Ennis’ – Cllrs call for free parking to boost footfall in town
*Crowds on O’Connell Street in Ennis for St Patrick’s Day. Photograph: John O’Neill. A PROMOTIONAL marketing video for Ennis is to be released by Fáilte Ireland while the old Boys NS site may be reopened for parking in efforts to boost business in the county town.
Text alert system to be assessed to clamp down on illegal parking in Ennis disabled bays
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon A TEXT ALERT system is to be considered for Ennis town to report illegal parking.
€10m cost to develop up to 260 homes along Road to Nowhere
*Photograph: John O’Neill DEVELOPMENT OF up to 260 homes could be built in Ennis by getting ‘The Road to Nowhere’ on the map.
‘Most outrageous plan in the world’ – councillors formally object to proposal to pipe water to Dublin
*A formal objection has been lodged by councillors. EAST CLARE councillors have formally objected to plans to extract water from the River Shannon to pipe Dublin’s leaking water network and have received the backing of fellow councillors from across the county for their stance.
Pedestrian crossing plans for Clareabbey ‘not safe for cyclists, pedestrians or motorists’
*An artist’s impression of the pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout. PLANS to install a pedestrian crossing at Clareabbey Roundabout “will not be safe for pedestrians or cyclists”.
‘They have everything else inside the Pale they don’t need the River Shannon’
*The Parteen Basin where water will be piped to Dublin. CO CLARE will get no benefit from supplying water to Dublin and surrounding counties as part of a multi-billion proposal, councillors have claimed.
Disruption over Tulla Rd Active Travel scheme has left locals & businesses ‘very unhappy’
*Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) flagged the matter. DISRUPTION caused by the Active Travel scheme on the Tulla Rd in Ennis has left local residents and businesses “very unhappy” according to elected representatives.
Traffic lights emerge under consideration for road with ‘long history of accidents’
*Finnangh Junction. REPORTS of incidents and near misses have been common place for decades at Finnangh Junction linking Ennis to the Quin Rd but an increase in vehicular traffic has also been reported since the opening of the nearby Banner Plaza.