Council u-turn over systems crash sees public consultation extended for Ennis transport plan
A TWO WEEK extension for the public consultation period for the contentious draft Ennis Local Transport Plan has been confirmed by Clare County Council.
Tom O’Callaghan
Online system for Ennis transport plan crashes but Council insist submission deadline won’t be extended
*A graphic of what is proposed on Clon Rd/Station Rd. RISING LEVELS of public submissions led to the online consultation portal for the contentious draft Ennis Local Transport Plan crashing and going offline overnight and into Friday morning but there will be no extension consultation period, Clare County Council has confirmed.
Mary Howard elected Mayor of Ennis MD for first time
*Newly elected Mayor of Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) with her Deputy Mayor, Cllr Pat Daly (FF). AN EMOTIONAL Cllr Mary Howard (FG) remembered her late father Michael himself a giant in Clare politics as she became Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District for the first time.
Wastewater capacity exists in Ennis but Clareabbey plant is full
*Photograph: Paul Corey WASTEWATER capacity exists in Ennis and the town is not closed for business when it comes to development, a senior official in Clare County Council has stressed.
We never know when they’re needed’ – request for audit of lifebuoy stock in Ennis
*The motion was tabled by Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). A NEW risk assessment on the presence of lifebuoys at known fishing sites, swimming areas, bridges and river banks across the Ennis Municipal District has been sought.
Idle Road to Nowhere blocking development of 260 homes in Ennis
*Photograph: John O’Neill. ENNIS’ Road to Nowhere which has remained undeveloped for seven years is stopping the development of up to 260 homes.
‘Fix the mistakes’ – frustration remains high in Hermitage two years on from surfacing job
*Hermitage. Photograph: John Mangan SURFACES of the roads and footpaths of Hermitage are in an “acceptable condition” according to senior engineers in Clare County Council despite ongoing complaints for close to two years following a resurfacing job.
Council meeting adjourned as mark of respect to former lifeguard Éanna Rouine
CLARE County Council’s June meeting was adjourned for fifteen minutes as a mark of respect to Éanna Rouine and his family, he had worked as a beach lifeguard with the local authority.
Councillors declare €106k in election expenses
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A TOTAL of €106,352.35 was the spend by the 28 elected members of Clare County Council in their declaration of expenses for last year’s local elections.
Chance for upgraded hospital in Ennis ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
