‘This can make the town’ – refreshed plans submitted for Cloister building
*Photograph: Tom Micks REVISED plans have been submitted by Clare County Council for future development of The Cloister.
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‘He gave everything to the community’ – memorial bench for Dermot Hayes requested for new dialysis unit
*Dermot Hayes. DERMOT HAYES’ outstanding advocacy and his ability to converse has put momentum behind a new campaign to have a bench named in his memory.
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.
U21 trophy to be renamed in memory of Éanna Rouine
*The late Éanna Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WINNERS of Clare GAA’s U21 football championship will be presented with a new trophy this year which is to be renamed the Éanna Rouine Memorial Trophy.
‘Take it outside if ye want to go at it’ – heated exchange sees Burke & Guilfoyle clash over fuel crisis in Council chamber
*Cllr Pat Burke (FG) and Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF). “TAKE IT outside if ye want to go at it,” the Mayor of Clare told two elected members of the County Council during a heated exchange over the fuel protests.
Ennis fuel crisis protest attended by thousands
*Photograph: John O’Neill. OVER 1000 people took to the streets of Ennis on Sunday morning as part of the protest over the rising cost of fuel.
‘Blockades must be removed as matter of critical urgency’ says Crowe following meeting with protestors
*Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) with protestors on the M18. ROAD BLOCKS need to be removed from the M18 “as a matter of critical urgency,” a Clare TD has said following his meeting with protestors.
‘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.
‘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.