Toonagh residents say area at end of estate is ‘like a jungle’
TOONAGH RESIDENTS have labelled a derelict piece of ground in their estate as “a jungle”.
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Nestor’s final motions focused on graveyard link & Hermitage grotto before joining priesthood
*Mark Nestor. Photograph: Eamon Ward MATTERS RELATING TO A GRAVEYARD AND a grotto were the last proposals tabled by Mark Nestor (FF) before he left politics to join the priesthood.
Further disabled parking spaces will improve universal accessibility of Ennis town centre
*A total of 78 disabled parking spaces are currently documented as being located in the Ennis MD. 78 disabled parking spaces are currently located across the Ennis Municipal District, with the vast majority of this figure located in the county town.
Councillors want to call in CAB over Ennis criminality
‘SHOCKING LEVELS of criminality’ in Ennis have led to a county councillor calling for the deployment of the Criminal Assets Bureau to the area.
Christmas lights to shine but Council cutting back on energy use
*Photograph: John O’Neill CHRISTMAS LIGHTS are to be switched on in Ennis for twelve hours per day as Clare County Council strives to cut back on its energy usage.
Sudden Ennis injury unit closures easily preventable with contingency plan & proper staffing levels
ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS must exist at the Ennis Injury Unit to prevent sudden closures.
‘Tighter oversight needed for private companies offering IVF treatment’
PUBLICLY FUNDED access to IVF treatment is to be rolled out from next September while representatives in Clare have shared their concern with the lack of regulation for private clinics in the area.
Fianna Fáil councillors silence attempt to discuss potential Council loan for transfer of Shannon Heritage sites
*Monday’s meeting of the local authority saw tensions raise between some councillors. FIANNA FÁIL COUNCILLORS silenced an attempt by an Independent councillor to get Clare County Council to publicly debate the merits of taking out a loan to acquire the four Shannon Heritage sites in the county.
Ennis Cllrs say plans for town’s largest ever housing scheme is too big
*Plans for the Ballymacaula development were debated by Ennis councillors. PLANS FOR ENNIS’ largest ever private housing scheme will have to be reduced, local councillors have argued.
Renaming of Clare roundabouts to be considered to attract international attention
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NUMBER OF ROUNDABOUTS in Clare are to be considered for renaming in a bid to “enhance the marketability of the county for tourism and benefit of Shannon International Airport”.
