Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) is pleading with business owners within the town of Ennis to utilise the Clare GAA/Cloister Car Park and leave premium parking spots for shoppers and vulnerable customers to do their shopping throughout the day.
The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard (FG), will host representatives and guest speakers from a number of disability organisations such as Clare Leader Forum, Shine and the Irish Wheelchair Association in a virtual meeting on ‘Make Way Day’, on Friday, 25th September, at 11am.
Mixed views have been expressed by Ennis councillors on an appeal to reinstate ten parking spaces “in the commercial heart of the town”.
Strong criticism on the make-up of the taskforce responsible for introducing the temporary mobility plan in the town of voice was voiced by elected representatives of the Ennis Municipal District.
Dr Susan Crawford (GP) can officially call herself a county councillor following her co-option to the local authority on Monday evening.
Tensions mounted at a fiery meeting of Ennis Municipal District on Wednesday as the topic of pedestrianisation in the county town was put into the spotlight.
Clare has been selected as one of eight counties in the country to receive funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) services under the Dormant Accounts Fund.
Big changes are set to be introduced to the streets of Ennis including the installation of an interactive pavement fountain, demountable umbrella structures and making Barrack St operational for one-way traffic.
An insufficient budget will prevent the installation of CCTV at Lees Rd.
Residents in Summerhill have been affected more than other households in Ennis as a result of the mobility scheme in place, the Mayor of Clare has said.
