Ennis

RYAN’S Centra in Ennis has won the title of Best Convenience Store in Ireland for Hygiene and Food Safety at the National Q Mark Awards.

TEN of Ennis’ most eligible bachelors will be vying for the coveted title of Mr Ennis this weekend. Mr Gay Clare Timmie Murphy and Miss Clare Hazel McMahon will be putting the contestants through their paces this Saturday in The Grove at 9.30pm. The event is part of a fundraiser for St James’s Hospital in Dublin’s Newfill Project for HIV treatment organised by Timmie from Ballybeg, who will this month compete for the title of Mr Gay Ireland.

THE air quality in Ennis has shown a “very significant improvement” following the introduction of the smoky coal ban just over a year ago, figures from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) have shown.

THERE are currently 1,405 approved applicants on Ennis Town Council’s housing waiting list, with the vast majority of applicants seeking local authority housing for financial reasons.

THE first phase of the Cuan an Chláir housing and daycare centre project for Ennis is anticipated to begin by the end of this year.

WELL-known Ennis man Eric Hanrahan celebrates not one, but two, very special occasions this week. As well as turning 65 on Tuesday, Eric is set to retire on Friday after working at Sheils for 47 years.  

The Ennis Music Project opens its doors on Saturday, October 6 to young people aged 15-18 interested in the creative arts and getting involved with the project.

PARENTS of children with special needs are worn out from “begging and battling” for services, according to the manager of a Barefield-based children’s charity.