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ENNIS’ first street ambassador has been out and about in the county capital, welcoming tourists and visitors to the town from both home and abroad.

THE AIB branches in Kildysart and Kilkee are to close. Last Friday, AIB announced that “as part of the wider cost-reduction programme and integration of branch and direct channels, AIB is in the process of restructuring its physical network.

PLANS to strengthen controls over the private rented sector mark a positive step in tackling anti-social behaviour in housing estates in Ennis, according to former mayor and Ennis town councillor Michael Guilfoyle.

While Clare County Council receive between 500 to 600 complaints a year in relation to tenants breaching the housing authority’s anti-social behaviour strategy, just one or two result in evictions, it emerged this week.

LAST Monday morning Kildysart Community Centre buzzed with pre show activity. Mobiles were barely silenced before they lit up again, while a stream of people made brief visits to the show office, which was manned by general secretary Dan O’Connell and PRO Brigid Garry.

Spanish Point is welcoming the safe return of three volunteers, Brian Hehir, David Russell and Julie Claire, who participated in the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona in Spain, in aid of charity.

SHANNON Heritage, the tourism and heritage subsidiary of Shannon Development, recorded an increase of 5% in visitor numbers last year, according to the annual report.

WHILE assurances were given to Clare County Council by Deputies Pat Breen and Joe Carey that the local authority will receive its entire General Purpose Grant Allocation from the Local Government Fund if compliance with the household charge increases, no formal guarantee has been received from the Department of the Environment.