Ennis

Clare County Council has confirmed it has signed a contract for the Lough Girroga Flood Relief Scheme adjacent to the Gort Road Business Park.  The scheme is designed to alleviate the flooding experienced in November 2009 due to the overflow of Lough Girroga during the severe weather crisis experienced at that time.

COUNCIL officials have allayed concerns that talks between the Temple Gate Hotel and Ennis Town Council regarding Place St Paul de Fenouillet could result in a future change of ownership of the town centre courtyard.

LITTLE Megan Malone, the four-year-old who defied all the odds in her fight against a rare form of cancer, returned home to Ireland at the weekend where she was greeted with a hero’s welcome.

WELL-known South Galway locations will be making it to the big screen early next year as the backdrop to a feature film, Seven Songs for Amy currently being filmed in the area.

MARTIAL arts instructor Kevin Copeland has been chosen as one of just two in the country to represent Ireland in an international tournament in Canada later this month.

WITH just days to go before the announcement of who will host the 2012 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and reap the benefits of a multi-million euro boost to the local economy, the group championing Ennis’ bid has yet again impressed Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.

THE ESB has succeeded in its bid to remove a condition of planning for a mast in Knockanean ordering them to pay over €6,000 to Clare County Council, despite an inspector of An Bord Pleanála recommending that the development contribution be increased to €10,000.

Ennis, along with most of the country, has received a clean bill of health once again in the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). Ennis is in joint 15th position, holding onto its ‘clean to European norms’ status and moving up from 21st place last year.