Ennis WiFi, Clare County Council

12/10/2017

The traders of Parnell Street, High Street, Salthouse Lane, Chapel Lane, Merchant’s Square Cabey’s Lane and Wood Quay - collectively known as ‘Ennis Creative Quarter’ - have come together to together to launch the town’s first ever Halloween Festival on Saturday October 28th. Clare County Council’s Ennis Municipal District is delighted to support the organisers by providing funding towards the programme of events and erecting festoon lighting along Parnell Street.

Visit Ennis Creative Quarter Presents Halloween Festival for a full list of events.

04/10/2017

Ennis has been declared a ‘Coach Friendly Destination’ by the The Coach Tourism & Transport Council of Ireland (CTTC), a representative body for Ireland's coach touring companies and private bus operators. The County Capital is one of only three towns in Ireland to have successfully achieved the status following a submission by a joint working group comprising Clare County Council and Ennis Chamber.

Friar’s Walk Coach Park, located close to glór, was developed by the former Ennis Town Council and was officially opened in 2012. The free coach park features 14 spaces, on-site facilities and a drop-off / pick-up bus shelter 100m from the town centre. The site is also equipped with a Water Supply for Coach Washing, Waste Water Disposal Facilities and 24-hour CCTV Monitoring.

The accreditation will have the potential to significantly increase the volume of visitors to the town resulting in a very welcome boost to the local economy.

26/09/2017

Ennis has been named Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre in the 59h annual National Tidy Towns Competition, while Kilrush has joined the Clare County Capital in being awarded a Gold Medal in its category. The result was announced at the 2017 National SuperValu TidyTowns Awards Ceremony at the Helix in Dublin.

Ennis was marked against strict adjudication criteria and beat off stiff competition from other large urban centres throughout the country. It’s the seventh time that Ennis has been designated Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre, having won the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2016.

Ennis was named overall winner of the ‘Gum Litter Task Force’ and ‘Can it’ awards, while the County Capital also picked up a County Award along with Kilrush and Mountshannon. Lisdoonvarna won an Endeavour Award and Bronze Medals were awarded to Quin, Ballynacally, Ballyvaughan and Tuamgraney.

The other main competition winners are Birdhill, Co. Tipperary (Tidiest Village and overall winner), Westport, Co. Mayo (Tidiest Large Town), and Clonakilty, Co. Cork (Tidiest Small Town).

21/08/2017

The Abbey Street gig-rig in Ennis as seen from the air on Saturday night.

17/08/2017

Well done to the staff of Ennis Municipal District and the Environment section of Clare County Council for having our streets cleaned in time for Day 5 of

15/08/2017

15/08/2017

MarketFest gets underway at Ennis Market tomorrow, Wednesday

14/08/2017

14/08/2017

The Fleadh Cheoil official opening as seen from the air

11/08/2017

Plenty going on at Ennis Market during Fleadh Cheoil

11/08/2017

An innovative way of encouraging members of the family to get out and exercise together has been launched by Clare Sports Partnership. The ‘Adventure Walks Clare’ Smartphone App encourages parents and their children to walk or run up to 2.5 km around the town of Ennis and Active Ennis John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road, whilst playing a treasure hunt game. The 7 trails featured on the free app include adventures designed for families with children aged between 6 and 14.

Visit www.claresports.ie/adventurewalk or search for Adventure Walks Clare on Playstore (Android devices) and Appstore (Apple devices) to download the new app.

10/08/2017

Clare County Council wishes to advise the public of a fireworks display above Ennis town centre on Sunday, 13th August at 10.30pm to celebrate the launch of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2017. The carpark at Áras Contae an Chláir will be opened to the public from 11.00 a.m. (Sunday) to 1.00 a.m. (Monday).

Photograph by John Kelly / The Clare Champion