Municipal Districts There are four municipal districts in the county, which provide a range of local services at local service centres in Ennis, Scariff, Kilrush and Shannon.
Municipal District of Killaloe The members of the Killaloe Municipal District met regularly during 2017 to consider the provision of services and the improvement of facilities and amenities in their district. The members met with representatives from local community groups regularly throughout the year to discuss issues relevant to their areas. Funding was provided towards a number of important projects under the General Municipal Allocation. Cllr. Alan O’Callaghan was elected Cathaoirleach at the Annual General Meeting in June, taking over the role from Cllr. Tony O’Brien and Cllr. Pat Hayes was appointed as Leas Cathaoirleach taking over the role from Cllr. Pat Burke.
Municipal District of Ennis Ennis is one of four municipal districts in the county of Clare. The Municipal District of Ennis also includes the surrounding environs of Clarecastle, Quin, Barefield, Kilnamona and Kilmaley. The budget for 2017 for the Municipal District of Ennis was €274,000. The members of the Municipal District of Ennis invited applications for grant assistance under its Community and Arts Grant Scheme in 2017. The objective of the grant scheme was to encourage and support local organisations and groups active in the cultural, artistic and community development needs of the municipal district. Applicant organisations were based within the Municipal District of Ennis area and the projects submitted for grant assistance had a Municipal District of Ennis focus. The municipal district also supported a number of festivals and events which were held at various times throughout the year. A number of annual contributions were also paid to organisations within the municipal district to assist with their own annual budget for the year. All allocations were approved by the 8 members of the Municipal District of Ennis. 95
