MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS Clare County Council has four Municipal Districts: Ennis, Killaloe, Shannon and West Clare.
Ennis Municipal District Ennis Public Realm Enhancement projects
The Ennis Public Realm Regeneration projects involve regenerating the public realm, significantly improving accessibility for pedestrians, providing an enhanced streetscape, and delivering two expanded, high-quality civic spaces with the overall aim of making the Town Centre experience more appealing and conducive for both retail and social purposes. The key features of the projects include shared surface treatment, widened footpaths, high-quality surface materials with improved street furniture, lighting and signage, street trees, canopy structures. The Parnell Street, Lane-ways and Bow-ways project continued construction throughout 2021, with work substantially completed in December 2021.
The High Street, Bank Place, O’Connell Square, O’Connell Street, Old Barrack Street and Barrack Square project was submitted for funding in 2021. The project, with an overall cost of €5,390,391, 75 per cent of the cost being granted funded under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund under Project Ireland 2040, and the remaining 25 per cent being financed by Clare County Council. Part VIII planning permission was secured for the O’Connell Street element of the project in 2021, with detailed design for the project being informed through a process of public 89
