Dream Bigger!

At the end of the day it’s working towards a vision for Ennis 2040, attracting in investment, making it a great place to live, work and shop. No one is doing this with the idea of making anywhere worse. It’s all to a greater good”, he said.

Mr Corrigan said €100m of investment in Ennis is targeted over the lifetime of the plan and discussions have already taken place with the European Investment Bank (EIB). He said Ennis 2040 is not in competition with the private sector. “To attract in this type of investment it has to be large scale, refurbishing small scale buildings was going to take too long. It’s not going to attract in the investment. We’re taking on the projects that the private sector wouldn’t so we’re not in competition with them. We’re there to compliment and attract investment in and stimulate the market. We’re choosing the sites that maybe wouldn’t be economically viable for a private sector developer to develop”, he said, “We’re talking to a range of large scale investment bodies such as the EIB and government funding as well. It’s investment in the buildings. You’re talking in the short to medium term, over €100m”.

Mr Corrigan said compulsory purchase orders (CPO) will not be part of this stage of the plan.

Sophie earns WiSTEM2D scholarship

Sophie Spellissy, Computer Science and Information Technology; Ennis, was presented with a bespoke framed glass artwork to mark their receipt of a scholarship from global healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson, as part of its WiSTEM2D Programme at University of Galway. The programme, supported in Galway by Johnson & Johnson’s CERENOVUS team, will provide the scholarship recipients with extensive industry mentoring and leadership training. The WiSTEM2D Programme showcases Johnson & Johnson’s commitment to developing and implementing highimpact strategies to support female students undertaking STEM2D degree courses in universities around the world Photo Martina Regan