Dunphy Communications

The first ever recipients of the “Mayor of Ennis’ Citizens Recognition Awards” were last night heralded for their outstanding contribution to community life in Clare’s County town.

A multi-agency initiative aimed at drawing visitors and tourists to Ennis in County Clare was launched at Glór today.

Clare County Council has welcomed the publication of the EPA report on Bathing Water Quality showing that 10 of the County’s 11 Bathing Water areas had good status in 2011.

Hundreds of tonnes of waste farm plastic are expected to be collected for recycling throughout County Clare over the coming weeks.

Clare tourism operators are optimistic that the 2012 tourist season, which runs from May to October, will record an increase in overall visitor numbers compared to the same period last year.

Hundreds of people from throughout the County will participate in the John Giles Foundation Walk of Dreams, which will begin and finish at the Lees Road Sports and Amenity Park in Ennis on Bank Holiday Monday (7th May).

The unsettled weather of the past week failed to deter hundreds of people from participating in the inaugural Kilrush Biodiversity Week.

The Limerick/Clare/Kerry Region, through the Regional Waste Management office, has signed up to participate in a European wide waste recycling project.

Fire officers from across Ireland and abroad will gather in Dundalk, County Louth next week to participate in the annual Irish Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) Conference and Fire Technology Exhibition.

A busy tanning salon in the centre of Ennis is playing host to an Artisan Pop Up Shop, the first project to be rolled out under the Ennis Access to Spaces Initiative (EASI).