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THE TIDY Towns committee in Shannon has hit out at thoughtless individuals who stole plants from pots in two parts of the town.

A huge effort has taken place around the town for the tidy towns competition, adjudication for which has been taking place in re- cent weeks.

The progress has been hindered by the work of people who took the plants. Gold and yellow marigolds were stolen from Rossbracken and red begonias were taken from out- side the Town Hall.

“We were livid. We had to re- place them. A couple of dozen of plants were taken. I just cannot understand how someone could come along and lift them out of their pots. We had to replace them but hopefully the judges weren’t around when the plants were gone,” said acting chairperson of the Tidy

Towns committee Tess Barry.

“We were very disappointed as we wanted them to look good. It isn’t young people who are doing NOD ISMAMECD OL oMAV6 (6 (0x0 B

The act was particularly annoy- ing for the Tidy Towns committee, as effors were being made to im- prove on last year’s performance. Then, while an improvement of six points was scored, the litter section showed a poor performance.

“We did well last year and hope- fully the litter is better this year than last year as a big effort has been made by all of the residents associations, particularly those in Corrib Drive and Fergus,’ added SRSB or huas

SY NToML NOUR Ole) B eae MBDLAKO Mme DKOCOE should be appointed in Shannon, to deal with the general litter problem throughout the town.

The adjudication for the Tidy Towns competition has been com- pleted and the results are due to be

announced in Dublin on Septem- ber 12.

Factors such as overall develop- ment approach, landscaping, wild- life and natural amenities, litter control, tidiness and the condition of residential areas, roads, streets and back areas will all be taken into account.

Shannon scored 233 points last year. Quin scored 234, Sixmileb- ridge scored 223 and Newmarket- on-Fergus won 212 points. Efforts have been made in each of these ar- eas and all will be hoping for good results this year.

Meanwhile, judging for the best- kept estates will take place in Shan- non this weekend. The Inis Ealga and Ballycaseymore Residents Associations are both entered. The newly-formed Rossbracken Residents Association is expected to enter the competition next year, having missed out on this year’s deadline.

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YOUNGSTERS in Shannon with a love for music are set to take the stage on Friday evening.

Five bands — Babylon Gigolos, Nix- on’s Mother, The Xenos, Glitterbill and the Starfish & Profound — will perform at the Respond Community Building, Rineanna View, in Shannon between 7

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The event is organised by the Clare Youth Service Shannon Bands Project Committee which aims to provide op- portunities for young people in Shan- non interested in performance.

Two of the bands have been invited from the Ennis Bands Project and the other three are local Shannon bands.

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THE way is now clear for the provision of a privately run three- storey medical centre, which will form part of a new commercial development on the outskirts of Ennis town centre.

The masterplan being driven by T Sheils & Co for the company’s flagship site on the Ennis-Galway Rd also includes the proposed new McDonalds for Ennis, along with a new supermarket and six two-storey retail units.

The ambitious plan will also see the development of underground and overground car-parking fa- cilities, along with a stand-alone petrol station.

The existing showrooms and shop will be demolished.

With an Bord Pleanala giving the medical centre component the go-ahead, the only remaining aspect of the masterplan yet to get the green-light is the McDonalds drive-thru restaurant, where a de- cision 1s expected in October.

However, as part of the condi- tions attached to the permission, the appeals board has ruled that

the medical centre shall not be occupied until the Ennis by-pass is complete in the interests of traffic safety with the by-pass project not expected to be com- plete by April 2007.

The development – when com- plete – 1s expected to further in- crease the value and profits of the Sheils Company.

The Ford dealer, which has out- lets in Ennis, Limerick and Gal- way, recorded a turnover of €32.5 million to the end of October last year employing 60 people.

Ennis Town Council granted planning permission for the med- ical centre earlier this year, how- ever it was appealed to An Bord Pleanala by local resident, Brian Crowe of 79 Elm Park, Gort Rd, Syabavhy

Mr. Crowe claimed that the de- velopment of the medical centre 22 metres from his home is unac- ceptable.

However, T Sheils & Co point- ed out to the appeals board that the development is in close prox- imity to St Joseph’s Hospital and will provide primary care and personal social services.

The company stated: “This is in keeping with the 2001 Health Strategy issued by the Depart- ment of Health and Children.”

They also argued that the pro- posal is not significantly higher than the existing dwellings, nor in close proximity, therefore over- shadowing will not be significant and therefore the proposed devel- opment will not seriously injure residential amenity.

As aresult of the inspector’s de- cision to grant planning permis- sion, the Board ruled that “having regard to the zoning of the site of the proposed development in the current Development Plan for the area and the pattern of develop- ment in the area.

“It 1s considered that the pro- posal would be compatible with other permitted uses, would not seriously injure residential amen- ity and would be acceptable in terms of traffic safety and con- venience.

“The proposed development would, therefore, be in accord- ance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.”

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LOCAL cyclists will set off from Ennis next week will as part of a charity cycle to raise money for work that has been undertaken on the spire of the Cathedral in Ennis. Thirteen volunteers will travel 80 miles from Ennis to Birr on Saturday August 27 as part of a fund-raising drive to pay for the cost of restoration work on the spire.

All donations are gratefully accepted. Work on the restoration of the spire has been completed at a cost of €1.75m. Last year’s cycle to Cork raised €26000 for the project.

This 1s the second year of the event.

The church has also planned a series of other fundraising initiatives.

An art exhibition 1s planned for Christ- mas while there are also plans for a con- cert in the cathedral.

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MEMBERS of the Ennis based Centre for Inde- pendent Living (CIL) have echoed a statement made this week by the People With Disability’s in Ireland (PWDI), that greater efforts should be made to make public transport more accessible.

The call comes as members of the CIL prepare to travel to Strasbourg in September as part of European-wide initiative to raise the issue of dis- ability with the EU.

The ‘Strasbourg Freedom Drive 2005’ will bring together 600 people from around Europe who will stage a major disability rights rally at the European Parliament in Strasbourg from September 5-8. 58 people will travel from Ire- land, with six people representing Clare.

According to Thomas Connole, who will lead the Clare delegation in Strasbourg, more needs to be done to make the transport service more accessible for people with disabilities.

“We were trying to lobby for a low floor bus for the use of people with disabilities between Ennis and Limerick but Bus Eireann kept saying there was engineering difficulties with the road. The trains are also very inaccessible to people with disabilities especially if you are in a wheelchair,” said Thomas on Friday.

Reports carried out by the National Disability Authority (NDA) showed that there is an extra

burden placed on a person living with disability, because of the extra costs associated with dis- ability.

This week the PW DI recommended that a pay- ment be made to disabled people to cover rising AUS COIS

“There is also talk now that taxi drivers are go- ing to introduce a fuel surcharge and the mobil- ity allowance I get at the moment won’t cover that,” explains Thomas.

Accessible transport is just one issue that the group hopes to highlight in Strasbourg.

The CIL are part of a larger European-wide movement known as the European Network of Independent Living (ENIL), who have three key demands that they would like to see met at Stras- bourg.

These include; stopping the drift towards insti- tutionalisation, the provision of a European-wide funding for personal assistance and to pass a res- olution stating that 5% of Overseas Development Aid be given to community development projects for disabled people in developing countries.

According to Dermot Hayes of the CIL, the issue of personal assistance remains hugely im- portant in Clare.

“At the moment there are approximately 72 people waiting for personal assistance that we know of, and we view this as a human rights is-

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