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ENNIS TOWN Council has been accused of showing no goodwill to- wards the traders in the Ennis Farm- ers’ Market.
Spokesman Jason Horner said the traders are very frustrated with the lack of response from the council to- help promote the market which takes place each Friday at the town’s his- toric market area.
Mr Horner said that the council recently ended the monthly market at Glor as it didn’t comply with the council’s casual trading bye-laws.
A grower and seller of organic pro- duce, Mr Horner said the council “don’t seem to want to do anything Koma ee
He said business was thriving for the market traders.
“Things are really going well and the market helps bring people into the town centre. We have a good reg- ular clientele and what we are doing should be encouraged.”
Mr Horner said it is getting to the stage where the attitude of the coun- cil towards the farmers market 1s stymieing the development of the market.
“We are not looking for a lot, but
we don’t seem to be successful in what we are asking for.”
He said that the traders sought an electricity connection from the coun- cil, but were unsuccessful, while a request for a water connection was met with what Mr Horner described as “an unhygienic connection which was only knee high”.
The longest running problem 1s the issue of cars parking in the area des- ignated as the Farmers’ Market the night before and this makes it very difficult for stall holders to erect their stalls on market morning.
“We have been in touch with the council on this but they have done nothing for us.”
Mr Horner said some of traders who operate at Ennis also operate at Kilrush where there is a market every Thursday.
“The contrast is really obvious where Kilrush Town Council re- sponds in a positive way to requests made by the traders there,” he said.