This article is from page 17 of the 2011-06-07 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 17 JPG
THERE have been calls for the town of Ennis to be made available to rent.
In a motion to be debated at today’s meeting of Ennis Town Council, Green Party councillor Brian Meaney is asking that the Council give consideration to make Ennis available to rent.
Speaking yesterday, Cllr Meaney explained that the Council, working in conjunction with businesses and civic groups, should come together to make all of the amenities in the town available to use to a person or group for an agreed period of time.
He said the proposal would be at- tractive for international conferences and similar large-scale events.
Cllr Meaney added that the initiative could also involve re-naming the streets of Ennis after the person who was renting the town and allowing them to graze “cattle, sheep or goats on the post office field”.
“I think it is an innovative means by which you can market the town and bring more tourists in,” he said.
Cllr Meaney said a similar initiative exists in Lichtenstein, where the entire principality is available to rent to private clients for $70,000 a night.
Cllr Meaney said, “It has a population of around 25,000 people so it’s quite similar to Ennis in that sense.”