Ennis speaks at China forum

ENNIS’s unlikely twinning with a sprawling US desert city with a population of more than four million has resulted in two of the town’s top representatives addressing a global forum in China.

At the World Cities Scientific Forum at Chengdu, Ennis town manager Ger Dollard and deputy mayor Mary Howard shared the stage with representatives of the world’s megacities.

Chengdu has a population of more than 14 million and, commenting yesterday after returning from the UN event, Mr Dollard said that “Ennis is punching above its weight”.