Developer makes plea for controversial €34m plan

THE promoter of contentious plans for a €34 million retail development for Ennis is making a late bid to win the hearts and minds of the public ahead of a crucial vote on the development.

Seamus Lynch said yesterday his retail plan will create 300 construction jobs and “between 180 and 200 permanent sustainable jobs at a time when unemployment is at its worst in Clare since the 1980s”.

The company lodged the planning application for the retail plan in January and councillors proposed a rezoning of the site in June to allow for a district retail centre at the location.