Church hoping for massive windfall from town site sale

The Catholic church in Ennis has made a bid to secure a massive financial windfall in connection with a substantial landholding it owns in the town.

This follows Ennis parish employing consultants to make a submission to Clare County Council calling on the local authority to promote lands the church owns to allow a major retail development proceed.

There already appears to be interest from a major retailer in developing a new store, with Aldi confirming it is seeking to construct a second store in Ennis.