Ennis pothole nets €12k for tyre business in a matter of days

Dubbed the “Claureen crater”, a pothole on the fringes of Ennis, Co Clare, was a silver lining for one firm, generating revenues of €12,000 in emergency tyre repairs in a matter of days.

Yesterday, Clare County Council confirmed to Cllr Brian Meaney (FF) that it paid out over €2,100 from 13 separate claims relating to damage caused by the since repaired pothole.

According to Mr Meaney, the Claureen crater, along with a pothole labelled the “Fanore fissure” in north Clare, have cost the council €5,000 in pay-outs to motorists over 2012 and 2013.