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OCT 27 2022
UP THE BALLY BOYS
Supermac’s plaza to open by next year PÁRAIC McMAHON
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paraic@clareecho.ie
l Iarla Griffin and Martin O’Leary go through the post match analysis after Ballyea won the senior hurling county final on Sunday
Photo by Ruth Griffin
LARE’s first motorway plaza is to be open by the end of next year. An Bord Pleanála this week upheld a decision to grant planning permission for the €10m plaza in Doora, on the outskirts of the county town. Construction is set to commence in the next three to four months. Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh said it would
result in the same level of job creation as the Barack Obama Plaza at about 130 jobs with an additional 100 temporary construction jobs. Cllr Pat Daly (FF) said “it is good for employment and for tourism” while maintaining it will not impact on other businesses “one bit”. Allen Flynn of The Old Ground Hotel who raised concerns over the plaza’s scale warned that the development could result in businesses in Ennis suffering, particularly other filling stations, as well as tourism facilities such as the coach park. MORE ON pg 4