Áras Contae an Chláir (English: County Clare Building) is a municipal building in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.

History

Originally meetings of Clare County Council were held at Ennis Courthouse.[1][2] The new county building, which was designed by Henry J Lyons & Partners, was completed in May 2008.[3][4] It was commended in the public buildings category in the Irish Architecture Awards held by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 2008.[5] The council meeting room was upgraded in 2018 when new fixtures and fittings, including 22 chairs and a 7-metre bespoke table featuring the council coat of arms, were acquired at a cost of €51,000.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "120 years of Clare County Council is marked". Clare County Council. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Winning Design". World Architecture News. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Clare County Council HQ". E-architect. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Henry J Lyons & Partners". Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "County council spent €13,099 on one table, documents show". Irish Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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