Áras Contae An Chláir
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. The new county building, which was designed by Henry J Lyons & Partners, was completed in May 2008. 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. 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.
References
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "120 years of Clare County Council is marked". Clare County Council. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Winning Design". World Architecture News. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Clare County Council HQ". E-architect. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Henry J Lyons & Partners". Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "County council spent €13,099 on one table, documents show". Irish Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.