This is an historic town of approximately 20,000 people located midway between the university cities of Galway and Limerick and within a 20 minute drive of Shannon International Airport.

Founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1240 A.D. the town is full of history and famous for it's narrow streets and old world charm.

Ennis is Ireland's Information Age Town arising from which 85% of the population have on-line services. This Eircom project invested 19m in IT infrastructure in the town.

Ennis, which is highly regarded for it's clean environment and friendly people, has won the National Tidy Towns Award for larger towns on many occasions.

Ennis is the capital town of County Clare and as such provides the usual services associated with such a designation. The County Hospital is on the northern outskirts of the town. Garda Headquarters are in the centre of the town and County Council offices and motor tax facilities are on the eastern verges of the town.

The town is very well serviced by hotels including the famous Old Ground Hotel, the Temple Gate Hotel and the Queens Hotel in the town centre. The West County Hotel is on the Limerick Road the Auburn Lodge Hotel on the Galway Road. The new facility at Woodstock Golf Hotel & Leisure Centre has been established just off the Lahinch and includes a very fine 18 hole golf course. Ennis Golf Club is on the western verges of the town.

Other sports amenities include the County GAA facilities at Cusack Park, Banner GAA Club, Eire g GAA Club and of course the famous Doora/Barefield Club is on the eastern side of town. There is a very fine new swimming pool built adjacent to the Galway Road - with similar facilities are the West County Hotel and Woodstock Golf Club. The tennis and badminton club is in the town centre.

The town is very well serviced by schools. There are a number of national schools and secondary education is provided for girls in the town centre at Colaiste Muire and boys at St. Flannans College and CBS. All three have a very good reputation.

Ennis is the gateway to many fine visitor amenities throughout the county including Lahinch with it's famous Golf Club, Doonbeg with it's newly established Greg Norman Golf Club, the famous Burren, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Knappogue Castle and Craggaunowen.

Ennis is a very special place to live.