West Clare can cash in on cruise industry post COVID-19
West Clare has the capability to pounce on what is expected to be a dramatically altered cruise industry.
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Sustainability of towns and villages must be ‘high priority’ for strategic projects
Sustainability of towns and villages must be treated as “high priority” when it comes to the preparatory work on 22 strategic projects in the West Clare Municipal District.
‘Bad enough to be losing to Limerick in hurling never mind economic development’ – PJ Kelly bemoans Cahercon inactivity
A Clare councillor has hit out at the failure to capitalise on the potential of a South-West Clare pier.
‘Mini marina’ for Labasheeda would spread Clare’s tourism offering
Clare’s longest serving councillor has led the call for the creation of a “mini marina” in Labasheeda.
Confusion between locals & Council on Cahiracon
Locals have expressed their confusion as to how future plans for Cahiracon House can be put in place when the property continues to be in private ownership.
Cahercon can be ‘a world class marine facility’
*Cahercon. Photograph: Ann-Marie Hanrahan Cahercon has the potential to be “a world class marine facility”, a meeting in Kilrush has heard.
West Clare economic development hindered by ‘hard border around Ennis’
“A draft mortuary notice for West Clare” has been issued by Clare County Council based on it’s economic development plans for the area according to the longest serving elected representative in the county.
‘Prime opportunity’ for maritime jobs in Clare
*Photograph: Chris McKiernan There is confidence that opportunities for job creation in maritime industry will arise following the zoning of tracts of land along the Shannon Estuary.
€1.8m for Kildysert development
ALMOST €1.8million has been allocated for the development of specialist infrastructure and accommodation for maritime and cruise liner related training on the Clare side of the Shannon estuary. The Clare MEZ (Maritime Economic Zone) project for Cahercon, Kildysert will also include a test bed for renewable technologies, according to Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, …