Clare Collection tourism losses hit €1m for first six months of 2025
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. LOSSES are mounting for tourism sites in Clare under the ownership of the local authority while the County Council is owed €41m.
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‘Haphazard’ use of space in Kilfenora
*Kilfenora. KILFENORA is lacking a plan for parking in the village with the current system described as “haphazard”.
West Clare can become ‘world-leader for green energy’
*Moneypoint. STRATEGIC THINKING needs to come into force to ensure Moneypoint is supported for future generations and that West Clare can become “a world-leader for green energy”.
‘There’s a pothole in the Mills too’ – East Clare Cllrs told ‘put on the helmets’
TWO EAST CLARE councillors were advised to ‘put on their helmets’ after digs were fired over the presence of potholes in respective parishes.
Budgetary headaches eased for Council with no match funding required for €7m Cloister project
*The Cloister. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. THERE WILL BE no budgetary headaches for the finance department of Clare County Council following the allocation of close to €7m to redevelop the Cloister in Ennis.
Inis Dom campaign launched to increase use of Irish language in retail sector of Ennis town
Pictured at the launch of Inis Dom are (L-R): Leah Ní Thailtigh, Language Planning Officer, An Clár as Gaeilge; Domhnall Ó Loingsigh, Secretary, An Clár as Gaeilge; Emer O’Flaherty, Musician and Campaign Ambassador; Paul Flanagan, former Clare hurler and Campaign Ambassador; Teresa Ní Riain, Irish Language Development Officer, An Clár as Gaeilge; and Ruairí Henchy, …
Council ‘actively reviewing sites in its ownership’ to provide motorhome camping facilities
A report on motorhome carping was previously completed by consultants for the Council in December 2023. DEFICITS of motorhome camping facilities in Clare can be tackled to extend the tourism season in the county, county councillors have said.
Age friendly uber scheme could tackle social isolation in Kilrush
AN AGE FRIENDLY UBER scheme for Kilrush is to be explored by the local authority with social isolation rising for the elderly in West Clare’s biggest town.
Wait for flood relief scheme is stifling housing development in Shannon
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON’s ongoing wait to have a flood relief scheme in place continues to leave homeowners unable to insure their properties.
Scope for 40 extra parking spaces on Lahinch site formerly touted for skate park
*Photograph: John Mangan THIRTY to forty extra car parking spaces can be provided in Lahinch by clearing away waste ground on a site previously touted for a skate park.