*Lisdoonvarna’s Theresa O’Donohoe will chair the webinar. An introduction to community energy will be provided for communities, householders and small businesses in the form of an ‘Energy Matters’ webinar on Tuesday.
A group of communities in North Clare have come together to design a roadmap for the strategic regeneration, development and sustainability of the region.
The need for increased mental health supports and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community in Clare has been identified through a recent survey conducted by the Clare Public Participation Network (PPN).
*John Kerin (Chairperson), Bernadette Haugh (Clare Local Community Development Committee Chief Officer), Sharon Meaney (Clare Volunteer Centre) and Leonard Cleary (Director of Rural Development). A new freephone number has been added to Clare’s Covid-19 Community Response team.
*Providing telephone sypport for the Clare Community Response Helpline is David Bennett and Helen Moloney of Clare County Council’s Rural Development Directorate. A dedicated community support helpline has been set up in Co Clare to assist members of the public during the current public health emergency.
Clare’s most vulnerable will be assisted following the creation of a new community response team.
*Leonard Cleary, Clare County Council Director of Rural Development. Photograph: Joe Buckley Disappointment has been voiced with the failure of Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) to reciprocate the desire from Clare County Council to form a joined up approach for future funding applications in the county.
*Cllr Tony O’Brien. Photograph: Martin Connolly Older employees at Molex may not reap as many benefits as their younger colleagues in the skills audit that is to be carried out among its Shannon workforce, an East Clare councillor has warned.
An award winning Clare-based international knitwear company has announced plans to invest €400,000 into its new Killaloe manufacturing facility and create ten new jobs.
Town teams are being formed across Clare as rural communities fight to preserve their towns and villages to build a brighter future for the county.