Hot chocolate café opens in Tuamgraney
Wilde Irish Chocolates located in East Clare have opened a new hot chocolate café and coffee dock.
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Funding identified for adding pull-in areas to ‘most beautiful route to Cliffs of Moher’
North Clare roads frequented by tourists are in need of adequate improvements to cater for their usage, elected representatives have flagged.
Cabinet approves reopening of pubs
Pubs have been given the green light to reopen on September 21st following a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday morning.
Opportunity to deliver ‘spectacular’ coastal walk in Kilkee
A West Clare councillor has suggested that a coastal walk be developed in Kilkee akin to the popular Liscannor to Doolin trail.
Destinations Town an opportunity for Ennistymon ‘to get a really big win’
Ennistymon needs to “maximise the benefits” of funding from the Fáilte Ireland Destinations Town initiative.
Miltown Malbay’s omission from Wild Atlantic Way strongly criticised
Miltown Malbay has “been shafted” by its continued omission from the Wild Atlantic Way route with West Clare councillors stressing that this be rectified prior to an expected increase in staycations this summer.
‘You don’t realise how special Scattery Island is until you go there’
Scattery Island Tours resumes its operations on July 3rd, with owner Irene Hampton optimistic that the West Clare island escape will provide the perfect platform for a family staycation in what will undoubtedly be, the hardest year to ever hit the tourism and hospitality sector.
Rules on substantial meals in pubs ‘farcical’ – Clare TD
A Clare TD has described rules that individuals must purchase a meal worth €9 in order to be served at a pub as “farcical” while also bringing Ennis Mart and Darby O’Gill & The Little People into a discussion in Dáil Éireann.
‘Catastrophic’ period for Clare’s tourism industry ‘offers opportunity’
Clare’s tourism industry is facing its biggest challenge of all time but it also offers an unheralded opportunity to be innovative according to one of the county’s leading experts in the field.
Revenue at Cliffs of Moher tops €10m for first time
*Cliffs of Moher. Photograph: Ann O’Connell “A countywide lure” needs to be gained off the Cliffs of Moher, the Chairperson of its Board has stated.
