Potential community use of vacant buildings in Ennis town centre to be examined
*Photograph: John Mangan VACANT and under-utilised heritage and historic buildings in Ennis town centre are to be examined for potential community use.
Joan Tarmey
Changes at the top in Clare County Council
*Leonard Cleary, Noeleen Fitzgerald, Pat Dowling, Anne Haugh, Carmel Kirby and Jason Murphy. SUBSTANTIAL changes to the management of Clare County Council are to be made as part of a vast reshuffle.
Inis Cealtra visitor centre opening off target & progress of Kilrush Maritime Training Centre ‘lagging’
*The Old Rectory building in Mountshannon. TARGETS for the operation of a visitor centre for Inis Cealtra are set to be missed while the work on a Maritime Training College in Kilrush is “lagging”.
Holy Island visitor centre go ahead gives East Clare its time to shine
*Holy Island (Inis Cealtra). EAST CLARE TOURISM is set to be put on the map following the allocation of funding to create a visitor centre at Holy Island (Inis Cealtra).
Visitor centre for Inis Cealtra/Holy Island planned to be operational by end of next summer
“STEADY PROGRESS” has been made on the Inis Cealtra project with plans on foot to open the Old Rectory building in Mountshannon as a visitor centre by the third quarter of next year.
Experience Clare calendar produced
A special Experience Clare 2021 Holiday Calendar has been produced with the objective of encouraging visitors to choose County Clare as the destination for their holiday breaks, when it is safe to do so.
‘Holy Island can be a world class tourism destination’
*Lough Derg as seen from Holy Island. Photograph: Niall Culligan Hopes remain high that Holy Island will be “a game-changer” in developing East Clare’s tourism offering but elected representatives have acknowledged the timeline for the project’s delivery is “dragging on a bit”.
East Clare’s quietest summer in 20 years
This summer has been the quietest in East Clare in over two decades according to hospitality providers in the region.
World class tourism experience can be brought to Lough Derg
Lough Derg has the potential to become “a world class tourism product” if the right strategy is put in place.
UK company appointed to deliver Clare tourism strategy
*Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan Team Tourism have been announced as the appointed tenders to deliver a tourism strategy for Co Clare. Chief Executive Officer of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling has in recent weeks signed an order with Team Tourism to deliver the plan. This will be a ten year road map to guide the tourism …
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