Lisdoonvarna wins fight to keep its post office open
*Photograph: Brendan Cusack. LISDOONVARA’s post office has been saved at the eleventh hour.
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Ennistymon Community School chasing first All-Ireland title
*Joint captains Alex Leyden and Conor Rynne. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile ENNISTYMON COMMUNITY SCHOOL go in search of their first All-Ireland football title this weekend.
Ennistymon Hub ‘a real success story’ – new study shows growth value of €3.8m
*The DigiClare Hub in Ennistymon. ENNISTYMON’s DigiHub has a current annual total growth value of €3.8m and contributes €5.7m to the North Clare economy on a yearly basis.
Partial reopening of coastal Cliffs walk is ‘best case scenario’ for 2025 tourist season
MANAGEMENT of the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk do not expect it to reopen fully for this year’s tourist season.
Tobin Report on Cliffs of Moher walk due in two weeks
*Hags Head on the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk. AFTER MANY false dawns, the eagerly awaited Tobin Report, a management plan for the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk is to be presented to Clare County Council officials in two weeks.
Conway must be supported say Fine Gael colleagues in Clare
*Martin Conway with Simon Harris and Leo Varadkar. INPUT from former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) will shed light on any questions surrounding the 2018 controversy involving Senator Martin Conway (FG) prior to his selection as a General Election candidate, a West Clare councillor has said.
Cliffs of Moher visitor numbers up 8% while traffic impact remains ‘huge’ in North Clare
*Visitors at the Cliffs of Moher. VISITOR numbers at the Cliffs of Moher are up eight percent while plans to run a shuttle bus from surrounding villages to the tourist attraction in 2025 represent “an exciting and big project” and a draft of the new strategy for the walking trail is “due imminently”.
‘We need to step up our online communications’ – Council urged to be more proactive online during extreme weather events
*The Crisis Management Team meeting at Aras Contae an Chlair during Ophelia. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL can “step up” its communications during extreme weather events according to elected representatives.
Dowling ‘lit a very bright candle for Co Clare’
*Outgoing Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. Photograph: Joe Buckley ELECTED members of Clare County Council were vociferous in their praise of Chief Executive Pat Dowling who confirmed that he will be retiring from the role at the end of the year.
‘It is a psychological impact as much as anything else when you lose services’ – future of Clare post offices under threat
*The post office at the Market in Ennis is to close. 300 post offices are facing closure without the assistance of State funding, a Clare postmaster has said.
