THE Department of Social Protection has not committed to increasing the Community Employment (CE) scheme top-up to €50, saying any further changes would need to be considered in an overall budgetary context.
*Eva Birdthistle, Creative Communities Engagement Officer, Clare County Council; Helen Walsh; Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Joe Killeen; and Dolores Meaney, Senior Executive Librarian, Clare County Council. Photograph by Eamon Ward CLARE County Council has launched Death Positive Libraries Clare, a countywide initiative designed to encourage open conversations around death, dying, grief and bereavement.
*EarthCheck auditor Daniel Frey meets NPWS and Geopark representatives at Fanore Dunes COUNTY Clare has retained its Silver sustainable tourism certification following a five-day independent audit by international certification body EarthCheck, with this year’s assessment focusing on North Clare.
*Minister of State Jerry Buttimer, Gordon Daly, Chief Executive, Clare County Council, Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle, Mayor of Ennis and John Knott, Head of Transport Services Planning, National Transport Authority at the launch of the new Ennis Town Bus Service in Ennis, County Clare || Photograph by Eamon Ward THE new Ennis Town Bus Service is …
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*Pictured launching Climate Action Week 2026 are Clare County Council staff (L-R): Shanelle Waring, Age Friendly Development Officer; Ann Cronin, Senior Executive Engineer; Cyril Feeney, Senior Engineer; Mary Corry, Community Climate Action Officer; Dr Carmel Kirby, Director of Services for Transport, Climate, Recreation, Environment & Emergency; Dara Dever, Climate Action Officer; Anne O’Sullivan, Senior Engineer; …
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*(L-R) EnergyCloud CEO Alan Wyley, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Councillor Joe Killeen, Delivery Director at FuturEnergy Ireland, Mary Lynch and Chief Executive of Clare County Council Gordon Daly. || Photograph by Eamon Ward FORTY social housing homes in Clare are to receive free hot water through a pilot project using surplus renewable electricity from …
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*Pictured ahead of Clare’s first Age Friendly Week are (L-R): Gordon Daly, Chief Executive, Clare County Council; Dara McGuigan, Regional Age Friendly Manager; Mike Cusack, Vice-Chairperson Clare Older People’s Council; Larry Hally, Chairperson Clare Older People’s Council; Cllr Joe Killeen, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Yvonne Madden, ASO Age Friendly Clare; and Shanelle Waring, Programme Manager …
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*MC Alan Morrissey speaking with Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council Cllr Joe Killeen; Clare County Council Chief Executive Gordon Daly; Sharon Meaney of Clare Volunteer Centre; and Stuart Garland of Volunteering Ireland at the launch of County Clare – European Volunteering Capital 2027. Photo credit: Eamon Ward. MORE than 450 people gathered in Ennis as …
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*(L-R): Rosie Foley, Women’s Health Week Ambassador, former Irish Rugby international, and open water swimmer; Joan Tarmey, Healthy Ireland Co-ordinator, Clare County Council; Jessica O’Keefe, Clare Sports Partnership; Cllr Joe Killeen, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Ruby O’Donovan and Lauren Lynch, Transition Year Students at St Anne’s Community College, Killaloe. Credit: Eamon Ward FORMER Ireland rugby …
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*Photo by Arthur Ellis A CLARE councillor has joked that US President Donald Trump was missing one thing when he visited Doonbeg — the Cathaoirleach’s chain.