Investment in six piers in the county has helped to improve the livelihood of one remote fisherman in Quilty, who like many, has been fighting against the decline of rural fishing communities.
Between €10,000 to €15,000 per week is projected to be spent by Clare County Council in providing additional resources to coastal amenities to cope with a forecasted staycation surge.
An electronic system for the submission of planning applications is to Clare County Council is to go live via an online portal by the middle of 2022.
While the majority of the players that helped Clare to maintain Division 2 league status over the past four years are expected to fill key positions in the upcoming Allianz League, a number of players are set to make their senior competitive debuts over the coming weeks.
A West Clare representative has encouraged Clare County Council to accelerate plans for road works in Kilkee as visitor numbers to the popular coastal spot increase.
*Photograph: John Mangan Ahead of the anticipated arrival of large numbers of people to our beaches this May Bank Holiday Weekend, pleas have been issued for the public to remain vigilant in the suppression of COVID-19.
*Crowds on the prom in Lahinch on Saturday. Photograph: John Mangan Coastal locations in Co Clare experienced a big surge in visitors last weekend while Clare County Council have confirmed that public toilets at Spanish Point and White Strand will be open for the May Bank Holiday.
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Amount of outpatients in the Mid-West are rising while consultant positions remain vacant, a West Clare representative has noted.
With the easing of Covid restrictions leading to the re-opening of golf courses, officials at Kilkee Golf Club are thrilled that work on a €270,000. development programme which will see the course upgraded along with the development of a 6 hole course to benefit the club’s junior sections is set to resume.
Close attention needs to be paid to lighting surrounding piers in North and West Clare.