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.
*Mark Power. Photograph: Pat Cashman Golfing fans and Lahinch club members in particular, closely followed the fortunes of the Great Britain and Ireland team in their biennial match with the United States at the weekend at Seminole golf club in Florida.
*FILE PIC: Fr Willie Cummins (right). Photograph: NCR A Clare parish priest has defended staging regular Sunday morning masses during Covid-19 lock-down saying that no person has got the virus from attending his masses.
Sustainability of towns and villages must be treated as “high priority” when it comes to the preparatory work on 22 strategic projects in the West Clare Municipal District.
*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.
*Photograph: John Mangan An increase in gastrointestinal complaints have been observed in Lahinch over holiday periods, a local pharmacist has warned.
*Cathal Malone in Lahinch. Photograph: John Mangan The Clare Echo’s hurling coverage is brought to you in association with Cellnet. Cathal Malone has been on the Clare senior hurling panel since 2014, last year’s season stands out at his best to date but he’s determined to go bigger and better for the campaign ahead.
*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.
With golf courses set to re-open today (Monday), timesheets opened in recent days and within a few hours of opening the “full up” notices went up for Woodstock.
*Cllr Mary Howard. Photograph: Eamon Ward Predicted “huge traffic” along the Lahinch Rd this summer has reignited the bid to introduce traffic calming measures at the Shanaway Rd junction.