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.
*Cllr Donna McGettigan. Photograph: Martin Connolly An alternative model to economic development devised by Sinn Féin has been endorsed by Clare councillors of different political parties.
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.
Areas of North and West Clare cannot be viewed solely as places for people to visit, the Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District has stressed.
*Ennistymon. Photograph: Martin Connolly Demand for social housing is exceeding supply in North and West Clare.
A ‘staycation boom’ is predicted for Co Clare this summer.
Rural Ireland “is at a crossroads” and requires a revitalisation of its towns, villages and settlements with as much gusto as leading promotional campaigns, a North Clare elected representative has declared.
DigiClare are planning to launch an international marketing campaign as part of a bid to make Clare “the remote working capital of Ireland”.
Targets of the Clare Rural Development Strategy need to be revised because of the global pandemic, a West Clare representative has stated.
A “massive hangover” with regard to the public’s mental health will be experienced unless sufficient supports are put in place.