*FILE PIC: Bobby Kerr, Chairman of the Board, Cliffs of Moher Ltd, Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism with Clare County Council and Geraldine Enright, Cliffs of Moher. Photograph by Eamon Ward. ELECTED representatives in West and North Clare refused to back a motion from a Green Party councillor banning day trip buses from visiting the …
Tadhg and Aodhan Ó’Gairbhith and their Sister Liadan with “Michael Cusack” (Martin Vernon) at the inaugural Michael Cusack Day in Carron, located in the heart of the Burren in County Clare Photograph by Eamon Ward. CARRON will host the final event of ‘Cusack 175’, a yearlong programme of events marking the 175th anniversary of the …
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*Photograph: Tina O’Connell DOOLIN PIER’s use as a swimming destination can no longer be ignored with Chinese whispers an obstacle at the North Clare location.
*Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism Development and West Clare Municipal District for Clare County Council, Sheila Browne, Project Co-ordinator, Cliffs of Moher Experience and Eoin Hogan, Rural Recreation Officer, Clare Local Development Company, pictured on the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk, which is the subject of a new management plan. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. A NEW …
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A GROUP OF (ham) radio amateurs from across the Mid-West will gather at Loop Head Lighthouse Experience this weekend to use Morse Code and SSB (Single Sideband) Radio to contact lighthouses and lightships throughout the world.
*Photograph: John Mangan A COST BENEFIT of the Cliffs of Moher to surrounding areas of North Clare is to be included as a specific element of a new strategy for one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.
*The Burren. NORTH CLARE REPRESENTATIVES have criticised the lack of energy applied to linking the planned West Clare Greenway with the UNESCO Global Geo Park in the Burren.
*Public consultation on the plans ended last month. BYE-LAWS have been adopted to prohibit overnight camping on roads and public places in Lisdoonvarna plus the Loop Head Lighthouse car park.
Dr. Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland (pictured centre) outside the Michael Cusack homestead in Carron, County Clare, during the unveiling of a bronze bust of the founder of the GAA. Also pictured Dónal Ó hAiniféin, Chair of the Board of Michael Cusack Centre; Tim Madden, Manager of the Michael Cusack Centre; and Cllr. Ann …
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Pictured at the Cliffs of Moher Experience (L-R): Dr. Eamon Doyle and Seán O’Farrell, Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark; Dr. Babis Fassoulas, University of Crete; Cllr. Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; Geraldine Enright, Director of Cliffs of Moher Experience; Adina Popa, Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania; Deirdre O’Shea, Head …
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