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Inis Cealtra visitor experience ‘can drive visitors to East Clare’

Pictured at the opening (LtoR) Clare County Council Director of Service for Tourism Development Siobhan McNulty; Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Gordon Daly; Cathaoirleach of Killaloe Municipal District Pat Burke; Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Paul Murphy and Minister of State for Fisheries and the Marine, Timmy Dooley TD INIS CEALTRA’s visitor experience …

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Salmon of knowledge mural unveiled in Killaloe

By Lisa Mullaly

David Speed putting the finishing touches to the mural inspired by Resonance Festival. Photograph by Darren Ryan. A new mural inspired by the Resonance Lough Derg Festival has been unveiled for the bordering towns of Killaloe and Ballina.

Cappa regains Blue Flag status as nine Clare beaches receive award for 2025

By Páraic McMahon

*An aerial shot of Cappa. Photograph: Airswing Media. CAPPA has regained its Blue Flag status which it lost in 2023, it is one of nine Clare beaches to receive the coveted award for 2025.

Tourism & commercial facility given go-ahead at Williamstown Harbour

By Michael Fitzgerald

*Williamstown Harbour. WILLIAMSTOWN HARBOUR in Whitegate is to be revitalised after conditional planning permission was granted for the development of a major tourism and commercial facility.

Contracts signed for €1.2m Ballycuggaran water sports facility

By Páraic McMahon

*An artist’s impression of the Fáilte Ireland Ballycuggaran Sports Activity Facility at Ballycuggaran in County Clare. CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of the €1.2 million Ballycuggaran Water Sports Facility on the shores of Lough Derg in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.

Trail to Tuamgraney to commence next year

By Páraic McMahon

WORKS to link Tuamgraney with an existing 12km walking trail from Killaloe to Ogonnelloe are to commence next year

League of Ireland footballer Moran drowned from jet ski crash after giving life jacket to female passenger

By Gordon Deegan

*The late Wassiou Ayawe Moran. A 19-year old promising soccer player drowned in a jet ski accident after giving his life jacket to a teenage female passenger before she got on the jet-ski.

80 year old man pleads guilty to indecent assault of five boys

By Gordon Deegan

*One of the assaults took place on Holy Island. AN 80-year old man has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of five boys over a six year period at locations in Clare and Limerick.