‘Uber’ can save pubs and combat rural isolation, says Quin publican
*Publican Eamon Duggan. Photograph: John Mangan COUNTY Clare publican Eamon Duggan believes the Government don’t appreciate the importance of the pub in combating rural isolation.
Lough Derg
Gardaí carry out land & sea patrol at Lough Derg
All water activity was off limits along Lough Derg on Thursday.
‘Time to pause’ plans of extracting Lough Derg water to Dublin
*Parteen Weir. Photograph: Aerial Video & Photo Production Pressure is being put on the Department of Planning and Irish Water to scrap plans of extracting water from Lough Derg to be then transferred to Dublin.
Tourism attraction suggested to go on same site as next county burial ground
“Significant demand” for a burial site in the Ennis environs may hinder the potential for developing a new tourism site on the Kildysart Rd.
Promotion of Clare visitor moorings ’embarrassing’
*Carrigaholt Bay. Photograph: Páraic McMahon Clare’s promotion of its visitors moorings in an international cruise sailing route is “embarrassing”, Cllr Cillian Murphy has claimed.
Middle East tour operators check out Killaloe
*UAE tour operators in Killaloe, with Siobhan Naughton, Tourism Ireland (fifth left) and Peter McMahon, Fáilte Ireland (sixth left). Photograph: Liam Burke, Press 22. Seven leading tour operators from the Middle East visited Killaloe this week as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland.
Sixth annual run for A Taste of Lough Derg
A Taste of Lough Derg’s sixth annual run is taking place throughout the month of September.
Staging of Quest series worth estimated €280k to Lough Derg economy
*Pictured at the launch of Quest Lough Derg at Twomilegate Amenity Park were, back row, Arlene White (Tourism East Clare), Oliver Kirwan (Quest Lough Derg), Andree Walkin (UL Sport), middle row, Ruth Mulhern (Tourism Officer, Tipperary County Council), Amanda Mooney (Inland Fisheries Ireland), front, Derek Kiely (GoTri Adventure Club). Photograph: Odhran Ducie This September will …
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World class tourism experience can be brought to Lough Derg
Lough Derg has the potential to become “a world class tourism product” if the right strategy is put in place.
Irish Open to bring €5m benefit to Lahinch
*Photograph: Martin Connolly ‘Golf is the second language of Lahinch’ and this relationship is set to leave it’s biggest benefit yet with an estimated €5m to be spent there during the course of The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.