CLARE County Council has been allocated €894,122 to cover a substantial portion of the unplanned costs it incurred during last year’s severe winter weather, according to figures released to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney. The funding confirmation came in a written parliamentary reply from James Browne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who …
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*Athenry Town, South Galway GALWAY County Council has opened applications for the 2026 Local Enhancement Programme, which will allocate €213,600 to voluntary and community groups across the county. The scheme, administered locally by the Galway County Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) and nationally by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, supports …
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Pictured at the at the 2025 Business Post Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards, held at the Mansion House in Dublin (left to right) Edward O’Shea (Station Officer, An Cheathrú Rua Fire Brigade), Niamh Foley, Head of Enterprise Sales, Virgin Media; Mackenzie Boland (GCC IS Team and Project Lead), Michelle Hennelly (Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer). …
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A WEST CLARE politician has slammed ESB for passing the financial burden of Storm Éowyn onto its customers while refusing to compensate those without power.
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL have confirmed it will stand down its six community response hubs and the community helpline established following Storm Éowyn.
THE LADY Gregory Hotel is among a number of community businesses who have opened facilities to Gort and South Galway community amidst Storm Éowyn destruction.
THE IMPACT of the historic levels of damage caused by Storm Éowyn is still being felt across Clare, almost a week after it first made landfall on the 23rd of January.