PLANS for a new library, café, tourist office and four apartments in Lisdoonvarna have been lodged with Clare County Council. Kilnamona developer Alan Cummins Ltd applied for planning permission to renovate the vacant Lynch’s Hotel in the town square earlier this month. As part of the planned renovations, the developer has applied to the local …
HOTEL WOODSTOCK, Ennis has won Best Employer: Wild Atlantic Way category at the Fáilte Ireland Employer Excellence awards. Securing the acclaimed Best Employer: Wild Atlantic Way award, Hotel Woodstock has demonstrated that sustainable success in the modern tourism and hospitality sector is driven by a supportive, positive workplace culture built from the ground up. This …
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THERE’S something special about summer in Clare. Long evenings, sea air, family gatherings and those spontaneous days out that become treasured memories. While visitors travel from around the world to experience our coastline, many of us are lucky enough to have it right on our doorstep. This summer, why not see Clare from a different …
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WHAT started as a small kitchen experiment on Inis Oírr has evolved into one of the most recognized handmade food brands on the Aran Islands, crafting rich, creamy fudge using Irish ingredients. Man of Aran Fudge was founded over 30 years ago by Tomás Póil, an island farmer looking to diversify his income, who decided …
THE Fitzgerald family has successfully mastered an evolving tourism market for over 30 years in North Clare. In the centre of Doolin, the family-run Village Crafts Shop has quietly grown into a longstanding fixture of the local landscape, offering visitors a thoughtfully curated collection of authentic Irish goods alongside a traditional welcome. Owned and operated …
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A young Inis Oírr native is inviting people to step on to the island and slow down. Áine Seoighe the founder of Éalú Aran offers bilingual immersive cultural and wellness experiences on the Aran Islands. A break from the stresses of everyday life through yoga,breathwork, sauna, sea swims, Irish language, crafts, history, and nature, offered in unforgettable …
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PLANS to transform a ruined 18th century manor into a 19 room hotel have been lodged with Clare County Council. A Mr Kevin Quinn has submitted plans for a new hotel at the site. The manor was built in 1760 and was formerly a small hotel business, now acting as a protected structure. Atlantis Developments …
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A number of locals in the seaside resort of Lahinch are opposing plans by a couple to demolish their €1m home and build a replacement home more than twice the size.
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Tourism Cathal Crowe is calling on government to bring certainty to the tourism sector by retaining the lower VAT rate that the industry is subject to. Following Budget 2023, it was announced that the reduced rate of 9% would be extended until the end of February, at which stage it would …
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County Clare’s Tourism Strategy demonstrates a robustness of representation across the county and offers a unified direction, it was stated at a recent Rural Development SPC meeting.