20 October 2020
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20 October 2020
‘Heritage Heroes’ from across Ireland were celebrated at the National Heritage Awards 2020 today (20th October, 2020), with Clarecastle and Ballyea Heritage and Wildlife Group receiving the Clare County Heritage Week Award 2020 for its project, “Clarecastle on film in the 1950s.” Projects from County Clare also received recognition at the Awards as runners-up in two categories.
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16 October 2020
Clare County Council, in partnership with Shannon Heritage, Shannon Group and Fáilte Ireland, has developed a 10-year Clare Tourism Strategy titled Guiding our Journey to a Vibrant New Future in Tourism.
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15 October 2020
Clare County Library will host a Decade of Centenaries History Week from 19th to 23rd October. The year 1920 was a momentous one in the county and the History Week programme will endeavour to examine the events and people of the period.
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15 October 2020
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14 October 2020
Clare County Council is helping to raise awareness of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, which takes place on 15th October this year.
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14 October 2020
Clare Arts Office is delighted to announce the first of a series of new commissions which have been supported through the Creative Ireland Programme.
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14 October 2020
Clare Museum has received grant funding of €10,200 from the Heritage Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase community access to its collection and activities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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13 October 2020
Ennis has achieved the highest cleanliness level in the most recent Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) nationwide litter survey, with eight out of 10 sites surveyed in the town being awarded the top litter grade.
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13 October 2020
Clare County Council has received an allocation of €140,810 from a new €5 million fund under the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which will provide capital grants towards the maintenance, improvement and upkeep of community centres and community buildings.
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8 October 2020
Student entrepreneurs across Clare have begun their journey in this year’s Student Enterprise Programme, with eyes on next year’s national final. This Local Enterprise Office-run programme will be delivered differently given the current restrictions across the country, and the final, which will take place on Friday, 14th May, 2021, will be a virtual one.
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7 October 2020
The importance of having working smoke alarms installed in the home is the key message of National Fire Safety Week 2020, which is taking place this week (5th to 12th October).
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7 October 2020
The Government has announced that, from midnight tonight, all counties including Clare will be placed on Level 3 under the Plan for Living with Covid-19.
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7 October 2020
Active Ennis Leisure Complex would like to advise members of the public that it is open and operational under Level 3 guidelines.
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7 October 2020
As of October 7th, 2020, the following opening hours and procedures will apply at customer service desks at Clare County Council office locations:
- Áras Contae an Chláir, Ennis: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and by appointment from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (access via car park at rear of building)
- Killaloe Municipal District (MD) office, Scarriff: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and by appointment from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- West Clare MD offices, Ennistymon and Kilrush: 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., and by appointment from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Shannon MD office: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and by appointment from 1:00p.m. to 4:00 p.m
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6 October 2020
Clare County Council and consultants have signed a contract for the design of the Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) Visitor Experience.
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6 October 2020
Clare County Council invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the contractual provision of Professional Counselling Services.
Interested parties must submit an “Expression of Interest” in order to compete for the contract for Professional Counselling Services.
The envelope containing the Expression of Interest should be clearly marked as “Private and Confidential - Expression of interest for Professional Counselling Services” and should be addressed to the Senior Executive Officer, Human Resources Department, Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
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2 October 2020
Householders across Clare are being encouraged to avail of an upcoming opportunity to dispose of their hazardous domestic waste free of charge.
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1 October 2020
Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, is delighted to re-open with a vibrant exhibition by local artist, Kim Thittichai. The exhibition, ‘Home – New Explorations in Textiles, Photography and Plastic,’ is now open and runs until 30th October, 2020.
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30 September 2020
Sport and physical activity in Clare has received a welcome boost, with €125,650 being allocated to the county through the Dormant Accounts Fund.
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30 September 2020
Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána are calling on individuals, businesses and communities in County Clare to remain vigilant and continue to adhere to Government restrictions in response to the recent upsurge in cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
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23 September 2020
Clare County Council is pleased to announce that the Cloister/GAA car park in Ennis will be open from 8:00am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, on a temporary basis.
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23 September 2020
Clare County Council officially opened the Turret Lodge, Kilrush, on Tuesday, 22nd September, 2020. Turret Lodge is a notable landmark in Kilrush Town controlling access between the town and the Vandeleur Estate demesne. Given that Kilrush House, the home of the Vandeleur family, burned down in 1897, the surviving lodges, walled garden and stable block have added significance as surviving links to the town’s past heritage.
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23 September 2020
Clare County Library is delighted to announce a series of smartphone classes for older people in a number of libraries beginning at the end of September.
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22 September 2020
The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard, will host representatives and guest speakers from a number of disability organisations such as Clare Leader Forum, Shine and the Irish Wheelchair Association in a virtual meeting on ‘Make Way Day’, on Friday, 25th September, at 11am.
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22 September 2020
In pursuance of the provisions of section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) at a meeting of Clare County Council on 21st September 2020 a resolution was passed to the effect that the basic rate of Local Property Tax should stand varied upwards by 15 per cent for the year 2021 in respect of relevant residential properties situated in the local authority’s administrative area.
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21 September 2020
The Temporary Covid-19 Town Centre Mobility Plan for Ennis was introduced by Clare County Council solely in response to Covid-19 and in line with Government guidelines on social distancing. The plan is designed to support residents, the business community and all citizens to access Ennis town in a safe, socially distanced environment as the town centre is characterised by narrow streetscapes and interconnected laneways with restrictive footpath widths.
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21 September 2020
The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, of the second round of funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (Accelerated Measure) for 2020.
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