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The Friendly Sons Of The Shillelagh Pipes And Drums from New Jersey, USA, have been named “Most Musical & Colourful Spectacle” in the 2019 Ennis St. Patrick’s Day Festival.

Clare County Council is inviting funding applications for small-scale infrastructure projects from schools, local development companies and established community groups located in CLÁR areas of the county.

Clare County Council has opened Books of Condolence for the late Michael Ryan of Lahinch, Co. Clare, at Áras Contae an Chláir in Ennis and at the West Clare Municipal District Office in Ennistymon.

Carrigaholt volunteer Mags Keane and Clarecastle were named ‘Volunteer of the Year’ and ‘Community of the Year’ respectively at the inaugural Clare Community Awards ceremony held in Hotel Woodstock last night (Thursday, 7 March 2019).

Clare County Council is seeking proposals of events for children and young people during Cruinniú na nÓg on June 15th, a national day of celebrating and encouraging children and young people to take part in cultural and creative events around Ireland.

Clare County Council is inviting local communities as well as project and housing estate committees to build on the county's strong track record of success in the IPB Pride of Place Competition by putting their name forward to take part in 2019.

Mary Fitzgerald, the founder of Clare Haven Services and Haven Horizons, has been named Grand Marshal of this year's Ennis St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Clare County Council, in association with Shannon Heritage, is undertaking a tourism planning process that will result in a ten-year Tourism Strategy for Clare.

The 2019 tourist season at Loop Head Lighthouse commences on Saturday, 16 March 2019 as the historic West Clare landmark opens to the public for the first time this year.

Clare County Council and Kilrush & District Historical Society have been successful in securing funding for a heritage-led regeneration project in Kilrush.