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Clare County Council has paused plans to erect an interpretive art piece in Ennistymon to enable a broader public engagement process to take place.

On 29th April, the Taoiseach announced new public health measures, “The Path Ahead”, to continue the process of easing the very difficult restrictions on our lives.

Ahead of the anticipated arrival of large numbers of people to our beaches this May Bank Holiday Weekend, Clare County Council is providing additional significant resources in the areas of public toilet facilities, and litter and traffic management.

Clare, Cork County, Limerick and Tipperary local authorities are collaborating on a new social media campaign to combat dog litter. 

Clare County Council is pleased to announce that the Outdoor Seating and Accessories for Tourism and Hospitality Business Scheme is now open for 2021 online applications.

Clare County Council, supported by Fáilte Ireland, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the development of tourism in County Clare post-Covid and over the next decade.

Libraries Ireland is partnering with Grow it Yourself (GIY) to roll out the ‘Grow It Forward’ campaign under the Government’s Keep Well programme. GIY is a not-for-profit social enterprise, based in Waterford. It helps people to grow some of their own food at home, at work, at school and in the community.  

Members of the public, community organisations and tourism stakeholders across Clare are being asked for their input on the formulation of a long-term strategy for the Cliffs of Moher. Clare County Council is working with a multi-disciplinary consultancy team, led by Haley Sharpe Design, to prepare the Cliffs of Moher Strategy 2040.

The Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Mary Howard, has welcomed the recent announcement by Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, of the CLÁR programme for 2021. Funding for the CLÁR programme has been increased by 10 per cent this year, in recognition of the importance of the programme to some of our most remote rural areas in the country, bringing the total allocation to €5.5 million this year.

Clare County Council has welcomed the recent announcement by the National Transport Authority (NTA) of an allocation of €5.986 million to Clare County Council to advance the 2021 Active Travel programme for Clare.