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Members of Clare County Council have continued to fulfil their roles by working remotely during the ongoing public health crisis and maintain contact with relevant staff on a daily/weekly basis and at Municipal District (MD) level.

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Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has announced a €40m grant to aid the Covid-19 response of community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises, with an online closing date of Wednesday, 20th May, 2020, at 5pm.

Ahead of the May bank holiday weekend, Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána are asking people not to travel to parks, beaches or other amenities outside of the 2km limit.

Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of Clare County Council and Chairman of the Clare Covid-19 Community Response Forum, has expressed his warm welcome to Anthony Daly (usually known as 'Dalo') on his appointment to the Forum as Community Champion. 

ABC Nutrition, a Shannon-based manufacturer of sports nutrition, weight management and lifestyle nutrition products, has made a donation of almost 2,000 ready-to-eat food pots to the Clare Covid-19 Community Response Forum.

An information leaflet advising members of the public of the new freephone number for the Clare community response helpline – 1800 203 600 – will be distributed around the county via An Post over the coming days.

A video message from Clare County Council to stay home and not visit holiday homes or tourist resorts while the current Covid-19 travel restrictions are in place. 

The transcript is also included below the video. 

Clare County Council has confirmed it will continue to make public services as accessible as possible during the ongoing international health crisis.