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114 primary schools across Clare are participating in a fire safety awareness campaign facilitated by Clare County Fire & Rescue Service.  

Arising from current Easterly high pressure weather conditions, forecast high temperatures and low relative humidity levels, a High Fire Risk has been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses and other dead vegetation exist.

The Rural Development Directorate of Clare County Council is inviting expressions of interest from new and established business and community groups across Clare in relation to the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2019, the main focus of which is on public realm type activities and the enhancement of town centre amenities.

Clare’s “Best Young Entrepreneurs” for 2019 and €50,000 investment fund winners were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Local Enterprise Office Clare last night.

Former Dublin footballer Jason Sherlock addressed 250 secondary school students from all over Clare and beyond on his “Story on Resilience” at a recent event in glór.

A new species of fossil crinoids dating back to 325 million years ago has been discovered in Doolin, County Clare.

Clare County Council has announced the appointment of consultants for the design of a new social housing scheme at Ballard Road, Miltown Malbay.

Exciting, up and coming Clare-based producers such as Chapel Gate Irish Whiskey Co, Inagh Farmhouse Cheese and Wilde Irish Chocolates will join producers from all over Ireland at the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) ‘Meet the Buyer’ event taking place on ‘The Street’ at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) on Thursday, 23 May 2019.

Clare County Council is asking members of the public to stay indoors and to avoid all travel from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. tonight after Met Éireann issued a Red Level warning for County Clare.

Photo: Padraic McElwee, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office Clare  and Liam Conneally, Director of Economic Development, Clare County Council in the centre, pictured with Minister Pat Breen T.D. on the left (Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection), Minister Heather Humphreys T.D. (Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation) and Mark Christal of Enterprise Ireland in Russborough House, Wicklow, to celebrate 5 Years of the Local Enterprise Offices.