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Clare County Library is partnering with Ennis Book Club Festival to provide a diverse and stimulating programme of cultural and art events for secondary school students in Ennis and Kilrush libraries during the coming weeks.

LIT has its plans to open a new campus in Ennis, Co. Clare on foot of a proposed capital investment of €0.75 million by Clare County Council.  Located on Bindon Street in the town’s historic core, the new facility will enable a substantial increase in Higher Education activity in the town..

Dr Órlaith Borthwick has been managing the delivery of the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation ‘Mid-West Action Plan for Jobs’ for the past number of years. In this article, Órlaith speaks about the successes of the plan, where we’ve come from and the regional plans for future economic development.

Scariff Library Gallery hosts “Portraits in Black and White”, a visual art exhibition by Clare artist Brian O’Shaughnessy, from 18 February to 9 March.

There was success for County Clare at the National Heritage Awards which were held this week at the Royal Irish Academy and were attended by Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Seán Kyne TD.

The children of Scoil Na Maighdine Mhuire in Newmarket-On-Fergus this week stepped on board the BUMBLEance to learn about the work of children’s national ambulance service.

Three new fitness circuits for walkers and athletes of all abilities have been introduced to the 130-acre woodland at Active Ennis John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road.  

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the Clare County Capital on Sunday, 17 March for the 2019 Ennis St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The valuable contribution made by County Clare’s community groups and volunteers to their local area is being celebrated through a new awards scheme.

O’Brien’s Tower, the landmark building that stands on a headland at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, will undergo restoration in the coming weeks.