*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media Continued decline of the spread of COVID-19 has been recorded in Clare while appeals to avoid large gatherings on St Patrick’s Day have been issued by the Taoiseach and the Department of Public Health Mid-West.
A ‘staycation boom’ is predicted for Co Clare this summer.
An online advertising campaign ran by Clare Local Enterprise Office in association with The Clare Echo has been hailed as a major success.
Value for money must be evident if Clare County Council are to purchase the Rocky Road, a senior officer with the local authority has said.
*Photograph: Jean Tubridy A much publicised project group tasked with producing a five year strategic plan for Clare GAA has been officially ratified.
Clare County Council expect to have a publicly accessible system online by the end of next month with detail on the follow-up actions to passed motions by the Council.
*Clare hurlers celebrating on their homecoming after winning the 2013 All-Ireland. Clare GAA have been urged to “address the story” questioning the manner in which funds were raised and spent by the Hurling Supporters Club between 2012 and 2015.
*Doolin. Photograph: John Mangan A ‘dezoning war’ is likely to lead to Clare councillors rejecting a proposed County Development Plan with the survival of rural parts of the county on the line.
Eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Co Clare while the county’s incidence rate has declined further with no new deaths recorded nationally for the second day in a row.
*Liam Alford. Photograph: Joe Buckley World champion kickboxer Liam Alford will be back in the ring this July.
