Kilkee
Golf courses to operate at 55% capacity
*Action from the 2020 South of Ireland Golf Championship in Lahinch. Photograph: Brian Arthur Golf clubs have been advised to prepare for a surge in activity as the sport becomes one of the first to resume on May 18th.
Clare coast privileged to be home of ‘misunderstood’ basking sharks
*Basking sharks in Clare. Photograph: Ken O’Sullivan Clare is privileged to have the presence of basking sharks along the West coast of Ireland according to documentary film-maker and conservationist, Ken O’Sullivan.
Drop in tourism numbers will disproportionately affect Clare
*Kilkee Castle as seen from Dunlicka Castle on Loop Head Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan CLARE is likely to be disproportionately affected by the impact of COVID-19 on tourism with 11 percent of jobs directly dependent on the tourism and hospitality sector.
‘You will be turned home’ – increased Garda checkpoints over Bank Holiday weekend
*A Garda checkpoint in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan Increased Garda checkpoints will be located across the county over the course of the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Richard Harris and the white walls of Kilkee
An actor best known for his roles in Harry Potter and Gladiator also achieved sporting success in over six decades ago in Kilkee where he owned a holiday home.
3-5 year estimate for bringing Lisdeen road ‘up to standard’
*Querrin Pier. “Highly expensive” filling of road drains between Querrin and Doonaha and no history of accidents mean the chances of requested works being carried out along the section both villages are incredibly slim.
‘Very sad day’ as Kilkee says goodbye to Kieran Marrinan
Flags at the grounds of St Senan’s Kilkee GAA club were flying at half mast as the community gathered online to pay their tributes to Kieran Marrinan who was buried today (Sunday).
Fifteen selected for Clare’s greatest senior football team (1990 – 2020)
*Munster SFC winning captain of 1992, Francis McInerney Clare’s greatest senior football team of the past three decades has been picked.
COVID-19 effect for local economies reliant on tourism ‘disastrous’ – Murphy
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Protections are being sought for the approximate 6,500 jobs in Clare’s tourism sector with COVID-19 expected to have a “disastrous” impact on the industry.
