Lifeguards return to Clare beaches
Lifeguard cover has resumed at Clare beaches.
Nine Clare beaches have retained their Blue Flag for 2020 while Kilrush Marina has been recognised for the first time in 15 years.
Swift movement at a national level is needed to sustain the future of North and West Clare, areas which are heavily reliant on tourism.
A Gort priest has incorporated comedy sketches into mass and also took to spreading the word of God from the back of a trailer.
Although the annual Famine Walk has had to be postponed for 2020, organisers have adapted to complete it virtually and it will now feature contributions from two Clare speakers.
*Crowds at the DDF Irish Open in Lahinch last July. Photograph: Brian Arthur The staging of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (DDFIO) last year contributed to Lahinch Golf Club recording a ‘not unexpected’ operating loss of €564,148.
*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.
*O’Connell Square 70% of businesses not currently trading in Clare have laid off staff, according to a COVID-19 survey published today (Tuesday).
A new cliff fort has been located in Lahinch and added to the database of the National Monuments Service.