375 Clare families impacted by food & fuel shortage
375 FAMILIES in Clare are struggling from a fuel and food shortage.
Rural Development SPC
History made as Council meeting is chaired remotely
Clare County Council made history on Tuesday when one of its meetings was chaired for the first time by somebody not physically present at the sitting.
‘Voice of young Clare people’ to focus on mental health, employment & discrimination in 2020
*Clare Comhairle na nÓg members prepare for their Onesie Run. Promoting positive mental health, youth employment and discrimination are to continue as central actions focused on by a group self-described as “a voice for the young people of Clare”.
Council ‘disappointed’ by CLDC’s level of enthusiasm for joined up funding bids
*Leonard Cleary, Clare County Council Director of Rural Development. Photograph: Joe Buckley Disappointment has been voiced with the failure of Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) to reciprocate the desire from Clare County Council to form a joined up approach for future funding applications in the county.
No climate change or biodiversity SPC for Clare
*Waves on the Atlantic Ocean during Storm Lorenzo. Photograph: John Mangan A new strategic policy committee (SPC) dedicated solely to climate change and biodiversity will not be introduced in Co Clare.
Shannon Airport’s challenges ‘killing’ tourism in Clare
Challenges facing Shannon Airport must be considered in the upcoming tourism strategy to be produced by Clare County Council.
Clare’s ‘badly needed’ tourism strategy to be ready by the autumn
*A path on the Cliffs of Moher looking over the Aran Islands. Photograph: Julie Tillett ‘A badly needed’ tourism strategy for Co Clare is expected to be ready by the autumn while coach providers visiting the Cliffs of Moher have said a lack of accommodation is preventing them from offering bed nights in the county.
RSES highlights ‘demise in vitality of Kilrush town’
Various challenges facing the town of Kilrush have been highlighted in a draft report by the Southern Regional Assembly. Despite requests by Clare County Council, Kilrush was not included as a key town in a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the southern region of Ireland. Its omission comes down to the fact that …
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No vibrancy in the heart of Clare towns & villages
*Photograph: Patrick Comerford Co Clare is suffering from both rural and urban decline, members of the Rural Development SPC have said. Cathaoirleach of the SPC, Cllr Pat Hayes briefed members on a proposed pilot for rural social housing and regenerated derelict sites at a meeting in Hotel Woodstock recently. “There is a big question being …
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Lough Derg Blueway one of many beneficiaries from funding
€3.8m will come into Co Clare as part of Rural Grants from the Department of Rural and Community Development this year. A host of projects and schemes are set to benefit as a result of the funding which is an increase on the €3.5m allocated in 2017. The breakdown of this figure sees €1,038,844 for …
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