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Clare County Council is advising members of the public to exercise caution ahead of forecast snow, ice and low-temperature conditions.

Community groups and their hard work are what makes Ennis a great place to grow up, live, work and be active, in addition to being a warm welcoming destination for visitors as Ireland’s Friendliest Place.

A dedicated new tourism website for County Clare was launched at the Clare ‘Tourism Together’ Networking Event 2023 at the Inn at Dromoland on Thursday night last, 2nd March.

Clare County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting the importance of having a working smoke detector and encouraging older people and those living alone to avail of a free home inspection under its Community Fire Safety programme.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell TD, announced the roll-out of 31 new local authority Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity Strategies (2023-2027) at an event at Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park on 23rd February, 2023.

A full schedule of events is planned in Clare Libraries for Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Clare County Council’s commitment to workplace wellbeing has been recognised at the CIPD Ireland HR Awards 2023.

Clare County Council has welcomed the allocation of €2.13 million in funding in this year’s Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) grant allocations for greenways in County Clare. The grant allocations were notified to Clare County Council on 16th February.

2023 is set to a herald a new era for Vandeleur Walled Gardens Experience in Kilrush after Clare County Council announced today that a new interpretative museum will open at the popular West Clare visitor attraction later this year.

Libraries throughout Clare are taking part in Ireland Reads, a campaign to get the whole county reading this month in the lead-up to a national day of reading on Saturday, 25th February.