Concerns have been expressed over the county’s flood defence systems in place.

Beaches in Clare were busy on Christmas Day and it had nothing to do with the temperatures.

Proper infrastructure must be installed in Kilkee to protect the livelihoods of the industry there according to locals.

New plans have been submitted to Clare County Council for coastal erosion management works at Donald Trump’s Doonbeg hotel.

A safety message has been issued by the Coast Guard ahead of the Christmas season.

People living in Co Clare are being urged to play their part in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill this Christmas by availing of one of the counties’ five recycling facilities.

Councillors in Clare want to see rivers in the county reopened for salmon fishing in 2017.

Clare Water Safety and the Freagh Castle Clean Coast group in West Clare have beaten off competition from all over Ireland to win the Ocean Hero Beach Clean of the Year Award in recognition of their coastal cleanup near Miltown Malbay in early 2016.