Five areas in Clare will benefit from the ten-year €1b programme of investment in flood relief measures the government has confirmed.

The elite of the chess world will once again descend on Bunratty Co. Clare this weekend for the 25th Bunratty International Chess Festival held in the Bunratty Castle Hotel.

A man has been arrested after gardaí recovered drugs from a car they stopped in Bunratty this evening.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan has unveiled the route for the Shannon Estuary Drive - the first in what is hoped to be a series of drives which will be developed by Fáilte Ireland in collaboration with local stakeholders to encourage visitors to discover the variety of inland visitor experiences as they travel along the Wild Atlantic Way.

A planning application is set to be submitted to Clare County Council by a company hoping to reopen the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty.

A 50-year-old cyclist has died following a road traffic collision on the N18 near Bunratty this afternoon.

Englishman Nigel Short GM (Grand Master) retained his "Bunratty Masters" title in style becoming the first player to score 6/6.

A man is due in court this morning following an armed robbery at a retail premises in Bunratty yesterday.

The Bunratty International Chess Festival commences this Friday.