Gardaí in Clare have seized €9,000 of suspected drugs yesterday as part of two separate investigations.

A movie partly shot in Co Clare and which feature a young Miltown Malbay actor, has been nominated for 4 BAFTAs.

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara says Bank of Ireland’s decision to close three branches in Clare and 85 others  throughout the Republic of Ireland underpins the financial sector’s push towards online banking at the expense of many people in rural Ireland.

Irish Water, working in partnership with Clare County Council, is carrying out water main upgrade work between Mullagh and Milltown Malbay.

Clare County Council has confirmed the completion of 30 residential units under social housing developments in County Clare, as well as details of 163 additional units that are currently under construction.

Irish Water has confirmed that the long-awaited upgrade of the reservoir at Rockmount near Miltown Malbay will go to tender in early January.

Works to replace the old watermain from Miltown Malbay to Mullagh have commenced Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has been informed.

The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard, has welcomed the recent announcement by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, of the third round of funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme Accelerated Measure for 2020.

Irish Water and Clare County Council can confirm that the programme of works to replace old water mains in the Miltown Malbay area has been escalated and is now scheduled to get underway in October 2020.