Gardaí are investigating two attempted armed robberies in Co Clare this afternoon.

Ulster Bank has rolled out an enhanced Bank on Wheels for customers in Co Clare, with the state-of-the-art mobile branch bringing a wider range of banking services to communities in Ailwee, Lisdoonvarna, Miltown Malbay, Ennistymon and Killaloe.

Lisa O’Brien is an Ordained OneSpirit Interfaith Minister now living in Co Clare with her family.

Clare County Council has announced a series of free public workshops in Ennis, Killaloe, Shannon and Miltown Malbay on controlling Japanese knotweed and other non-native invasive plant species.

Gardaí say they that a firearm recovered during a planned drugs search in Co Clare was used in an attack on the home of an innocent family earlier this month.

One man has died and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash near Miltown Malbay early today.

An Taisce has awarded the prestigious International Blue Flag to 9 Clare beaches, including Whitestrand, Miltown Malbay, Ballycuggeran, Whitestrand Doonbeg, Mountshannon, Cappa, Fanore, Spanish Point, Kilkee and Lahinch.

The body of a British soldier executed and buried in Co Clare almost 100 years ago has been exhumed and will be reburied in Dublin.

Two Clare national schools are in a celebratory mood this week as the judges of a prestigious national art competition have named them Junior and Senior County Winners, placing them in the running for what has become a much sought-after national title.