Clare County Council has beaten off competition from across the island of Ireland to be named winner of the Charles Thomson Award, an annual award scheme which recognises the work of Local Authorities in promoting water safety.
Clare County Council has opened Books of Condolence for the late Anthony Foley (1973-2016) at Áras Contae an Chláir in Ennis and at the Killaloe Electoral Area Office in Scarriff.
Ennis has been named Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre in the 58th annual National Tidy Towns Competition, while Kilrush has joined the Clare County Capital in being awarded a Gold Medal in its category.
Clare County Council was represented by Leas Cathaoirleach Councillor Paul Murphy at the French Embassy in Ireland's Bastille Day celebration in Dublin on Thursday evening.
A member of Clare County Council since 1985, Bill Chambers has always wanted to be the first citizen of the County, on Monday he fulfilled that ambition.
