Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., has welcomed the return of buyers to the rings of livestock marts all over the country and in particular in Co Clare while adhering to public health guidelines. Online trading will continue to be facilitated, alongside the return of in-ring buying.

Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Awards 2021, in partnership with the National Ploughing Association (NPA), are now open for entries.

A celebration of the rich food culture of the ‘Fertile Rock of the Burren’ will be the focus of this year’s Burren Slow food Festival’ – an event that will see producers and chefs come together in a series of online pairings.

Clare farmers considering an application to the Organic Farming Scheme have until the 30th of April to do so, following the re-opening of the scheme earlier this month with an additional budget of €4 million for 2021.

Exceedances for the pesticide MCPA has been detected in the water supplies for Ennis and Shannon/Sixmilebridge during 2019 and 2020.

The launch. of new club Ennistymon Macra has taken place  online via Zoom, attracting a sizeable attendance

Schools may be closed, but innocent and GIY are calling on teachers to sign up for free food growing classroom kits to welcome them back when the doors are open again.

Social enterprises based in Clare are being encouraged to apply for funding through Rethink Ireland’s Social Enterprise Development Fund 2021.