This year the Local Enterprise Offices are urging consumers to continue their support of local businesses when they are shopping for products, services and experiences for Christmas.

If you're looking for a gift idea for family; relatives or friends this Christmas, we're asking you to shop local and support local businesses.

This week more than 1500 one-to-one sales appointments have been scheduled between 155 Irish leisure and UltraLuxe tourism suppliers, including ten businesses from Clare, with Irish-based tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), to help drive demand for Ireland among international visitors in both the leisure and the UltraLuxe* markets.

Shannon and Ennis Chambers, on behalf of the 500 member companies they represent, have expressed their disappointment with the 3.8% rates increase signed off by Clare County Councillors last Friday. 

Members of the public are being invited to view the draft Shannon Town Centre Masterplan, which will be on public display until Monday, 20th December.

Clare County Council has unveiled details of a new economic and spatial strategy that will drive the economic, social and physical development of Ennis over the next 18 years, building communities and creating one of the best places in the world to live, work and visit.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will visit Clare today for the launch of Clare County Council’s new economic and spatial strategy for the economic, social and physical development of Ennis over the next 18 years.

Food lovers from all over Ireland are in for a treat this autumn, as the Burren Food Fayre is returning for a series of unique food and farm visitor experiences this October bank holiday weekend.