Start-ups and budding entrepreneurs throughout the County have been boosted by the Government’s decision to allocate an additional €245,000 to Local Enterprise Office Clare to assist micro-enterprises in creating local jobs.
The price of an average three bedroom semi detached house in Clare has risen by 3.45% to €76,667 in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance.
Sixty two percent of women in Munster take care of the everyday budgeting in households which is higher than the Irish average with men in the region making the big financial decisions.
The Sinn Féin TD for the Limerick City Constituency which includes parts of County Clare, has said the loss of 240 jobs at the Roche factory in Clarecastle will be a major blow to the area.