An Ennis man and French Foreign Legion veteran will walk the Arctic Circle Trail (ACT) in Greenland solo this summer to raise funds for Irish Dogs for the Disabled.
Fáilte Ireland has unveiled the first viewing points along the Burren Discovery Trail, a new looped route off the Wild Atlantic Way designed to encourage visitors to explore more and stay longer in the Burren.
Loop Head Together has announced Wild Loop Head and the Loop Head Nature & Wildlife Monitoring Programme and Loop Head for Nature in Schools which are run in cooperation with Biodiversity Ireland and support from the Community Water Development Fund.
Clare Fine Gael TD, Joe Carey, has said that funding of €148,711, under Measure 1 of the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, will result in significant improvements to the network of walks across the county.
It has been a long-term objective of Clare County Council to create a world-class Greenway along the route of the old West Clare Railway “from Ennis as far as Kilkee” that, crucially, connects with all of the towns and villages along the way.