Clare’s North-East river catchments among six catchments nationally to be included in the Waters of LIFE programme.

Fifty-eight businesses from across North Clare have been awarded Certificates of Achievement for honouring their commitments under the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark Code of Practice for Sustainable Tourism for 2020/2021.

Burrenbeo Trust will be hosting the 11th annual Learning Landscape Symposium that will bring together leading change-makers and educators on the theme of From Learning to Action from the 18th to the 20th March 2022 at the community centre in Kinvara, Co.Galway and outdoors in the Burren.

Elected Members, stakeholders, and community representatives from across North Clare and the wider Burren region gathered in The Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, to explore new collaborations aimed at promoting the Burren as a sustainable destination.

7,200 native trees including 1800 saplings of the endangered Burren pine were distributed to selected landowners in Co.Clare as part of The Hare’s Corner -  a new community-led ecological restoration project.

BirdWatch Ireland’s Irish Garden Bird Survey returns this year for the 33rd consecutive winter.

Four Co Clare parks have been awarded Green Flag Awards by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public Parks and Gardens.

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, joined Virginia Teehan, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council, Maria Walsh, Heritage in Schools Project Manager and Mary Dillon, Community Programmes Manager with Burrenbeo Trust to launch ‘Heritage Keepers’, a new pilot national Place Based Learning and Stewardship initiative.