The HSE has approved a €9.95m capital budget allocation for a theatre upgrade at Ennis Hospital and confirmed the project has already progressed to design stage.

Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton today announced that the Licensed Haulage Emergency Support Scheme is now open for applications.

Ennis Hockey Club, the one and the only hockey club in Clare, has organised a Golf Classic to raise funds for the club.

More than €88,000 has been allocated to eight swimming pool operators in Clare from the Covid-19 fund to support the sport sector announced by the Government last December.

Two well-known Clare heritage sites, St Flannan's Church of Ireland Cathedral and Frawley's Bar in Lahinch and have been awarded funding to conserve notable historic structures.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD, have announced €2.27 million in funding for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability living in Clare.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has said a solution must be found to combat the rising cost of fuel for those caring for elderly people in the community.

An alternative St. Patrick's Day Parade has arrived from Ireland in Cieszanów, Poland.