An Ennistymon man is close to completing his 52nd marathon run in a year after taking up a challenge set by broadcaster Ray Darcy.

A new weather radar will be installed at Shannon Airport next summer after being listed as an element of the government’s Climate Action Plan.

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has received confirmation that a new reservoir serving Miltown Malbay and surrounding areas will be delivered in the second half of 2022.

Clare County Council has welcomed the news that Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has approved the award of contract for the Killaloe Bypass, River Shannon Crossing and upgrade of the R494 project. Costing €44m, the preferred bidder is John Sisk & Company who will now, subject to the normal conditions of appointment, be awarded the Main Scheme Works contract and, all going well, commence construction on site in late March 2022.

Minster Stephen Donnelly TD and the Department of Health announced €10 million in once-off funding for palliative and end-of-life care.

Community education projects throughout Clare and Limerick have received funding under the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jack Chambers TD, together with Sport Ireland, have announced almost €80 million for the sport sector under two separate support programmes.

Nine months into her role as Lifeboat Operations Manager at Kilrush RNLI, Shawna Johnson is preparing for her first Christmas on call since taking up the management of the station.