Clare County Council is inviting expressions of interest from local communities, projects and housing estates who would like to represent Clare in the 2017 IPB Pride of Place competition.

Former All Ireland winning footballer with Kerry and Government Ambassador for the National Action Plan for Rural Development, Pat Spillane made a presentation to members of the recently established Clare Rural Development Forum at the Buttermarket Building, Waterpark, Ennis, today.

Young people in Co Clare should consider a career in the Defence Forces as recruitment begins again in earnest.

Irish Water has received budget approval to move to the design, planning and procurement stage for a new sewerage treatment plants for Kilrush and Kilkee.

Minister for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen has advised Clare holiday makers and those planning any trip abroad, to apply for an Irish Passport well in advance of travel.

Clare County Council has signed contracts for the provision of two new social housing developments in Feakle and Clonlara.

Clare County Council will host an informal public information session on the proposed upgrade of Main Street in Scarriff.

The announcement last week of a consultation process for a strategic planning and development framework for Ireland between now and 2040 is a key moment in, at last, trying to redress the dramatic economic imbalance between the Dublin commuter belt and the rest of the country, including, of course, Clare.