Minister for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen departs for Texas today on a 4-day Enterprise Ireland trade visit to the USA.

Irish households must become more active in preventing food waste and managing their food waste appropriately, according to a new campaign run by the three Regional Waste Management Offices.

Communications Minister Denis Naughten has been accused of failing to adequately engage with the mobile phone operators on the issue of roaming charges and of allowing them room to evade new EU rules.

Clare’s Independent TD Michael Harty has welcomed today’s announcement that those who meet the eligibility criteria for the Warmer Homes Scheme and are living in a home that is in poor condition.

Clare County Council and the Tree Council of Ireland are marking National Tree Week 2017 (Seachtain Náisiúnta na gCrann 2017) by providing native tree species to community groups throughout County Clare.

A project to deal with flooding that has badly affected parts of Ennis previously has gone to tender.

Clare Local Enterprise Week 2017 gets underway this weekend and will feature a workshop by Musgrave Group and An Bord Bia on how to get a food product to market, the Clare Student Enterprise Awards, an Energy Cost Saving Seminar and a talk by the Editor of The Sunday Business Post on the exporting opportunities and challenges facing Irish Enterprises.

Older people in Clare are set to benefit from Fine Gael’s new health legislation.