A series of free cultural events marking Cruinniú na nÓg, the national Day of Youthful Creativity, will take place across County Clare next week.

Members of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service have been fitted with new sets of next generation fire kits.

Community groups and environmental organisations across County Clare are being invited to submit applications for funding under the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Environmental Partnership Fund 2018.

Clare County Council, on the advice of the Health Service Executive (HSE), has announced that due to elevated levels of bacteria (e-coli) in the bathing water arising from heavy rainfall on Sunday night and Monday morning, swimming is prohibited at Whitestrand Doonbeg.

The Burren & Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark has been included in a new cultural route launching across Europe.

Clare County Fire and Rescue Service is asking landowners and the general public to refrain from any outdoor burning during the ongoing spell of warm weather.

The Rural Development Directorate of Clare County Council is inviting expressions of interest from new and established business and community groups across Clare in relation to the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2018, an initiative under the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development ‘Realising our Rural Potential’.

An Taisce has awarded the prestigious International Blue Flag to 9 Clare beaches, including Whitestrand, Miltown Malbay, Ballycuggeran, Whitestrand Doonbeg, Mountshannon, Cappa, Fanore, Spanish Point, Kilkee and Lahinch.

Clare County Council has announced details of ‘Clare Biodiversity Week’ taking place from this Sunday (20 May 2018) to Sunday 27 May 2018.