Clare County Council and consultants have signed a contract for the design of the Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) Visitor Experience.

Tourism and community representatives are being invited to a public consultation event being held on Thursday (23rd March) in relation to the Draft Visitor Management and Sustainable Tourism Development Plan for Holy Island (Inis Cealtra) on Lough Derg.

Attempts to get Pope Francis to visit Co Clare are gathering momentum ahead of his planned 2018 trip to Ireland.