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Update: Council bathing restrictions and advisories

Clare County Council, on the advice of the HSE, has placed a temporary prohibition on swimming in Kilkee and Quilty (front beach) due to increased bacterial levels in the bathing water.

German film to begin production in Kilkee next month

Work on a new TV movie for one of Germany’s largest broadcasters will commence in the seaside town of Kilkee, County Clare, next month.

Divers from outside Clare advised to return home

A number of people were requested to return home this afternoon after they travelled from outside the county to go diving.

Kilkee threatening poster incident investigated

Gardaí are investigating the source of threatening posters that were apparently displayed at different locations in a popular West Clare resort town.

Rescue operation mounted for kayakers in Kilkee Bay

A rescue operation was mounted off the Co Clare coast this evening after two people in a kayak were reported to be in difficulty.

Fire crews tackle major blaze in west Clare

Fire crews from two stations are this evening battling a major blaze which swept through a windfarm, forestry and bogland in Co Clare.

Council closes some carparks to reduce large gatherings

Clare County Council has closed the carpark in Lahinch where hundreds of people gathered last Sunday and failed to adhere to social distancing advice.

Anger as social distancing ignored on Kilkee beach

Anger has been expressed that a group of people gathered on a Co Clare beach and held a barbecue without adhering to potentially life-saving social distancing advice. 

Man arrested after car crashes into house near Kilkee

Gardaí have arrested a man following a search after a car ploughed into the porch of a house in West Clare this afternoon.
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