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.
The Western Region Audiovisual Producer’s Fund (WRAP) Fund has announced a number of new projects which are expected to generate in excess of €16.8m across the West.
Gardaí had to restrict access to the carpark at a popular Clare beach for a time this afternoon as hundreds descended on the area to take advantage of the fine weather.
Clare County Council has this evening erected electronic signage in Lahinch to remind beach users of the importance of social distancing during the ongoing public health crisis.
The HSE used a former Garda station in Co Clare today as a pop-up facility to test people for Covid-19 as part of its ongoing contact-tracing procedures.
The tail-end of Storm Ciara continued to cause damage and wreak havoc on the roads yesterday as much of the country remained under wind, snow and ice alerts.