€29.8 million has been paid to farmers in Clare under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.

Liffey Mills new Agri Superstore in Ennis was officially opened on Friday by Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and by Pat Breen TD, Minister for State for Employment and Small Business.

Efforts should commence immediately to find a new, more suitable training and work experience programme to replace JobBridge according to Clare Fine Gael TD Pat Breen.

New lending flows to SMEs have increased in nearly every sector of the economy with both decline rates and application turnaround times decreasing. This was the positive message emanating from a Business Funding seminar held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick today (Wednesday, 19 October 2016).

Cuan an Chláir has secured over €1 million in funding to build ten new housing units.

The Mid-West Region Action Plan for Jobs 2015-2017 has called for the establishment of an Enterprise Engagement Platform whereby information on all the support services available to enterprise could be easily accessed online.

Almost nine out of ten Irish companies plan to extend into new international markets over the next 12 months according to a new survey.

The construction of a long awaited new roundabout on the Tulla Road in Ennis is due to get underway this week.

Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen today announced a €1m Enterprise Ireland fund to drive collaborative projects with public sector bodies to find solutions to specific public sector challenges and needs.