A young woman was airlifted to hospital in the early hours of this morning after she was found with serious injuries at the base of a 7 metre (23 feet) cliff in Co Clare.

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.

A Shannon-based company that designs large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) wants to establish Co Clare as a European test centre for its drones.

A man is recovering in hospital after he was injured while surfing in Co Clare this afternoon. The man in his 20’s had been surfing...

As the county experiences the effects of Storm Ophelia, Clare County Council has established an Emergency Helpline (1890-252943) to deal with requests for assistance from the public in relation to fallen trees, blocked roads, flooding and other non-life threatening incidences.

More than 500 primary school students from 16 Clare schools have participated in Blue Flag Environmental Awareness sessions at the county’s 9 Blue Flag beaches.

A Co Clare software start-up has teamed up with Clare County Council to boost lifeguarding operations by trialling the use of drone technology for automated beach patrols for the first time ever in Ireland.

Two Clare County Council lifeguards are being hailed heroes after they rescued two adults who got into difficulty while swimming recently.

For the first time ever during the month of June, Clare County Council has extended lifeguard cover at the county’s four main beaches beyond the weekend.