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Clare County Council has approved more than €17 million to vacant property owners under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme in the past two years.

Clare County Council, Creative Ireland and Healthy Clare are encouraging individuals to “Live Well Through the Menopause” by supporting a free public information event to mark World Menopause Day.

From October 14 to 18, Clare Libraries will offer an array of engaging talks, presentations and exhibitions that delve deep into Clare’s past.

Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with Scarriff Library Gallery, will host the AIB Press Photographer of the Year Exhibition, along with the Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI) from October 7 to 16, inclusive.

Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, has welcomed the announcement of €693,130 in funding for 15 community groups and schools across County Clare under the CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) 2024 Programme.

Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney Library Gallery, Kilkee will be hosting ‘A Brush with Nature,’ an art exhibition by Helen Martin, from October 14 to November 14.

Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Emer Higgins met with six LEO supported local businesses and Clare County Council members and staff during her visit to Ennis on Monday last (October 8, 2024.)

An innovative digitalised system for compiling lifeguard statistics in real time, developed by Clare County Council and with the potential to be rolled out nationwide, has been shortlisted for multiple accolades at this year’s Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards.

More than 2,200 homes in Clare are without working smoke alarms – a total of 4% of the entire housing stock in the county.

Businesses in the county Clare have received more than €6 million to date in grant funding under the Government’s Increased Cost of Business scheme.