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Free and half price admission is being offered at local visitor attractions and sites across County Clare on Saturday and Sunday, April 20th and 21st, as part of the second annual “Be a Tourist in Your Own County Clare” initiative.

The Winter Lecture Series continues at Clare Museum on Wednesday, 17th April, at 7:30pm, with a talk by Geraldine Burke entitled ‘County Clare Connections in the Army Athletic Association in the 1920s and 1930s’.

Following a public tender process, Tourism Development International (TDI) commenced the Mars Cinema feasibility study in January 2024.

The 2024 winner of the Clare Older People’s Volunteer of the Year Award will be announced at a ceremony at Hotel Woodstock in Ennis at 2pm next Wednesday, 10th April. Members of the public and community representatives from across County Clare are invited to attend the event.

Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Joe Cooney, has welcomed the announcement of funding of €127,434 to develop and enhance outdoor recreation projects in Clare.

Creative Places Shannon is delighted to announce the first of its planned activities with the art exhibition ‘Horizons’ by Shannon Men’s Shed, taking place in the Seán Lemass Library, Shannon.

Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with the Clare Museum, is delighted to present ‘Blue Birds’, an exhibition of artwork by Jakobus Smit.

Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney library and gallery, Kilkee, is delighted to present ‘Fleeting Moments’, an exhibition of art by Myra O’Reilly.

Clare County Council is currently progressing the Options Assessment for Section 1 of the West Clare Railway Greenway project between Kilrush and Kilkee. 

A significant milestone in Clare County Council’s commitment to climate action has been achieved as Cathaoirleach Cllr Joe Cooney and Chief Executive Pat Dowling officially launched Clare County Council’s Climate Action Plan 2024-2029.