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Clare County Council has been named Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards.

Clare County Council was also named overall winner in the ‘Festival of the Year’ and ‘Sustaining the Arts’ award categories.

Council adopts balanced budget at meeting on 25th November, 2022

No increase in commercial rates

A new art project, commissioned by Clare Arts Office, in two secondary schools in County Clare delves into the significance of myth through the experience of youth culture.

‘Breith (Birth): A Clare Celebration of Irish Independence’ is a production to mark the centenary of the War of Independence in County Clare.

A new countywide survey has been launched to inform the local tourism sector as it pursues a strategy developing Clare as a globally recognised and certified sustainable tourism destination.

Ennis, County Clare, known as the ‘Boutique Capital of Ireland’, was officially named ‘Ireland’s Friendliest Place’ at the AIBMS Retail Excellence Awards ceremony at the Galmont Hotel, Galway, on Saturday, 12th November.

Clare County Council has welcomed the announcement of funding of €3.9m for Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience and €3.5m for the Kilrush Maritime Training Centre under the Department of Rural and Community Development’s Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF).

Sixmilebridge has been chosen as a key town under the first phase of the National Town Centre First initiative. This means a 'Town Centre First' vision and plan will be developed for the town, which will identify key projects and actions to be delivered to revitalise Sixmilebridge Town Centre.

Cuar, the Irish chamber music ensemble founded by Neil Ó Loclainn from Ballyvaughan, will play in Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee, on Thursday, 24th November, 2022.

Clare County Council has opened a Book of Condolence in memory of cervical cancer campaigner, Vicky Phelan.