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Clare County Council has welcomed the establishment of the Tourism Recovery Taskforce announced by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin. 

The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Rural and Community Development of the CLÁR programme for 2020, which is one element of a €30 million package of co-ordinated and complementary supports being launched this week under the Department’s Rural Development Investment Programme.

A Restart Grant, which will provide direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with re-opening and re-employing workers following Covid-19 closures, has been agreed by Government.

BirdWatch Ireland, supported by Clare County Council, will conduct a survey of Swifts in County Clare this summer.

Members of Clare County Council have continued to fulfil their roles by working remotely during the ongoing public health crisis and maintain contact with relevant staff on a daily/weekly basis and at Municipal District (MD) level.

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Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has announced a €40m grant to aid the Covid-19 response of community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises, with an online closing date of Wednesday, 20th May, 2020, at 5pm.

Ahead of the May bank holiday weekend, Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána are asking people not to travel to parks, beaches or other amenities outside of the 2km limit.

Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of Clare County Council and Chairman of the Clare Covid-19 Community Response Forum, has expressed his warm welcome to Anthony Daly (usually known as 'Dalo') on his appointment to the Forum as Community Champion. 

ABC Nutrition, a Shannon-based manufacturer of sports nutrition, weight management and lifestyle nutrition products, has made a donation of almost 2,000 ready-to-eat food pots to the Clare Covid-19 Community Response Forum.