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The Temporary Covid-19 Town Centre Mobility Plan for Ennis was introduced by Clare County Council solely in response to Covid-19 and in line with Government guidelines on social distancing. The plan is designed to support residents, the business community and all citizens to access Ennis town in a safe, socially distanced environment as the town centre is characterised by narrow streetscapes and interconnected laneways with restrictive footpath widths.

The Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, of the second round of funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (Accelerated Measure) for 2020.

Friday, 18th September, from 4pm ­– late

Clare’s cultural community will come together on Friday, 18th September, to showcase the very best the county has to offer. This year it will be in a reimagined way, with events online allowing audiences to connect through culture.

Clare County Council has announced the appointment of contractors for the construction of a new social housing development at Ashline, Kilrush Road, Ennis, County Clare.

The Heritage Council is inviting applications from County Clare to its Community Heritage Grant Scheme as part of the Rebuilding Heritage: Covid-19 Stimulus Fund for the heritage sector, announced by the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD.

The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience has been awarded the Fáilte Ireland Service Excellence Business Award and the Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 Safety Charter.

Clare has been selected as one of eight counties in the country to receive funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) services under the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Clare County Library Service has overseen the planned re-opening of most library service points since June and had planned to re-open the part-time library in Kildysart in September. However, as part of the Government’s Covid-19 response plan for the safe re-opening of schools and The Roadmap for the Full Return to School, Clare County Library Service was approached by St John Bosco Community School with a request to cede the library space in Kildysart to the school as a classroom for the coming year. 

Ennis native, Henry Butler, brings his recent work to the Clare Museum in Ennis from 31st August to 26th September, 2020.