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Clare, Cork County, Limerick and Tipperary local authorities are collaborating on a new social media campaign to combat dog litter. 

Clare County Council is pleased to announce that the Outdoor Seating and Accessories for Tourism and Hospitality Business Scheme is now open for 2021 online applications.

Clare County Council, supported by Fáilte Ireland, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the development of tourism in County Clare post-Covid and over the next decade.

Libraries Ireland is partnering with Grow it Yourself (GIY) to roll out the ‘Grow It Forward’ campaign under the Government’s Keep Well programme. GIY is a not-for-profit social enterprise, based in Waterford. It helps people to grow some of their own food at home, at work, at school and in the community.  

Members of the public, community organisations and tourism stakeholders across Clare are being asked for their input on the formulation of a long-term strategy for the Cliffs of Moher. Clare County Council is working with a multi-disciplinary consultancy team, led by Haley Sharpe Design, to prepare the Cliffs of Moher Strategy 2040.

The Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Mary Howard, has welcomed the recent announcement by Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, of the CLÁR programme for 2021. Funding for the CLÁR programme has been increased by 10 per cent this year, in recognition of the importance of the programme to some of our most remote rural areas in the country, bringing the total allocation to €5.5 million this year.

Clare County Council has welcomed the recent announcement by the National Transport Authority (NTA) of an allocation of €5.986 million to Clare County Council to advance the 2021 Active Travel programme for Clare.

The Mid-West Major Emergency Management Group is calling on the people of Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary to use the Easter break as an opportunity to stamp out Covid-19 in our communities, so we can reduce the chance of outbreaks in healthcare settings, workplaces, our homes, and schools.

A new initiative from the Office of the Cathaoirleach in Clare County Council will celebrate good deeds done by people in Clare during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Age Friendly Clare ‘Digital Nursing Home Initiative’ has been launched with the aim of keeping residents in our 16 nursing homes connected, using technology to bring the outside in.