The chairperson of the Clare Tourism Forum has attributed Loop Head’s success in winning the Best Place to Holiday in Ireland ­accolade to the collaborative approach ­adopted by the local ­communities in Kilkee, ­Carrigaholt, Cross and ­Kilbaha towards developing the peninsula’s tourism product.

IN their effusive citing of what persuaded them to nominate the Loop Head Peninsula as the Best Place To Holiday In Ireland, The Irish Times competition judges mentioned the number of roads in the middle of which neat lines of grass sprout.

THIRTY-TWO years after Kilkee Marine Rescue was established, it merged with the Irish Coast Guard on Wednesday. The voluntary marine rescue service was the first of its kind in the country.

Interest in the first white-tailed sea eaglets born on Bushy Island, near Mountshannon, is expected to soar next month when a satellite-tracking transmitter is attached to one of them.

THE owner of an Irish bar in Oklahoma City, whose mother hails from County Clare, has told of the devastation caused by the recent tornadoes that struck the area. Sean Cummings  also witnessed the generous spirit that is helping put the community back together.

It should be business as usual this Thursday for the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis, which had to close its main kitchen for almost a week. A temporary closure order was issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on Thursday of last week according to details published on the authority’s website.

A Clare man who is head of the governing body of IT Tralee will retire from the position at the end of July.

More than one-fifth of all drivers in Clare had penalty points last year, a new report has shown.