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Rural Clare is on the verge of collapse and, unless urgent action is taken, the current generation of rural Clare people will be the last one raised outside of towns and cities. That is the message that Clare Macra will be presenting to politicians this Friday night at a special lobbying event which takes place in Ennis. The Chairperson of Clare Macra, Caitríona Power, says that the difficulty of securing a home in rural Ireland is driving young people away and scores of Clare Macra members have been forced to emigrate in recent years. “There are a lot of things which are forcing young people to move into towns and cities or to go abroad. Rural Ireland is dead really. Our members say that Macra is the only social outlet available to them,” she told The Clare Champion. “One of our members was looking to rent an apartment in Limerick City and it was €1,000 a month. That was only …
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