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HRLocker said the 60 new jobs are a result of the significant shift to remote working due to Covid-19

Co Clare-based HRLocker creating 50 jobs

Co Clare-based technology firm HRLocker is to create 50 new jobs which will see the company more than double in size.

Clare businesses express fear about second lockdown

With one of the highest rates of coronavirus infection after the border counties, businesses in Co Clare have expressed their fears about the impact of another lockdown.

Munster • 19 Oct 20

Spanish Point along the Wild Atlantic Way is a big tourist attraction in Co Clare

Clare businesses preparing for impact of Level 3

Hotels and small businesses in Co Clare are assessing the impact of Level 3 restrictions.

Munster • 06 Oct 20

The use of inflatable rings, flamingos, beds and other items have become popular on Irish beaches as people holidayed at home due to Covid-19

Clare cllrs back plan to ban inflatables from beaches

Councillors in Co Clare have this week given their backing to a motion to ban the use of inflatable toys on the county's beaches and lakes.

Munster • 25 Sep 20

The aim of the plan is to ensure social distancing can be maintained and that the streets can be shared safely

Ennis business owners protest over pedestrianisation

Business owners from Ennis in Co Clare have held a protest seeking the end of pedestrianisation measures in the town.

Munster • 17 Sep 20

The primary school, which is located in a small village, has around 100 pupils (File pic)

Clare school shuts for week over link to virus case

A Co Clare primary school has been closed for at least a week after a number of staff members were identified as close contacts of a case of Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 02 Sep 20

Gardaí from Henry Street in Limerick were on patrol and saw a man leaving a business after a burglary

Arrests over spate of burglaries in Limerick and Clare

A man has been arrested in relation to five burglaries and two attempted burglaries in one day in Limerick city. Separately, a man has been arrested in relation to three burglaries, a theft and a criminal damage incident in Co Clare.

Munster • 02 Aug 20

Donald Trump bought the golf course in Co Clare in February 2014 for an estimated €15m

Trump's Doonbeg golf resort income down $1m in a year

US President Donald Trump's golf course resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare generated an income of $13.5m (€11.46m) last year.

Munster • 01 Aug 20

The 'do not swim' advisory and ban on bathing is as a result of elevated bacterial levels in the bathing waters at these locations

Swimming ban in place at west Clare beaches

Clare County Council has advised against swimming or bathing at a number of beaches in the west of the county.

Munster • 31 Jul 20

The Ballycar cannonball is now in the Clare Museum in Ennis

Cromwellian cannonball uncovered in Co Clare

An iron cannonball dating from the Cromwellian period in Ireland has been discovered by chance in a garden in Co Clare.

Munster • 23 Jun 20

EKO Integrated Services Ltd employs 12 people

Co Clare company gets €102m for supplying PPE to HSE

A little known Ennis company has emerged as the largest Irish based provider of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the HSE in the battle against Covid-19.

Business • 17 Jun 20

Blake's Corner is located on a bridge which leads to Lahinch and on to the Cliffs of Moher, and causes major traffic jams during the busy tourist season

CPOs issued for properties at Clare traffic black spot

Clare County Council has begun the process of compulsorily purchasing a number of properties close to a notorious traffic black spot in Ennistymon, which causes major traffic congestion on the road to the Cliffs of Moher.

Munster • 13 Jun 20

Daniel Ohiku has been missing from his home since Saturday 18 April

Appeal to trace missing teenager from Clare

An appeal has been issued to help find a 17-year-old teenager who has been missing from Ennis, Co Clare.

Munster • 24 Apr 20

The man was pronounced dead at the scene

Man dies in Co Clare road crash

A man in his 30s has died in a single vehicle road crash in Co Clare overnight.

Ireland • 23 Feb 20

Mobile phones were recovered during the search of the car

Five arrested after Ennis phone shop robbery

Five people have been arrested following a burglary at a phone shop on O'Connell Street in Ennis, Co Clare.

Munster • 10 Feb 20

Clare: As it happened

Clare • 10 Feb 20

A post-mortem examination will take place at University Hospital Limerick

Woman dies after two-vehicle collision in Co Clare

A woman has died after the car she was driving was involved in a collision with a truck in Co Clare.

Munster • 10 Jan 20

Senan O'Flaherty pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention causing the death of Estlin Luna Wall

Man pleads guilty over crash that killed young girl

A 62-year-old west Clare man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a three-year-old girl in March 2017.

Munster • 12 Nov 19

The man, who was travelling in the back of one of the cars, was taken to University Hospital Limerick where he died from his injuries

Man in his 80s dies after two-car crash in Co Clare

A man in his early 80s has died after a two-car crash outside Ennis, Co Clare this afternoon.

Munster • 28 Oct 19

The man, who was from Poland, was fishing off the rocks at Castle Point near Kilkee when he fell into the sea

Man dies in fishing accident in Clare

A man in his late 40s has died in a fishing accident in Co Clare, he was fishing off the rocks at Castle Point near Kilkee when he fell into the sea.

Munster • 26 Oct 19

The two men are being held at Ennis and Shannon garda stations

Two men arrested following firearm seizure in Co Clare

Two men in their 30s have been arrested in connection with the seizure of firearms and illegal drugs in Co Clare.

Munster • 22 Oct 19

Protesters outside the ABP plant in Cahir

Kepak postponing €6.5m investment at Clare meat plant

Kepak has said it is "indefinitely" postponing a planned €6.5 million investment at its site in Drumquin, Co Clare as a "direct result of the ongoing illegal blockades" of meat factories by protesters.

Ireland • 17 Sep 19

The video shows youngsters jumping from the steep cliffs

Councillor calls for 'action' over cliff jumping video

A video has emerged showing teenagers jumping at least 24 metres (80ft) from a cliff into the sea in Co Clare, prompting a local councillor to call on parents to "take action" before someone is killed.

Ireland • 04 Aug 19

Anand Goel, 26, died following a fall at the Cliffs of Moher in January

Student 'taking selfies' on cliff before fall - inquest

A German couple saw a Trinity College Dublin student take "lots of selfies" at the cliff edge moments before he fell to his death at the Cliffs of Moher in January.

Munster • 22 Jul 19

The technology was developed in recent years in association with the Irish Aviation Authority

New satellite air traffic surveillance system in Clare

A new satellite-based air traffic surveillance system - the first of its kind in the world - which will accurately pinpoint the location of any aircraft in distress, has been launched in Co Clare.

Munster • 10 Jul 19