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Budding chefs with a taste for the wild are being encouraged to take part in the second annual Burren Masterchef Cookery Competition.

The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark has announced a number of events marking Earth Science Week 2014, including a fieldtrip for university students examining climate change in the rocks of the Burren.

Kilrush will represent Ireland in the 2015 International Entente Florale competition, it has been announced.

A trip to Cusack Park to watch Cratloe beat Crusheen in the Clare County Hurling Final was among the highlights of a three-day visit to Ennis by a group from Langenfeld in Germany.

Clare County Council has confirmed that the presentation of awards in the 2014 “Clare in Bloom”, “Best Kept Local Authority Estate” and ‘Pride of Place’ competitions will be held at Áras Contae an Chláir in Ennis this coming Monday.

Clare householders are being encouraged to participate in the Stop Food Waste Challenge to help reduce the estimated €700 worth of food that is wasted annually by each Irish family.

Clare Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy says Ryanair's commitment to increase its business at Shannon by 18% in 2015 will help to consolidate the "remarkable growth" recorded at the County Clare airport.

A University of Limerick engineering graduate has won €20,000 after being named Limerick's Best Young Entrepreneur at a function hosted in the Castletroy Park Hotel tonight (Monday, 6 October 2014).

Clare County Council is urging land, home and business owners in flood prone locations to remain vigilant over the coming days due to a heightened risk of tidal flooding.

The risk of fire breaking out in the home significantly increases during winter according to Clare's Chief Fire Officer, who today (Monday, 6th October) called on the people of the County to ensure their smoke alarms are in good working order.