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Three County Clare communities are busily preparing for the judging stage of the seventh annual IPB Pride of Place Competition, which takes place later next week

20,776 Limerick householders have registered their septic tanks representing 85% of owners, new figures reveal.

Members of Clare Civil Defence have participated in a large scale drill focusing on further improving responses to major emergencies, search and recovery, environmental issues, stewarding, flooding problems and forest fires.

Clare County Council is urging visitors to Clare’s main beaches to take responsibility for their rubbish by bringing it home with them.

Limerick County Council is appealing to consumers to restrict their use of water to essential purposes only for the duration of the current dry spell.

The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience in County Clare recorded a 10.5pc increase in visitor numbers between January and June compared to the same 6-month period in 2012.

The 2013 Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) campaign swung into action in Ennis town centre at the weekend when members of the local community joined Environmental staff from Ennis Town Council to undertake a cleanup of the O’Connell Square area.

A dramatic recreation of one of the most significant siege battles in Irish history will take place as part of major new Gathering event planned for Ireland’s ‘Treaty City’ this August.

The Gathering Ireland 2013 initiative has attracted approximately 10,000 international visitors to County Clare, injecting up to 5 million euro into the local economy during the first six months of the year.

Fine Gael Senator for Clare, Tony Mulcahy, has received confirmation from the Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald TD, that funding totalling almost 65,000 euro has been allocated for childcare services in the County.