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Clare County Council is responsible for Local Govt in Clare. Queries: [email protected]

Clare County Council is responsible for the administrative area of County Clare. The council is responsible for the provision of a number of important services. These are delivered through eight programme groups:

Housing and Building
Road Transportation and Safety
Water Supply and Sewerage (Water Services)
Development Incentives and Control
Environmental Protection
Recreation and Amenity
Agriculture, Education, Health and Welfare
Miscellaneous

03/11/2026

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 🎅🖌 Christmas Poster Competition:

🎄Theme: What Christmas Means to Me

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Open to all third class pupils in Ennis MD

🖍 Create a poster on the theme, 'What Christmas Means to Me'

📆 Hand in your poster to your teacher by Thursday, November 12

🏆 ✨ The lucky winner and their friends will turn on the Ennis Christmas lights with Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle, Mayor of Ennis MD, on Thursday, November 26.

🎨Best of luck!

03/11/2026

📖✨ Clare County Library is inviting the public to attend the launch of the ‘Kilkee Then and Now’ booklet and exhibition at 6.30pm on Monday, November 9 in Kilkee Library.

The project captures the rich heritage, memories and changing landscape of Kilkee, bringing together historical photographs, local stories and contemporary images to showcase how the town has evolved over the years while retaining its unique character and sense of community.

🔗 Read more: https://www.clarecoco.ie/council/newsroom/news/2026/launch-kilkee-then-and-now-booklet-and-exhibition-celebrate-local-heritage-and-community-stories

03/11/2026

📢 Public Consultation Notice:

🪦Proposed New Burial Ground – Killawinna, Crusheen, Co. Clare

Clare County Council invites members of the public to attend a public consultation event concerning the proposed development of a new burial ground on lands adjoining the existing Killawinna Burial Ground, in the townland of Crusheen, Co. Clare.

📜The consultation event will take place as follows:
📅Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
⏰Time: 5pm–7pm
📍Venue: Crusheen Community Centre, Crusheen, Co. Clare.

The event will provide an opportunity for members of the public to view and discuss the proposed development with representatives of Clare County Council and to provide observations and feedback on the proposal.
All interested members of the public are welcome to attend.

(Clare County Council, Rural and Community Development Directorate)

02/11/2026

📢The Clare Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) invites residents, community groups, businesses, and local organisations to take part in a series of public consultation events to help shape the Local Community Safety Plan for Clare. The Plan will set out practical actions to improve safety, wellbeing and quality of life across County Clare.

🗣️ Have your say
Tell us about the community safety issues that matter to you.

🤝 Shape local priorities
Help identify the key safety concerns and opportunities in your area.

🏘️ Build a safer Clare together
Contribute to practical actions that support safer, stronger and more connected communities.

📅⏰🏤Event Details:
🔵 Tuesday, November 3: Kilrush Town Hall, Market
Square, Kilrush, V15XK70, 7pm-9.30pm
🔵 Wednesday, November 4: Clare County Council,
New Road, Ennis, V95 DXP2, 5pm-7.30pm
🔵 Thursday, November 5: Treacy's Oakwood Hotel,
Shannon, V14NH97, 7pm-9.30pm
🔵 Saturday, November 7: Corofin Community Centre,
Corofin, V95RD88, 10am-1pm
🔵 Thursday, November 19: Edna O'Brien Library,
Scariff, V94NY33, 6pm-8.30pm

📢 Tugann Comhpháirtíocht Sábháilteachta Pobail Áitiúil an Chláir (CSPA) cuireadh do chónaitheoirí, do ghrúpaí pobail, do ghnólachtaí agus d’eagraíochtaí
áitiúla páirt a ghlacadh i sraith imeachtaí comhairliúcháin phoiblí chun cuidiú leis an bPlean Sábháilteachta Pobail Áitiúil do Chontae an Chláir a mhúnlú.

Leagfar amach sa Phlean gníomhaíochtaí praiticiúla chun feabhas a chur ar shábháilteacht, ar fholláine agus ar chaighdeán na beatha ar fud Chontae an
Chláir.

Tá tábhacht le do ghuth. Comhroinn do chuid taithí, imní agus smaointe chun cabhrú le todhchaí shábháilteacht an phobail sa Chlár a mhúnlú.

🗣️ Cuir do thuairim in iúl.
Inis dúinn faoi na saincheisteanna sábháilteachta pobail atá tábhachtach duit.

🤝 Múnlaigh tosaíochtaí áitiúla
Cuidigh chun na príomhábhair imní agus na príomhdheiseanna a bhaineann le sábháilteacht i do cheantar a shainaithint.

🏘️ Déan an Clár níos sábháilte le chéile
Rannchuidigh le gníomhaíochtaí praiticiúla a thacaíonn le pobail níos sábháilte, níos láidre agus níos nasctha.

02/11/2026

👏The Bellows Blow Again After Big Winds at the Blacksmith's Forge, Labasheeda has been announced as the winner of the Clare County Heritage Week Award, 2026.

🏦National Heritage Week is co-ordinated locally by Clare County Council and the Heritage Council.

ʊ The Bellows Blow Again After Big Winds Heritage Week event was organised by Stephen Mc Donagh, of the Dan Furey Set Dancing Weekend, in Labasheeda. The Blacksmith's Forge tells the remarkable story of how the O'Neill family restored, revived and reimagined the Old Forge following the damage that was caused to it following Storm Éowyn in 2025.

The O'Neill family and community spirit, with the help of local traditional craftspeople, were able to restore the forge voluntarily within a matter of weeks.

30/10/2026

📚🦋 Clare County Council has launched Death Positive Libraries Clare, a countywide initiative designed to support open and compassionate conversations around death, dying, grief and bereavement.

The initiative introduces specially curated book collections in libraries across the county, creating accessible pathways to information, reflection and support for individuals, families, carers, healthcare professionals and the wider community. It aims to improve death literacy, reduce stigma and encourage greater community understanding and support.

🔗 Read more: https://clarecoco.ie/council/newsroom/news/2026/new-library-initiative-launched-support-conversations-around-death-dying-grief-and-bereavement

30/10/2026

📣 North Clare Community Safety Expo: Clare Local Community Safety Partnership, together with An Garda Síochána, will host a Property Marking Clinic:

📍Where: Corofin Community Hall, V95R088
📅 When: November 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 10am to 1pm
🎒 What to Bring: Your property and your Eircode

Property Marking is an initiative that uses a specialised machine to mark or engrave your property with your Eircode or another unique identifier. Marking your tools and equipment with your Eircode makes them less appealing to thieves and greatly increases the chances of An Garda Síochána being able to return them to you if they are stolen.

30/10/2026

🏆Rekindle Festival of Lost Skills, run by Common Knowledge in Kilfenora, has received the runner-up award in the Inclusive Event Award category at the National Heritage Week Awards 2026 which were held in Dublin.

🏦The awards recognise the community groups behind the most engaging events of National Heritage Week, which is co-ordinated locally by Clare County Council and the Heritage Council.

Now in its fourth year, ‘Rekindle’ took place in August in Ennistymon, Kilfenora and Lisdoonvarna and drew around 2,000 people over three days. Free to attend, the festival brought together traditional skills from different cultures and from every generation.

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Ennis
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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+353656821616

Website

http://www.clarecoco.ie/

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