Clare County Council

17/10/2026

🚍 Tomorrow begins a new era for local transport in Ennis with the new town bus service.

🚌 We are looking forward to getting on board for Route NS1 and Route NS2 in the coming days, weeks and years ahead.

🔗 For further information on how you can use the new bus service see https://www.clarecoco.ie/council/municipal-districts/ennis-municipal-district/ennis-town-bus-service

Ennis Town Bus service operating from Sunday October 18th

16/10/2026

📢 ❗ Now Hiring | Clare County Council is inviting applications for the following panels:

🔹 Assistant Arts Officer
Closing Date: 12:00 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026

🔹 Assistant Visual Arts Officer
Closing Date: 12:00 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026

🔹 Housing Welfare Officer
Closing Date: 12:00 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026

🔹 Retained Part-Time Firefighter – Kilkee Fire Station
Closing Date: 12:00 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026

🔗 Apply here: https://clarecoco.tal.net/vx/candidate





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📢 ❗ Fógra Earcaíochta | Tá Comhairle Contae an Chláir ag glacadh le hiarratais do na painéil seo a leanas:

🔹 Oifigeach Cúnamh Ealaíon
Dáta Deiridh: 12:00, Dé Máirt, 20 Deireadh Fómhair, 2026

🔹 Oifigeach Cúnta Ealaíne Amhairc
Dáta Deiridh: 12:00, Dé Máirt, 20 Deireadh Fómhair, 2026

🔹 Oifigeach Leas Tithíochta
Dáta Deiridh: 12:00, Dé Máirt, 27 Deireadh Fómhair, 2026

🔹 Painéal Comhraiceoirí Dóiteáin Páirtaimseartha ar Áirithíocht (Cill Chaoi)
Dáta Deiridh: 12:00, Dé Máirt, 27 Deireadh Fómhair, 2026

🔗 Déan iarratas anseo: https://clarecoco.tal.net/vx/candidate

16/10/2026

👻🎃 Ennis will come alive with ghosts, ghouls and colourful characters when the town hosts a spooktacular Halloween Parade on Wednesday evening, October 28.

🧙‍♀️Organised in partnership between Clare County Council and Ennis Chamber of Commerce, the parade will facilitate the creepy creatures created by Lumen Street Theatre to roam the county town for one night only.

📎 Read more: https://www.clarecoco.ie/council/newsroom/news/2026/ennis-stage-spooktacular-halloween-parade

16/10/2026

🗳 Voter.ie replaces CheckTheRegister.ie and provides a simpler, faster way for people to check or update their electoral registration details, register to vote for the first time and access electoral registration forms. The platform also supports online applications using MyGovID.

✅The campaign aims to encourage members of the public to ensure their details on the electoral register are accurate and up to date.



🗳 Tagann Voter.ie in ionad CheckTheRegister.ie agus cuireann sé bealach níos simplí agus níos tapúla ar fáil do dhaoine chun a sonraí clárúcháin toghchánach a sheiceáil nó a nuashonrú, chun clárú chun vótáil den chéad uair agus chun rochtain a fháil ar fhoirmeacha clárúcháin toghchánach. Is féidir iarratais ar líne a dhéanamh trí MyGovID freisin.

✅ Tá sé mar aidhm ag an bhfeachtas an pobal a spreagadh lena chinntiú go bhfuil a gcuid sonraí ar chlár na dtoghthóirí cruinn agus cothrom le dáta.

15/10/2026

🌎 As part of Clare Cimate Action Week which continues until this Sunday, Clare County Council organised a special Local Link Awareness Event at Áras Contae an Chláir on Thursday where members of the public could learn more about the available routes, fares and how to plan their journey.

🚌 The new Ennis Town Bus Service will begin operating this Sunday morning with Route NS1 operating between Ballymaley Business Park and Clarecastle South of Ennis, while Route NS2 operates between Shanaway Road and Tulla Road.

🔗See more details here: https://www.clarecoco.ie/council/municipal-districts/ennis-municipal-district/ennis-town-bus-service

15/10/2026

🏆Staff at Clare County Council have proudly donned their club GAA jerseys for Wear Your Club Colours Day!

Excitement levels are building ahead of big club football finals in Clare this weekend.

❤️🤍 v 💚❤️Éire Óg, Ennis and Kilmurry Ibrickane meet in the Clare senior football decider on Sunday at Zimmer Biomet Cusack Park, 3.30pm.

Best of luck to all the teams and supporters!

15/10/2026

📣 Media Notice: October 15, 2026

Bathing Prohibition lifted for Ballyallia Bathing Area, October 15, 2026

Following additional investigative sampling and on the advice of the HSE, Clare County Council has today lifted the Prohibition Notice at Ballyallia Bathing Area.

15/10/2026

🔑 Choice Based Letting

Upcoming available social housing units advertised on our Choice Based Letting website include:-

Bunratty

• 1 & 2 bedroomed apartments

Clarecastle

• 2 bedroomed bungalow

Kilkee

• 2 bedroomed house

Applicants can submit expressions of interest if they wish to be considered for these properties before midnight Tuesday night, October 20, 2026 at the link below: https://cbl.clarecoco.ie



🔑Ligean Roghabhunaithe

Beidh na haonaid tithíochta sóisialta seo a leanas le fáil go luath ar ár suíomh gréasáin Ligin Roghabhunaithe:

Bun Raite

• Árasáin le seomra leapa amháin agus le dhá sheomra leapa

Droichead an Chláir

• Bungaló le dhá sheomra leapa

Cill Chaoi

• Teach le dhá sheomra leapa

Is féidir le hiarrthóirí léiriú spéise a chur isteach más mian leo go mbeadh a n-ainm san áireamh do na maoine seo roimh mheán oíche an Mháirt 20 Meán Fhomhair 2026, ag: https://cbl.clarecoco.ie

15/10/2026

🌎🧸 As part of Climate Action Week which runs until this Sunday, October 18, a Toy Library: Swap & Play Event will take place at Treacys Oakwood Hotel, Shannon this Saturday, October 17, from 11am to 2pm.

🪆 The Toy Library event is aimed at promoting reuse, waste prevention and the circular economy through toy sharing and swapping.

📎Read more about the Toy Library: https://www.thetoylibrary.ie/

13/10/2026

🇪🇺 🏛The highlight of Clare’s cultural programme of events to celebrate Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of Europe and the county’s pairing with Croatia will showcase storytelling, farming traditions, local food and the Burren landscape this October Bank Holiday Weekend.

🇮🇪🇭🇷 Croatian Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Davor Vidis and the Irish Ambassador to Croatia, H.E. Wendy Dorman-Smith will attend a number of events during the programme of activities taking place from Thursday, October 22 October to Sunday October 25, 2026.

🎭Working in partnership with the Burren Winterage Festival, Burren Beo, Burren Eco-Tourism Network, Burren Geo-Park, the Michael Cusack Centre and the National Parks and Wildlife Services, Clare County Council’s Clare Arts Office and Clare Libraries will support a series of cultural, environmental and community events in Ennistymon, Lisdoonvarna, Carran, and Fanore.

🔗 Read more: https://www.clarecoco.ie/council/newsroom/news/2026/clare-celebrates-irelands-eu-presidency-and-countys-pairing-croatia-through-special-programme-events