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Funding boost for Burren Food Trail
THE Burren Food Trail is among 19 agri-food tourism projects that will share a funding package of almost €300,000 from this year’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Confirming the allocation of €10,780 to the Burren Eco Tourism Network, Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey said that the Government’s ten-year strategy for the agriculture sector, ‘Food Vision […]
New Shannon cargo service a major boost for local exporters
CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has described the addition of Shannon Airport to the global network served by cargo airline Cargolux as a major boost for manufacturing businesses in the Mid-West region. “The arrival of the first scheduled flight by Cargolux on Thursday marks another milestone in Shannon’s post-Covid recovery and, even more significantly, […]
New funding to expand Clare remote working network
Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has welcomed funding of over €144,000 from the Department of Rural and Community Development for the provision of five remote working hubs in the county. The funding will provide new modular workspaces and privacy pods along with closed circuit television monitoring, lighting for external hub area, solar panels, internal […]
New Paris service will put Shannon on the radar of major international carriers
A NEW direct service from Shannon to Paris has been described by Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey as a significant development in the Shannon Group’s strategy to deliver a broader range of flights and destinations to business and leisure travellers from the Mid-West. Deputy Carey, who is chairperson of the Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group, said that […]
Almost €4million to upgrade Clare public health facilities
CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has confirmed that more than €1 million will be spent this year on a new building to replace St Joseph’s Community Nursing Unit in Ennis. He said that the money will progress the construction of two 50 bed blocks, incorporating 75 long stay and 25 short stay beds, and […]
Life-changing drug should be provided to all children with Cystic Fibrosis
CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to ensure that all children with Cystic Fibrosis will have access to the life-changing Kaftrio drug therapy. Highlighting the case of eight year-old James Fitzpatrick from Sixmilebridge, Deputy Carey told Minister Donnelly that James was one of only 35 Irish children between […]