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Clare

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Map of Clare


Link To Local Authority
Clare County Council

Land Mass 344,232 ha
% of Ireland 4.9%
Population Density 32.23 persons per sq km

Human Resource

  2006 Change 2002-2006
County Population 110,950 +7.4%

Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)

Ennis 24,253
Shannon 9,222
Kilrush 2,694
Newmarket on Fergus 1,542
Sixmilebridge 1,659
Kilkee 1,325
Ardnacrusha (Castlebank) 1,169
Killaloe 1,035

Employment

Employed (2006) 50,607
Employment Growth (2002-2006) 15.9%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2006) 63.0%
Live Register (February 2008) 5,072

Location of first Employment for Graduates from Clare 2004

Clare 20.3%
Dublin 20.7%
Other Ireland 49.1%
Overseas 9.9%

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) 31.3
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) 3,213

Numbers Employed by Industry (2006)

Total 50.607
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 3,213
Industry 14,332
Services 33,062

Most Important Manufacturing Sectors (% of Industrial Employment) 2000

Electrical and Optical equipment 32.8%
Transport Equipment 13.2%

Job Creation (2006)

Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies 2,504
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies 7,466

Income & Output

Net Output per Person Engaged (2005) €175,084
Avg. Industrial Wage (2005) €31,959
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2004) €17,993

Tourism (2006)

Number of Overseas Tourists 727,000
Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists €132m

 

Recent News

  • The Western Development Commission (WDC) has announced its support for the Féile Icarus business planning workshops which will be held in Connemara on the 27th and 28th August 2010. The full-day workshops will provide a supportive platform for entrepreneurs, start-ups, innovators and creatives to identify their strategic challenges and devise practical ways to unlock their [...]

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  • A successful networking event to promote the Western Region to key London-Irish business people was recently held by the Sligo Business Network in London (SBN), supported by the Western Development Commission (WDC).
    The event was attended by people originally from Sligo who have made London their business base, and the evening focussed on WDC’s continuing work [...]

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  • The resources of less developed regions are not being utilised fully.  But mobilising these resources and the unfulfilled potential in regions such as the Western Region, will add to overall national economic growth.  It is a waste of talent and opportunity if the full potential of all regions is not realised.  That’s according to Why [...]

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