I work with a voluntary group in the community and part of that work is to encourage active participation in the community. The Clare Focus newsletter provides a wonderful snapshot of free and affordable activities and events for people to access in the community. So much rich and wonderful stuff is happening in our community and the people who need to hear about it end up frequently not hearing about it. That has changed, I can now go to work armed with a list of interesting things that people can choose from, its great! Community involvment begins with getting the information out there. Thank you Clare Focus! 

Thanks for the promotion last week - again you delivered more than expected.  I am using Clare Focus to promote my new web-site www.fitnesssolutions.ie with our members - more and more people are telling me that they heard about us on Clare Focus.  Thank-you.

Clare Focus is a great facility, not just for the people of Clare, but for Clare Folk everywhere. It is a brilliant service for keeping in touch with all that is happening in the Banner. 

I live in the US outside of Memphis, TN but I LOVE Clare and have visited many times! I recently found the Clare Focus website and I must tell you how much I enjoy it. It is so well done! It's a real connection for me and I don't feel quite so far away. It is a wonderful service for anyone who wants or needs to know what is happening. I particularly like to find out about music festivals and events which will help me plan the next visit more easily. Thank you again for creating such a fine site!

Everyone in Co. Clare will now benefit from the local and national support shown to the social entrepreneurship in Co. Clare, which has resulted in the development of Clare Focus. Clare focus is giving the people of Clare the opportunity to be in touch with what’s happening in their County and to showcase the county to the world. This is exactly what SEI aims to foster in communities - projects which are good ideas, entrepreneurial and which will improve people’s experiences and the social capital in society - so we were delighted to support Madeline in her venture and congratulate her on her success.

I am originally from County Clare and I have just come back to the County to set my homeopathy practice in Ennistymon. I think that Clare Focus is a fantastic resource for small businesses in the County, but it also shows what a great place Co. Clare is to work and live in, and of course to visit.

The Clare Community Forum’s (CCF) slogan is that – ‘we are the voice of the community and voluntary sector in Clare’ and as such the CCF is delighted to support Clare Focus, as it adds great impetus to that voice and gives people working in the community and voluntary sector another way of accessing and disseminating information.

The website and weekly e-newsletter are fantastic – the problem of accessing timely, regularly updated information on events in the community and voluntary sector has been an unnecessary barrier for people with disabilities – Clare Focus will help ensure that this is no longer the case.

I moved to Dublin some years ago and when I was planning trips back to Clare, it was difficult to find out what was happening - until Clare Focus. Now, with a click of a button I can see at a glance what’s on, from cultural events to community activities, and I have signed up for the weekly e-newsletter so I can plan my visit before I arrive.  When I am in Clare, there’s a feature on the site that allows me to check out ‘what’s on to-day’.  What a brilliant timesaving idea!  Why have we waited so long for such an innovative project?  I think it will become an essential part of the lives of Clare people and visitors to their vibrant county.  This facility should be available at every tourist location - it means that I will be coming back to Clare more often.  Thank you to Madeline Mc Aleer and the agencies that have supported her in this unique venture.  Well Done County Clare!