Clare Tourism Recovery Task Force
The establishment of the Clare Tourism Recovery Task Force is a tactical response to guide the reactivation of the Clare Tourism Destination following the closure to visitors as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
There are two purposes to this Task Force:
- Immediate Term: To lead and co-ordinate all relevant stakeholders, community representatives and industry in the re-opening of Clare to visitors in line with the Government’s published roadmap and Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Recovery Checklist.
- Medium to Long Term: To lead on the implementation of the Clare Tourism Strategy 2030. This medium to long term plan will implement the strategic priorities as identified in the Clare Tourism Strategy.
Members of the Tourism Response Taskforce are listed hereunder:-
| Nominee: | Position: |
| Leonard Cleary | Director of Service, Clare County Council |
| Miriam Kennedy | Head of Wild Atlantic Way / Co-Chair |
| Deirdre O’Shea | A/Head of Tourism / Co-Chair |
| Nicola Killeen | Secretariat |
| Paddy Matthews | Head of Irelands Hidden Heartlands |
| Siobhan King | Tourism Officer Wild Atlantic Way |
| Tony Dawson | Tourism Officer Irelands Hidden Heartlands |
| Eoin Hogan | CLDC |
| Margaret O’Brien | CEO Ennis Chamber |
| Allen Flynn | President Ennis Chamber / Hotel Sector |
| Sean Lally | Woodstock Hotel / Hotel Sector |
| Cillian O’Mara | Tourism Operator |
| Arlene White | Community Tourism Representative |
| Aisling O’Brien | Head of Marketing – Shannon Group |
| Niall O’Callaghan | Chair of AVEA |
| Maurice Walsh | Durty Nellies / Current Member of Clare Tourism |
| Luke Aston | Chair of Loophead Tourism |
| Irene Hamilton | Kilrush Town Team / Tourism Operator |
| Michael Vaughan | Vaughan Lodge, Lahinch / Hotel Sector |
| Nuala Mulqueeny | Ailwee Cave / Co-Chair Burren VEDP |
| Geraldine Enright | Director Cliffs of Moher / Co-Chair Burren VEDP |
| John Burke | Armada Hotel |
Guiding our Journey to a Vibrant New Future in Tourism. County Clare Tourism Strategy 2030. Our 2030 Vision: CLARE is a globally renowned sustainable and vibrant destination, recognised
for its compelling array of adventure activities and its remarkable experiences portraying our
rich culture scape of age old spirituality, power and influence; our contemporary vitality arising
from our deep rooted traditions in music, sport and innovation; our dynamic rural towns and villages where our hospitality excels all set within our stunning backdrop of unique and varied living landscapes.
