Clare has the third-highest rate of business closures so far this year. An analysis of data from the Companies Registration Office by business utility consultancy procure.ie has found that the Banner County has had 60.2 closures per 100,000 businesses in the first three months of 2025. A total of 77 businesses have ceased trading here since January 1st, with Dublin and Louth being the only counties with a higher closure rate. Owner of St Tola Goat Cheese and Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association National Council member, Siobhán Ní Ghairbith, says staffing is one of the greatest challenges.