Residents in the wider Gort area are being invited to come together to help the town emerge from the recession.
And as a new report outlines the extent that the economic downturn has had on the town, the government has also been urged to recognise the imortance of supporting rural towns.
The report was drawn up by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, and found that Gort was the town which was hardest-hit by the recession.
The group has also outlined the effects of this on the wider region, including parts of East and North Clare.
A group is now being set-up in Gort, to establish a co-ordinated response, and a public meeting will be held in the town next month.
Brian Morrissey of The Burren Lowlands Group has been working in Gort for 14 years. He feels tourism could play a key role in it's bounce-back.
Researchers and residents are now also saying that the government will need to focus on towns like Gort, to ensure they're not left behind as the economy gets back on track.
Evidence to date shows that Dublin and other main cities have been the first to see an upturn in fortunes, Professor O'Donoghue believes it's vital that towns and communities throughout the country are given supports to follow suit.
