The Clare Echo

Odyssey Academy Film Studio

Film studio to deliver Prop-Making, Prosthetics and Model-Making workshops

The film industry in the Mid-West region has enjoyed great growth over the past few years and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board continues to partner with Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick to deliver new training initiatives in this area. The ETB continues to work on these innovative training programmes with Film in …

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Eoin Collins - Contractors

Clare local Eoin Collins stars in new series, ‘Contractors’

‘CONTRACTORS’ is a fascinating seven-part observational entertainment based documentary series exploring the working lives and personal narratives of 7 agricultural contracting families from diverse locations over a critical six month period from April to September: a unique practical and personal insight into contemporary life in rural Ireland. Featuring 7 feisty contracting crews from Limerick, Kerry, …

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Missed opportunity to highlight Ennis link to Ulysses

by Niamh Kinnane AN OPPORTUNITY to highlight Ennis’ links to James Joyce’s Ulysses was missed, as the book last week celebrated one hundred years of publication. As celebrations take place worldwide to mark the centenary, including conferences, theatrical performances along with multiple audio versions of the famous novel, nothing marked the occasion in the town …

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