The sixth and final concert in a well-loved community fundraising series will take place at Oakwood, with proceeds this year going to the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice. The event, which takes place in Treacy’s Oakwood Hotel in Shannon on Friday September 19 at 8pm, promises an evening of music and entertainment, all in aid of …
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David Speed putting the finishing touches to the mural inspired by Resonance Festival. Photograph by Darren Ryan. A new mural inspired by the Resonance Lough Derg Festival has been unveiled for the bordering towns of Killaloe and Ballina.
The Burren Visitor Centre in Kilfenora, County Clare, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday September 14 2025. For five decades, it has been a vital destination for visitors from around the world, offering a unique window into the geology, ecology, and history of the stunning Burren region. Famed for its breath-taking limestone pavements, rich …
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João Tudella A new film by a Lahinch-based director will be shown at festivals in Sligo and Dublin in the coming weeks.
Galway artist, Nicole O’Donnell returns to the Kinvara Area Visual Arts Centre (KAVA) with her latest solo exhibition. This new collection brings together nearly 60 pieces, combining older works with new explorations in abstraction and colour. While Nicole’s past solo shows, including Awakening in 2022, followed more clearly defined themes, she describes this latest exhibition …
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*Rita McCarthy. A new book by social historian Rita McCarthy, which recounts the stories of the women and children who were affected by the Clare mother and baby home, will be published and available to the public this Thursday (August 21st).
TJ’s Online School helping students to Breakthrough Maths Five years ago, TJ Hegarty was standing in a draughty community hall in Glanmire, teaching just eight students with nothing but a whiteboard, a few folding tables and a sense that Maths could be taught differently. He wasn’t setting out to build a business. “At the time, …
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A countywide programme of events for the 20th instalment of National Heritage Week has been announced by Clare County Council. National Heritage week is an initiative by The Heritage Council which aims to bring together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation. …
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Crusheen-based artist Patrick Kenneally will unveil a new collection of work in Kinvara this month, exploring Ireland’s deep relationship with the ocean and the coast. His exhibition, Connection, opens at KAVA on Tuesday, August 12, with the gallery open daily from August 13–19. As an oil painter with a love of colour and coastal landscapes, …
Two Ennis performers made their Dublin stage debut last week as part of the ensemble in Sweeney Todd in Concert with the National Symphony Orchestra. Aoife O’Gorman and Lily Christopher, both from Ennis, have been involved in stage school productions from a young age and have continued to pursue their passion through performances with community …