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Wins for Tulla Céilí Band and Feakle’s Kate Purcell at Gradam Ceoil TG4 2026

Pictures by Arthur Ellis Photography, Newmarket On Fergus TULLA Céilí Band have been awarded Gradam Comaoine TG4 2026 for their outstanding contribution to Irish traditional music. The traditional music group received the award as part of Gradaim Ceoil 2026 at a special event in the Armada Hotel, Spanish Point, during Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, one …

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Aoibhín’s Top 5 Brilliant Weekend Brunches in Clare

By Paraic McMahon

Aoibhín Garrihy gives her top 5 Brilliant Weekend Brunches in Clare

€430,000 on Clare-owned table from Armada shipwreck

By Paraic McMahon

By Páraic McMahon A TABLE constructed in part from the wood from the wreck of a Spanish Armada ship from 1588 sold for €360,000 at Adams Auction on Tuesday. When the buyer’s commission of 20 percent along with VAT were included, the total cost for the successful bidder was over €430,000. Its guide price prior …

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Burke hopes 430-year-old Armada table can remain in Clare

By Paraic McMahon

CLARE is losing part of its culture and history as a 430 year old table made from wood of the Spanish Armada is to go on sale at an auction. In the autumn of 1588 as many as 27 ships of the Spanish Armada were lost off the Irish coast, two of them were lost …

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