GALLERY: Ennis brings the colour & crowds out for St Patrick’s Day parade
*Photograph: John O’Neill ENNIS’ St Patrick’s Day parade once again brought huge crowds to the county town.
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Dr Máire Finn & Blackie O’Connell chosen as Ennis St Patrick’s Day grand marshals
ENNIS GP and women’s health advocate Dr Máire Finn and uilleann piper Blackie O’Connell have been unveiled as the grand marshals for the 2025 St Patrick’s Day parade in Ennis.
‘Sad & difficult time for Clare music’ with passing of Cyril O’Donoghue
*Damien O’Rourke & Cyril O’Donoghue. ONE of Clare’s most prominent musicians has died, leaving behind a rich legacy of music and creativity.
‘He put people into circles & elevated them to superstardom’ – music maestro Frank Custy remembered
*Frank Custy. DYSART CHURCH was packed to capacity on Monday morning as hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the traditional music maestro Frank Custy.
Wings helping Shannon’s potential as a music venue take flight
*Mikey and Lee Wall performing. Photograph: Joe Buckley WINGS festival returns what will be the third instalment of the week-long music festival in Shannon Town.
Ennis welcomes return of piping hot festival for Easter
*Blackie O’Connell. ENNIS IS set to welcome one of the largest gatherings of pipers in the country this weekend.
Heavy Ennis influence on New York Trad Fest
SOME of Clare’s finest musicians will infiltrate New York in the coming weeks at the fifth anniversary of The Wolfhound Pub’s Trad Week.
Council celebrates 120th anniversary of first meeting
At its April Monthly Meeting this evening, Clare County Council marked the 120th anniversary of the first ever meeting of the Local Authority which took place in the Grand Jury Rooms of Ennis Courthouse on 22 April 1899.
Taoiseach Varadkar opens €6.5m Scoil Chríost Rí building
*Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was presented with cuff links from Katy Linnane & Junior Power. Photograph: Martin Connolly Scoil Chríost Rí’s €6.5 million school building was officially opened by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Friday morning.
One week to Ennis Trad Fest!
IRISH traditional music fans should confirm November 7 to 12 in their diaries, as those are the dates for one of the genre’s most popular festivals, Ennis Trad Fest 2018. “It is our twenty-fifth festival in a row, so it is our Silver Jubilee anniversary and we are going to give everyone a great weekend …
