Bunratty Castle and Folk Park Archives

Medieval knights ride into Bunratty for inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament

Arts and Entertainment / By Páraic McMahon

*Members of the Wexford-based Horsemen of Éire group will host medieval archery contests, mounted swordsmanship and jousting during the inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in County Clare this coming Saturday and Sunday. MEDIEVAL archery contests, mounted swordsmanship and jousting will be showcased during the inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament at Bunratty …

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Bunratty to bask in inaugural harp celebration

Arts and Entertainment / By Páraic McMahon

*Nora Casey, resident harpist at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, pictured with Bunratty Castle Entertainers. Photograph: Eamon Ward. COINCIDING with the sixtieth anniversary of the Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet, an inaugural two-day harp celebration will take place this weekend.

Step into the past in Bunratty & Craggaunowen for Heritage Week

News / By Páraic McMahon

*Photograph: Eamon Ward Craggaunowen, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and Co Clare’s cultural, built and natural heritage will be celebrated during Heritage Week 2023, which got underway on Saturday (August 12th) and continues until August 20th.

Rebels and rivals at Bunratty Castle

News / By Páraic McMahon

ON SATURDAY, the origins of 1000 years of settlement at Bunratty Castle will be brought to life when the visitor attraction is transformed into a Norman village.

Fianna Fáil reps optimistic end is in sight for Shannon Heritage transfer

News / By Páraic McMahon

*Cathal Crowe addresses Shannon Heritage workers. Photograph: Natasha Barton RENEWED CONFIDENCE has been expressed by a Clare TD that “appropriate funding and a satisfactory resolution” is on the way for the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council.

Council were offered a sixth of money sought for Shannon Heritage sites transfer

News, Premium / By Páraic McMahon

*Lily Murphy Shannon Heritage Worker. Photograph: Natasha Barton SEVEN MONTHS AFTER a due diligence report was completed by Clare County Council on the Shannon Heritage sites, their future ownership remains in limbo.

Crowe says funding package for Council to take over Shannon Heritage sites on the way

News / By Páraic McMahon

Cathal Crowe talking at the Shannon Heritage Workers Protest at Bunratty Folk Park. Photograph: Natasha Barton A FUNDING PACKAGE for the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council is to be announced “soon”, a Clare TD has promised.

Shannon Heritage workers ‘terrified’ of January unemployment

News, Premium / By Páraic McMahon

*Lily Murphy makes a point. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON HERITAGE workers have slammed the level of communication they have received from Shannon Airport Group as uncertainty looms over the proposed transfer of the tourism sites in Co Clare.

Shannon Heritage workers protest to get definitive timeframe & certainty on takeover

News, Premium / By Páraic McMahon

*Dolores Broderick leading the protest. Photograph: Natasha Barton SHANNON HERITAGE WORKERS have vented their frustration at the inability of Government representatives to provide them with any timeframe regarding a potential transfer of tourism sites in Clare.

Shannon Heritage workers to hold protest amid ongoing uncertainty on site’s future

News, Premium / By Páraic McMahon

*A Shannon Heritage protest in July 2020. Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON HERITAGE workers are to stage a protest this Friday amid ongoing frustration on the transfer of tourism sites in the county.

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