Senior Clare tourism officials head for departure gate
*Stephen Hanley (centre) has left his role as General Manager of Clare Tourism East. TWO SENIOR FIGURES within Clare County Council’s tourism branch have stepped down from their roles.
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Sheaf throwing competition part of the Traditional Harvest Day offering in Bunratty
BUNRATTY CASTLE will host a sheaf throwing competition as part of its long running Traditional Harvest Day event.
Cutbacks introduced at loss-making Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
*TikTok influencer Eoin Reardon has been let go from Bunratty. CUTBACKS have been introduced in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park.
Bunratty & Craggaunowen expected to have over 15,000 Easter visitors
Lady Longbottom and Madame Bloomers will be judging the Easter Bonnet Competition at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this Easter. Photograph: Eamon Ward MORE than 15,000 people are expected to pass through the gates of Craggaunowen and Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
Mid-term family fun lined up at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
*The Bunratty Express. MID-TERM family fun events take place in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this weekend.
Small teething problems but Knappogue Castle on course for spring opening as five-star residence
*Knappogue Castle. “TEETHING problems” have been encountered but Knappogue Castle is on course to open to the public for bookings as a five-star residence in the spring while lack of investment at the Shannon Heritage sites was prevalent ‘for years if not decades’.
Bunratty to host Ireland’s largest Christmas parade
*Photograph: Brian Arthur SANTA CLAUS and members of the All-Ireland winning Clare hurling team will be joined over 350 elves, Christmas characters and musicians in Bunratty village this Thursday night at 6.00pm for Ireland’s largest Christmas parade.
‘There’s plenty of demand for hotels in Bunratty’ – clarity sought on future plans for Shannon Shamrock
*The Shannon Shamrock. FOURTEEN years after the Shannon Shamrock in Bunratty closed its doors, the site is still sitting empty, with no clear plan for future development.
Bunratty to host Ireland’s largest Christmas parade
*The elves await the arrival of Santa Claus at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park on 28th November. Photograph: Brian Arthur. BUNRATTY will be home to Ireland’s largest Christmas parade and it will be transformed into a winter wonderland on Thursday November 28th.
History meets the haunted for Halloween at Bunratty
Monsters, Misfits and Mayhem’ will descend on Bunratty Castle & Folk Park from Saturday October 26th to Monday October 28th MONSTERS, Misfits and Mayhem’ will descend on Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this October Bank Holiday Weekend (October 26th-28th) as the Clare visitor attraction is transformed into a haunted Halloween village.