Melodys maintain strong family link with Newmarket-on-Fergus Show
Joe and JJ Melody on their farm in Bunratty. Photograph: Joe Buckley FAMILY links remain strong with the Newmarket-on-Fergus Agricultural Show which returns this Sunday.
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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.
Audit raises questions of Council’s governance following management of Bunratty deal
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. GOVERNANCE standards of Clare County Council have come under scrutiny over the manner in which a deal to purchase land in Bunratty was carried out.
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.
Plans to build houses on old Shannon Shamrock site stalled as Council seek further information
*The old Shannon Shamrock. PLANS TO DEMOLISH the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty and build 67 houses on the site have hit a roadblock with Clare County Council.
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.
Dowling says Shannon Heritage risk will pay off for Clare & ‘legal loopholes’ to blame for slowing down projects
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward DEPARTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling said the risk in acquiring the Shannon Heritage tourism sites is paying off for the county and criticised “legal loopholes” for slowing down works on projects such as Blake’s Corner.
Blarney Woolen Mills repay €1.13m to Revenue over COVID-19 overclaim
*Blarney Woolen Mills. Profits at the Blarney Woollen Mills Group – which operates the Bunratty Castle Hotel – were hit last year after the group had to repay €1.13m to the Revenue Commissioners concerning an over-claim by the group in the Government’s COVID-19 Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS).
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.