The Inn at Dromoland to host The World’s Only LGBTQ+ Matchmaking Festival
*Photograph by Eamon Ward. The Inn at Dromoland in County Clare has been confirmed as the host venue for the next five years of the world’s only LGTBQ+ matchmaking festival.
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International magic convention throws up a trick for Ennis
ENNIS will be hosting the first international magic convention to take place in Ireland in over a decade.
Clare breaks into top 40 of Global Destination Sustainability Index
*Doonagore Castle, Doolin. Photograph: Brian Morrison CLARE is officially one of the most sustainable destinations in the world after it was confirmed that the county has broken into the top forty of the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index.
Kilrush & Shannon Estuary can make a splash in dolphin tourism & research
*The matter was discussed at the March sitting of the West Clare Municipal District. FUNGIE’s role in attracting visitors to Dingle can be replicated in Kilrush and the Shannon Estuary, a local councillor has affirmed.
€10,000 for West Clare Cancer Centre following filming of Kilkee Christmas advert
€10,000 has been raised for the West Clare Cancer Centre following the recent filming of a Christmas Day swim in Kilkee.
Burren named ‘Best Place to Holiday in Ireland’
*Mullaghmore. Photograph: Julie Tillett THE BURREN has been crowned as ‘The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland 2022’.
Accommodation shortage impacting on Clare’s tourism revenue
*The Rowan Tree Hostel has reopened as a centre to house displaced Ukrainians. A SHORTAGE OF ACCOMMODATION is hindering Clare’s ability to fully maximise its location as a haven for tourism.
40 bags of marine litter collected in Lahinch over one hour
FORTY BAGS of marine litter were removed from Lahinch during a one-hour clean up on Saturday.
Sizzling return of Clare Food & Drink Fleadh this weekend
TASTE-BUDS will be sizzling across this weekend with the appetising return of the Clare Food & Drink Fleadh.
Aligning tourism strategies with Town Centre first policy ‘a massive exponential win’ – Garrihy
SCOPE for “a massive exponential win” exists by aligning upcoming strategies and plans within Clare with the Government’s ‘Town Centre First, a Policy Approach for Irish Towns’, a North Clare representative has outlined.
