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Lisdoonvarna Fáilte lauded at Pride of Place Awards

L-R: Ian Jeffers, CEO, Co-operation Ireland; Kathy Coleman, IS Technical Support Officer, Clare County Council; Bernadette Haugh, SEO Rural Development, Clare County Council; Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Tom Dowling, Chairperson, Pride of Place; Kris Claes, Lisdoonvarna Fáilte; John Hogan, Chair, IPB Insurance LISDOONVARNA Fáilte has won the Inclusive Communities Category at the …

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Lisdoonvarna taps into the well to restore old Spa heritage of wellbeing

By Páraic McMahon

LISDOONVARNA will be reconnected to its deep heritage of wellbeing in a new community-led vision which is to be unveiled on Tuesday.

Reimagine Lisdoonvarna project wants to reclaim area’s heritage

By Páraic McMahon

*Fionn Kidney, Jacqueline McCoy, Cllr Joe Garrihy, Shelley McNamara, Kevin Loftus. RECLAIMING THE HERITAGE of Lisdoonvara as a flagship Irish wellbeing town is an aspiration of the ‘Reimagine Lisdoonvarna’ project.

New vision for Lisdoonvarna in €4.3m plan

By Páraic McMahon

Pictured to mark the official launch of the Lisdoonvarna Heritage Plan and Design Guide were (left to right): Ailish Drake, Drake Hourigan Architects; Cllr Joe Garrihy, Clare County Council; Helen Quinn, Acting Senior Planner, Clare County Council; Congella McGuire, Heritage Officer, Clare County Council; and John Hehir, Lisdoonvarna Historical Society. Photo: Eamon Ward. LISDOONVARNA’S future …

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Matchmaker heads for Lisdoonvarna

By Páraic McMahon

LISDOONVARNA is noted as the home of the matchmaking festival and also the residence of the county’s most popular version of cupid, Willie Daly.

Up to 2,000 Ukrainian refugees now in Clare

By Páraic McMahon

AN APPROXIMATE 2,000 Ukrainian refugees are now residing in Co Clare.

Lisdoonvarna loses much-loved character John O’Neill as Gardaí continue investigation

By Páraic McMahon

LISDOONVARNA is reeling following the discovery of a man’s body in “unexplained circumstances” on Friday morning.

Lisdoonvarna Fáilte secures €72k in €87k allocation to five Clare groups

By Páraic McMahon

*The Pavilion Community Hall in Lisdoonvarna. FIVE Clare groups have been awarded a combined €87,446 under the latest tranche of COVID stability funding for community and voluntary groups.

North Clare group formed to give the area a strategic plan for the future

By Páraic McMahon

A group of communities in North Clare have come together to design a roadmap for the strategic regeneration, development and sustainability of the region.

Lisdoonvarna dreaming big with plans for Pavilion Park

By Páraic McMahon

*A potential outline of the tree canopy walk in Lisdoonvarna. Initial draft plans to revitalise and reimagine the North Clare Sports and Amenity Park have been shared.

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