Maura O’Connell named as grand marshal for St Patrick’s Day parade in Ennis
ENNIS SINGER Maura O’Connell will be the grand marshal for this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in the county town.
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Seventy years of St Michael’s Villas celebrated
*An overview of the large crowd which attended the exhibition launch. Photograph: Chris Copley ST MICHAEL’S VILLAS residents were the proudest members of the large crowd who attended the opening of the SMV70 Exhibition at the Clare Museum on Friday last.
Clare guests lined up for Tubridy’s final Late Late Show
*Ryan Tubridy. Picture Andres Poveda THREE CLARE GUESTS will be appearing on Ryan Tubridy’s last Late Late Show as presenter.
Killaloe’s Mary named Volunteer of the Year
Killaloe’s Mary O’Mara has been named as the Clare Older People’s Volunteer of the Year for 2021.
Ennis businesses acknowledged in age friendly initiative
*Mike Hanrahan, Clare Age Friendly Ambassador (front left), and Karen Fennessy, Clare Age Friendly Programme Manager, Clare County Council, with Age Friendly Charter recipients at an event in Hotel Woodstock. Fourteen Ennis businesses have been acknowledged as part of the Age Friendly Town initiative.
From A Distance concerts set up to instil confidence in elderly cautious about COVID-19
From A Distance is a community concert initiative which hopes to reconnect individuals who have experienced a harsh or lonely lockdown and reintroduce them to familiar faces within the community.
Mountshannon Arts Festival goes ahead this weekend
No green-light has been given on the return to mass gatherings in Ireland prompting the cancellation of hundreds of planned festivals across the country.
Beautiful Affair ‘one of the best things I’ve ever done’ – Mike Hanrahan
By writing his first book, Mike Hanrahan has experienced a range of emotions, so much so that he declared it to be one of the best things he has accomplished.
Everything from Brexit to yoga & wine tasting – Ennis Book Club Festival launched
*Photograph: Eamon Ward Ireland’s only book club festival is returning to Ennis next month.
Doolin set for a Beautiful Affair as Mike Hanrahan shares stories & songs
*Mike Hanrahan singing in Cloughleigh. Photograph: Gary Collins An evening of music, conversation and anecdotes are promised as Mike Hanrahan performs in Doolin on Sunday December 8th.
