3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (265+ words) The community of Doonbeg is leading the way in sustainable event management through a range of initiatives designed to reduce the environmental impact of Doonbeg Fáilte Fest. As part of the festival’s sustainability measures, Clare County Council is providing dedicated…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (248+ words) Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton has unveiled a plaque in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, in memory of the visionary late former Minister for Education Donogh O’Malley on the 60th anniversary of his announcement of free post-primary education. The unveiling formed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) Nearly 200 volunteers from county Clare are already registered and ready to join Clean Coasts for the Annual Clean Coasts’ Big Beach Clean, taking place from September 18th to 20th. Last year, an estimated 2.3 tonnes of litter was removed by almost 400 volunteers in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (246+ words) This weekend, real furnaces light up the 1,000-year-old ring fort in Caherconnell, and the best way to watch iron ore become a blade is to chat to the blacksmith standing close enough to feel the heat of it. Caherconnell is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) Clare Artist Thomas Delohery, who resides in Austrlais, has been named a Du Rietz Art Awards finalist. The Du Rietz Art Awards are the premier national visual arts competition for the Gympie region in Queensland, Australia, hosted at the Gympie…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (390+ words) Memory, legacy and intergenerational stories are at the heart of the fourth annual Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School, taking place at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum, Cloughjordan, from 16–19 September. Genealogy offers a way of understanding family history through the records people leave…...