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Clare County Council is now accepting applications for the Building a Circular Community Grant Scheme 2025.

Two new self-guided trails that shine a light on the rich built heritage of Ennis and Ennistymon were launched on Friday last, April 4.

More than 15,000 people are expected to pass through the gates of Craggaunowen and Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.

The recent discovery of the fossilised remains of a unique prehistoric shark along the coastline of the Burren will be outlined at the third annual Geopark Academy in County Clare on 24 May.

Clare Arts Office will host ‘In Tandem’, an exhibition of contemporary art in Súil Gallery, Ennis, from Friday, April 4, to Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

A blanket bog, home to two rare and protected birds, the merlin and the hen harrier, is being successfully rewetted to provide a wildlife sanctuary for rare habitats and numerous species of conservation concern, thanks to a new partnership between a west Clare farmer, the local community and Clare County Council.

A new hop-on hop-off shuttle bus service linking towns, villages and visitor attractions throughout North and West Clare is the subject of public consultation and engagement sessions taking place in Miltown Malbay and Kilfenora on Monday (April 7, 2025) and Tuesday (April 8, 2025) next.

Plans to transform Killaloe Courthouse into a cultural and musical venue have taken a significant step forward after Clare County Council applied for funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF).

An innovative campaign to kickstart the 2025 tourism season in Clare takes place this April when locals and visitors to the county are offered free and half-price admission to a variety of attractions, sites and cultural events.

Clare Museum’s Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 7.30pm, with a talk by Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam entitled ‘Morals, manners and customs: observations from the pre-Famine era in County Clare’.