Just over two years ago the culinary team at Adare Manor went on a 3000 km road trip around the island to directly meet the people that farm, fish and produce some of the best food this island has to offer.
The tourism industry in North Clare had a much needed boost for its first weekend, with record numbers of people attending the annual matchmaking festival in Lisdoonvarna.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the Emerald Isle Explorer steam train chug its way through Clare's railway stations on its way from Limerick to Galway.