After a two-year break, the fantastic news that the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival is back on in September, has reached Paris.

One of Ireland’s finest cultural ambassadors and east Clare’s master fiddle player will reveal details of his upbringing in Killanena, the musical influences that inspired him and what has sparked extraordinary recognition and appreciation on the world’s musical stage.

Free open-air performances from across a variety of musical genres will see Scariff Fair Green rock over the bank holiday week-end.

The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival will make a welcome return this year with singles from all over the world set to descend on Ireland’s love town this September.

Scariff Harbour Festival and Irish Seed Savers have come together to highlight the issue of biodiversity loss and to create an awareness of the need for sustainable and lasting change in the way people interact with the environment.

A significant change in political allegiance followed the huge electoral success of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland last May. In the heartland of unionism, Stewart Dickson returned two seats for the Alliance Party in East Antrim for the first time with his running mate Danny Donnelly.

Culture Night 2022 is back and looking for artists, cultural organisations, and community groups to get involved for 2022.

A new survey published today has found that Irish animation graduates are not “industry ready” when they leave college.