ROPES Literary Journal is published annually by the MA in Literature and Publishing class alongside students from the MA in Digital Media in NUIG.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has welcomed €378,000 Arts Council funding for three arts organisations in the county.

The full programme for Clare Reads 2021 has been announced.

Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Thursday, February 25th.

Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Blackrock Education Centre are running the national ‘Something Fishy’ poetry competition aimed at 5th and 6th class primary school students in Clare and nationwide.

The full programme for the 15th Ennis Book Club Festival has been announced.

In recognition of the benefit that arts and creativity can bring in assisting individuals and communities in this challenging time, Clare Arts Office created the Cúram awards, an initiative as part of Clare County Council’s ‘Keep Well’ campaign. 

Clare County Library has announced details of ‘Clare Reads’, a new initiative that encourages reading for pleasure.