Clare County Council has announced a wealth of events are taking place in Clare during National Heritage Week 2022, with more than 70 events registered by heritage groups throughout the county to date.
In the week of David Trimble’s death, the impact of the Good Friday Agreement in connecting communities North and South was remembered in Scariff at the week-end.
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.
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.