To avoid a clash with Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in August, the Merriman Summer School was moved forward this year and once more glór was the venue.

Clare’s 17,877 library members will shortly be able to enjoy a range of expanded services courtesy of a new national Library Management System (LMS) that Clare County Library and ten other library authorities nationwide have signed up to.

With the school holidays getting underway, Clare County Library has announced details of the Summer Stars Reading Programme for children in all library branches.

Irish author Roisin Meaney will celebrate the publication of her latest book with a special reading at Gallagher’s in Bunratty.

Our book reviewer, Sally Vince, looks at books about Clare or by a Clare-based author. This time Sally reviews True to the End by Joe Quinlivan.

Clare County Council has announced the appointment of consultants for the design and delivery of the flagship County Library project in Ennis.

This year is the seventieth anniversary of rural electrification. Ballpoint Press, the publishers of the acclaimed Around the Farm Gate, is working with ESB to bring out an anthology of stories marking the impact of rural electrification.

A cookbook by a Clare author has made history, scooping the title of one of the world’s most acclaimed culinary publications.