Clare Arts Office is delighted that Ennistymon in County Clare is one of the towns in the Poetry Town initiative, which will see more than a hundred poetry-related activities take place in 20 towns across the island of Ireland.

Organisers of this weekend's Ennistymon Book Town Festival say it looks like being the best ever despite covid restrictions.

Ennis Book Club Festival will return in September with a vibrant day of events, live and in person in glór, Ennis, and will feature a mix of major international, national, and local authors.

Perfectly Imperfect Parenting is a practical and accessible guide which will help parents get into the right frame of mind for effective parenting without making them feel guilty or inadequate in their desire to be the best parent they can be.

A light-hearted new novel by Australian authors Kim Boehm and Peter Withy will be of particular interest to people living in Kilkee.

In 1913, the ‘Irish Question’ was hotly discussed in European capitals, because on the eve of the Great War the stability in the British Empire’s ‘back yard’ was considered of the utmost strategic importance.

Declan Murphy’s first encounter with a kingfisher as a young boy was unforgettable. Returning to the rivers years later, he embarks on a quest to study this most brightly-coloured bird during its nesting season, a seemingly straightforward challenge. But the river is slow to reveal the habits and secrets of its residents.

Words of wisdom from older generations are being shared with children throughout Ireland and as far afield as the US, thanks to A Book of Hope, edited and illustrated by artist Ana Colomer.