Fleadh Nua 2020 in Ennis has been cancelled due to Covid-19 however, the organisers are putting together an online programme of traditional music, song and dance and seeking to raise much needed funds for Trócaire in the process.

Clare FM will broadcast a unique event to listeners and followers across the county and further afield and host a virtual concert across all their media platforms.

The Clare Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) has approved over €73k in funding for community and voluntary groups under the Covid-19 Emergency Fund.

The National Lottery has confirmed that the winning ticketholder of a Lotto jackpot worth €4,041,306 on Saturday 9th May, which was sold in Co. Clare, has made contact.

All over Ireland in the past number of weeks we have seen communities come together to look after one another in so many ways – volunteers helping others to get their shopping and medicines, people fundraising for the frontline, everybody obeying the restrictions to help our fellow citizens stay healthy, together in spirit but apart physically.

Clare Arts Office has confirmed that, for the first time since the series started in 2005, the Riches of Clare concert series will not take place in 2020.

'From his shed in Galway, Hector along with an eclectic mix of guests will entertain the nation in these surreal times. It’s Hector like you've never seen him before - He's in Lockdown'.

A young Clare filmmaker has won second place in the Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards 2020 which were held online due to the Covid-19 restrictions.