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Current & Forthcoming Events

  • Mountshannon Arts Festival – Silent Conversations by Ana Colomer
    • Art Exhibition

    Mountshannon Arts Festival – Silent Conversations by Ana Colomer

    Art Exhibition, Mountshannon Arts Festival

    19 June – 17 July 2025 Scariff Library Gallery, Scariff
  • Ethereal – Photographic Exhibition by Christopher Quinn
    • Art Exhibition
    • Photography

    Ethereal – Photographic Exhibition by Christopher Quinn

    Art Exhibition, Photography, Clare Museum, Christopher Quinn

    23 June – 19 July 2025 Clare Museum, Ennis
  • RISK/ REWARD Limerick Printmakers at 25
    • Event

    RISK/ REWARD Limerick Printmakers at 25

      An exhibition of new works on paper from Limerick Printmakers. RISK/ REWARD explores the importance and power in cultivating…

    28 June – 14 August 2025 Súil, Ennis
  • Flowing…..a legacy from stitch to shoreline – Exhibition by Ailish Malone
    • Art Exhibition

    Flowing…..a legacy from stitch to shoreline – Exhibition by Ailish Malone

    Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney Library Gallery is delighted to present “Flowing….a legacy from stitch to shoreline”…

    7 July – 2 August 2025 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Harold and The Purple Crayon
    • Children
    • Family friendly
    • Film

    Harold and The Purple Crayon

    Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up…

    17 July 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Improvisation for Adults: Summer Drama Workshop Series
    • Drama
    • Theatre
    • Workshop

    Improvisation for Adults: Summer Drama Workshop Series

    Presented by Cultúrlann Sweeney Step into the world of improvisation with Rob Hopkins, an experienced community dramatist working in West…

    19 July 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 Cultúrlann Sweeney
    26 July 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 Cultúrlann Sweeney
    + 5 past dates
  • An Abstract View – Exhibition by Paul McMahon
    • Art Exhibition

    An Abstract View – Exhibition by Paul McMahon

    Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Clare Museum is delighted to present “An Abstract View” by Paul McMahon. Having returned…

    21 July – 23 August 2025 Clare Museum, Ennis
  • Works in Pastell – Art Exhibition by Janet Buell
    • Art Exhibition

    Works in Pastell – Art Exhibition by Janet Buell

    Clare Arts Office in conjunction with the Edna O’Brien Library in Scariff is delighted to present “Works in Pastel II”…

    22 July – 23 August 2025 Scariff Library Gallery, Scariff
  • Riches of Clare 2025 – Wednesday Riches @ Glór
    • Event

    Riches of Clare 2025 – Wednesday Riches @ Glór

    This year the summer schedule for the Wednesday Free lunchtime concerts taking place in glór are as follows: 4th June –  Bríd…

    23 July 2025, 13:00 – 14:00 glór, Ennis
    + 6 past dates
  • Moneypoint; Cornerstone of Ireland’s electricity industry with Stephen O’Mahoney
    • Free
    • Information Session
    • Talks

    Moneypoint; Cornerstone of Ireland’s electricity industry with Stephen O’Mahoney

    The evolving story of Moneypoint Power Station from inception to the present day and ESB’s plans for the future of…

    23 July 2025, 20:00 – 22:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Flow
    • Children
    • Family friendly
    • Film

    Flow

    Acclaimed animated film Flow is set in a flooded fantasy world, where humans are seemingly absent. One cat has survived…

    24 July 2025, 18:30 – 0:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • SOLD OUT Monoprint and Block Lettering Workshop. For ages 6 – 9
    • Free
    • Workshop

    SOLD OUT Monoprint and Block Lettering Workshop. For ages 6 – 9

    Book free places for Limerick Printmakers MONOPRINT & BLOCK LETTERING WORKSHOP at Súil - an ideal creative experience for ages 6 - 9 years

    26 July 2025, 10:30 – 12:45 Súil, Ennis
  • SOLD OUT Drypoint & Chine Collé Print Workshop. For Ages 10 – 12
    • Free
    • Workshop

    SOLD OUT Drypoint & Chine Collé Print Workshop. For Ages 10 – 12

    Book free places for Limerick Printmakers DRYPOINT & CHINE COLLÉ WORKSHOP at Súil - an ideal creative experience for ages 10 - 12 years

    26 July 2025, 13:00 – 15:15 Súil, Ennis
  • Growing Up in a Lighthouse with Stephen Rowan
    • Free
    • Information Session
    • Talks

    Growing Up in a Lighthouse with Stephen Rowan

    Having steadfastly been a guiding light across the Shannon Estuary for 187 years, Kilcredaun Lighthouse, near Carrigaholt, blinked its last…

    30 July 2025, 20:00 – 22:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Inside Out 2
    • Children
    • Family friendly
    • Film

    Inside Out 2

    Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley where headquarters is being demolished…

    31 July 2025, 18:30 – 20:10 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr.
    • Entertainment
    • Family friendly
    • Theatre

    Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr.

    Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious,…

    4 August 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
    5 August 2025, 18:30 – 20:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Ireland in the EU and the World Looking towards our 2026 EU Presidency with Maeve von Heynitz
    • Free
    • Information Session
    • Talks

    Ireland in the EU and the World Looking towards our 2026 EU Presidency with Maeve von Heynitz

    Maeve von Heynitz, Director General of the EU and Trade Policy Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,…

    6 August 2025, 20:00 – 22:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • Kensuke’s Kingdom
    • Children
    • Family friendly
    • Film

    Kensuke’s Kingdom

    Kensuke’s Kingdom follows Michael, a young boy who embarks on a sailing trip with his family, only for disaster to…

    7 August 2025, 18:30 – 20:05 Cultúrlann Sweeney
  • O’Connell – Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell
    • Art
    • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Family friendly
    • Muisc
    • Performance

    O’Connell – Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell

    O'Connell, Commemoration, Glór, Arts Office, Diarmuid de Faoite

    9 August 2025, 20:00 – 22:00 glór, Ennis
  • Riches of Clare 2025 – Feakle Traditional Music Festival
    • Event

    Riches of Clare 2025 – Feakle Traditional Music Festival

    Riches of Clare Concert taking place at Feakle Community Hall on Monday 11th August, 2025.  Performing on the day will…

    11 August 2025, 13:00 – 14:00 Feakle Community Hall, Feakle
  • Turning Up the Volume; The Growing Threat of Ocean Noise to Marine Life with Dr Joanne O’Brien
    • Free
    • Information Session
    • Talks

    Turning Up the Volume; The Growing Threat of Ocean Noise to Marine Life with Dr Joanne O’Brien

    As human activity in the oceans increases, so too does the underwater noise that disrupts marine ecosystems. From commercial shipping…

    13 August 2025, 20:00 – 22:00 Cultúrlann Sweeney

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