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Dermott Petty

Dermott Petty MA is a filmmaker and writer living in Doolin, in North Clare. His recent work the play ‘2 Days…
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Roisín McMullin

Roisín is a violinist, violist and composer based in Ennis, Co. Clare. She has an MA in Classical String Performance…
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Helen Blackhurst

Helen is a writer, Playback Theatre actor and drama therapist based in Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Her fiction to date explores…
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Laura Fitzgerald

Laura Fitzgerald is based in Killaloe, Co. Clare. She is a mother of 3 and works full time in an…
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Oisín McKeogh

Oisín McKeogh is a writer/director based in Ireland. A directing major at the National Film School in Ireland, Oisin was…
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Josie O’Connor

Josie O’Connor has a background in Printmaking, having graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2012. Since then…
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Peneleapaí

Peneleapaí is an singer songwriter, therapist, and educator. She is based in East Clare since 2002, and lived in west…
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Fannyland

Tiffany Glenn aka Fannyland is a collage artist, writer, zine maker and arts educator based in Kilrush, County Clare. Humor…
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Jacinta Sheerin

Jacinta Sheerin graduated from the University of Ulster in Coleraine with a BA Honours Degree in Theatre in 2001 and…
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Karen J McDonnell

I grew up in Ennis and spent most of my working life in Dublin before returning to Co. Clare. I…
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Ailbhe Wheatley

My name is Ailbhe Wheatley and I am a writer and artist based in the wilds of East Clare, Ireland.…
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Grace Wells

Grace Wells is an eco-poet and environmental writer. She is based in Ennistymon, in West Clare. Her work is primarily…

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Marianne Potterton

Marianne Potterton is a multidisciplinary artist based in Doolin, North Clare. She has a 1st Class Honours Degree in Fine…

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Sabrina Heinrichs

Sabrina Heinrichs was born in Germany in 1980. She studied theology, philosophy, mathematics, German language, geography, sociology and pedagogy in…
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Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald is an award-winning teacher, researcher and novelist based at the University of Limerick where she’s part of…
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John O’Donovan

John O’Donovan is a playwright and screenwriter originally from Clarecastle, now based in Ennis. His work is primarily concerned with…
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Clara Planelles

CLARA is a creative director with a background in Film, Theatre, and Photography. Passionate about portraying women as powerful, daring,…

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Oscar Blue

Oscar Blue is a singer-songwriter hailing from East Co. Clare with a passion for storytelling and transporting the listener to…
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Deirdre Devally

Deirdre Devally writes prose, poetry and songs. She was short-listed in The Fish Poetry Prize, longlisted in The Fish Short…
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Siobhan Potter

Siobhan Potter is from Clare . She works from her studio in Ballymorris, Cratloe, Co.Clare as an artist, writer and…
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Brian Fitzpatrick

Brian is a songwriter, guitar, bass and synth player originally from Ennis but living in Lahinch Co. Clare. He has…
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Alex Dunne

Alex Dunne is an author from Shannon, Co. Clare who spends her time dreaming up fantastical tales and drinking far…
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Madge O’Callaghan

Madge O’Callaghan is an author and poet based in Kilbane, East Clare, in the shadow of Sliabh Bernagh. She facilitates…
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Rio Mc Gonigle

A painter with MA in Social Practice and the Creative Environment from Limerick School Of Art & Design. Teacher of…
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Johnnie T. Tynan

Johnnie T. is an experienced creative professional based in Clare, close to the Galway border in sunny Crusheen. He has…
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Aidan Courtney

Aidan Courtney is a Clare based cartoonist, writer, artist. publisher and workshop facilitator. He studied printmaking in Limerick School of…

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Amanda Jane Shannon

Amanda’s love of song and music and the written word is a long sublime love affair. Singing bilingually since primary…
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Jole Bortoli

Jole Bortoli was born and grew up in Italy where she trained as a visual artist. She attended the Art…
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Katie Cogan

My name is Katie Cogan and I am an artist and astrologer living in North Clare since 2021. I am…
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Maeve Abyss

Maeve Abyss is a poet and spoken word artist originally from Cleveland,Ohio. She has performed and lived in Romania, Appalachia…
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Claire Kathryn Roche

Claire Kathryn Roche is a devoted screenwriter and an Ei Electronics Junior Technician currently living in Clarecastle, Co. Clare. Claire’s…
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Theo Hynan-Ratcliffe

Theo is a sculptor, writer and project coordinator from/living in Co. Clare. She received a first class BA Honours in…
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Emer O’Flaherty

Emer is a bilingual (Gaeilge/English) singer, songwriter, composer and musician (piano, organ, flute, whistles) based in Ennis, Co. Clare. She…
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Fiona O’ Sullivan

Freelance violinist/teacher and communications professional from Dublin based in Clare
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Jeremy Strozer

A neurodiverse lateral thinking Fulbright scholar, OCTOVIST (Open-minded, Creative Thinker, Optimistic, Versatile, Intelligent, Supportive, Talented), improvisational actor, coach, and teacher…
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Anneteresa Quinn

I am a visual artist and qualified art teacher. My practice is evolving as a multidisciplinary one where I am…
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Angela Goodwin Russell

My background as an artist – I’m a photographer, designer, multimedia painter and for the past three years I’ve been…
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Gary Hetzler

Gary is a male actor, voice-over artist, and writer in County Clare. As an actor, he has worked in theatre,…
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Mattie Brennan

Mattie Brennan is an award-winning short story writer. Originally from County Sligo, he now lives on the north coast of…
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Michael Mc Aloran

Michael Mc Aloran was born in Belfast, (1976). He grew up in Shannon, Co. Clare, where he is presently based.…
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Aisling Corristine

With screenwriting training from a scholarship to UCLA, her work has been selected and showcased at the BAFTA Rocliffe New…
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Elizabeth Daly

Elizabeth is an Irish writer who has had stories in her head since she was a toddler. Living in the…
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Ruth Marshall

I am a storyteller, poet and crafter, and I can offer your school or group storytelling, story-making, poetry-writing and nature…
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CE Kraemer

CE Kraemer trained as a journalist / photographer. Studied at Trier University. Editor / editor-in-chief of a number of news…
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Tracy Fahey

Tracy Fahey is an award-winning Irish author of six books. In 2025 her collection ‘I Spit Myself Out’ won the…
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Balor Otherworld

Balor is a storyteller, combining Ireland’s myths and legends. He performs in schools, visitor centres, online and offers tours around…
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Claire Kathryn Roche

Claire Kathryn Roche is a devoted screenwriter and an Ei Electronics Junior Technician currently living in Clarecastle, Co. Clare. Claire’s…
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Nina Halmos

Nina Philips is a songwriter/musician and creator from Haarlem, NL. She comes from a family with immigrant backgrounds on both…
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Ceri Garfield

Ceri Garfield is an artist and writer from Mullagh, Co. Clare. She has a BA (First Class Honours) in Fine…
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Julia Rice O’Dea

I love to tell stories, be it with a paintbrush, pen or camera. A handful of penned and illustrated children’s…
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Ruairí McKiernan

Ruairí McKiernan is a Lahinch-based writer, community facilitator, creative producer, and host of the Creative Souls of Clare podcast. His…
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Róisín Stack

Róisín is a theatremaker, writer and arts manager based in Co Clare. She’s interested in formal experiment and process-led work,…
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Jennifer Donohue

Jennifer Donohue is a multimedia artist and writer living and working in Ennis, County Clare. Her work centres on expressing…
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Qwynn

Qwynn is a native of County Clare who lives in the heart of Clare. From the moment she started reading…
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Aindrias Stack

Storyteller & fiddle player and cultural producer/programmer based in Clare. Artist in the community with Doolin folklore project. Munster champion…
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Ciara Malone

Ciara is a a multi-disciplinary artist for over 25 years and has had numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her work…

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Frank Golden

Frank Golden is a poet, novelist, and visual artist. He has published six books of poetry and two novels. His…

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