For over 20 years, Clare Arts Office has proudly produced the Riches of Clare free lunchtime concerts in Ennis. Originally coordinated by Liam and Finola Ryan, the series is coordinated annually now by  Fear an Tí, Mike Butler.

This years concert series will be launched with our first concert of 2025 at the Kilfenora Trad Festival.  Concerts are taking place daily during the Fleadh Nua in Ennis. They will then continue every lunchtime through June and July (except for the week of the Willie Clancy Summer School) in glór  culminating at the Feakle Festival in August.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

In a change to the previous years the concert series will take place St. Columba’s Church, Bindon Street, Ennis during the Fleadh Nua after which the weekly concerts will take place in glór, Ennis.

CONCERT LINE UP

The first concert of the year takes place at the Kilfenora Music Festival on Saturday, April 26th featuring Gradam Ceoil TG4 Musician of the year 2025 – Siobhán Peoples, Murt Ryan, Brian O’Loughlin & Conal O’Kane.

The schedule for Fleadh Nua Week concerts in St. Columba’s Church is

May 26th  Sheila Garry, Tola Custy, Shsne Greene & James Duddy

May 27th  Paul Farren, Shane Hayes, Marcus Moloney & Lily O’Connor

May 28th  Áine Heslin, Matt Heslin, Mairéad Considine & Orla Coughlan

May 29th  Jospehine Marsh, Mick Kinsella, Declan Corey & Tommy Carew

May 30th  David Stone, Rebecca Collins, Alan Reid & Paddy Kerr

 

The summer schedule for the Wednesday Free lunchtime concerts in Glór is:

June 4th  Bríd Long, Joan Hanrahan Hogan, Clive Early & Fintan McMahon

June 11th  Anne Larkin, Anne Rynne, Conor Keane & Pauline Griffin

June 18th  Mark Donnellan, Brian Donnellan & Michael Landers

June 25th Seamus McMahon, John McMahon, Kieran Kissane & Noreen O’Donoghue

July  2nd   Geraldine Carrig, Nuala Hehir, Liz Gaughan & Geraldine McNamara

July 16th  Pat Marsh, Naomi Powell, Blathnaid Marsh & Bethan Marsh

July 23rd  Eoin O’Neill, Bríd O’Gorman, Sinéad Mulqueen & Geraldine Kelly

July 30th   Fergal Burke, Aidan McMahon, Ciara O’Sullivan & Padraic O’Reilly

The final concert at the Feakle Festival on Monday August 11th features Noel O’Donoghue, Michael Queally, Noel O’Grady & Donie Nolan

No pre booking required for any of the concerts but arrive early to secure a seat.