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.
