*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. GOVERNANCE standards of Clare County Council have come under scrutiny over the manner in which a deal to purchase land in Bunratty was carried out.
Lady Longbottom and Madame Bloomers will be judging the Easter Bonnet Competition at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this Easter. Photograph: Eamon Ward MORE than 15,000 people are expected to pass through the gates of Craggaunowen and Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
*The old Shannon Shamrock. PLANS TO DEMOLISH the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty and build 67 houses on the site have hit a roadblock with Clare County Council.
*The Bunratty Express. MID-TERM family fun events take place in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this weekend.
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward DEPARTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling said the risk in acquiring the Shannon Heritage tourism sites is paying off for the county and criticised “legal loopholes” for slowing down works on projects such as Blake’s Corner.
*Blarney Woolen Mills. Profits at the Blarney Woollen Mills Group – which operates the Bunratty Castle Hotel – were hit last year after the group had to repay €1.13m to the Revenue Commissioners concerning an over-claim by the group in the Government’s COVID-19 Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS).
*Photograph: Brian Arthur SANTA CLAUS and members of the All-Ireland winning Clare hurling team will be joined over 350 elves, Christmas characters and musicians in Bunratty village this Thursday night at 6.00pm for Ireland’s largest Christmas parade.
*The Shannon Shamrock. FOURTEEN years after the Shannon Shamrock in Bunratty closed its doors, the site is still sitting empty, with no clear plan for future development.
*The elves await the arrival of Santa Claus at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park on 28th November. Photograph: Brian Arthur. BUNRATTY will be home to Ireland’s largest Christmas parade and it will be transformed into a winter wonderland on Thursday November 28th.
L-R: Ian Jeffers, CEO, Co-operation Ireland; Kathy Coleman, IS Technical Support Officer, Clare County Council; Bernadette Haugh, SEO Rural Development, Clare County Council; Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Tom Dowling, Chairperson, Pride of Place; Kris Claes, Lisdoonvarna Fáilte; John Hogan, Chair, IPB Insurance LISDOONVARNA Fáilte has won the Inclusive Communities Category at the …
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