Events

County Clare’s rural traditions and craft producers will be celebrated in Kilrush on Sunday, 8th September when the 2024 Vandeleur Walled Garden Harvest Day takes place. The family day out will feature a range of activities, demonstrations and events such as a local producers market, demonstrations of traditional skills, a group artist exhibition and a local … Continue reading "Harvest Day at Vandeleur Walled Garden"

Our monthly open mic social at our Kilrush shop is a free event, open to all. For lovers of poetry, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer, or come to listen and support. Tea, coffee, and treats provided. … Continue reading "Open Mic Social with Madge O’Callaghan"

After the summer break, our social sharing space for gardeners is back!  This month we'll be talking about how to gather and save your own seeds from your garden, and how to save wildflower seeds without doing any harm.  We'll head out for a short walk, too, to see what we can find. *Chat with … Continue reading "Gardener’s Get-together with Seed and Plant Swap"

A gentle and consistent voice on the Irish folk-roots scene, singer-songwriter Ger Wolfe has a subtle way of weaving his magical music into the heart of the listener. Creating ‘carefully crafted vignettes of song’ to all who come to listen (Irish Times), including his well-loved ode to innocence ‘The Curra Road’ – a ‘classic of grace … Continue reading "Cosy Concert with Ger Wolfe"

Leonard Skinner is an author, educator, and doctoral researcher in philosophy at Galway University. In his new book, he takes us on a journey far from the shores of conventional wisdom, revealing the intrinsic power of love that lies within each of us. Fresh from TEDx Tralee, Leonard will be sharing his talk ‘How Many … Continue reading "Book Launch; ‘Love in a Self-Serving World’ with Leonard Skinner"