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A series of biodiversity events will take place across County Clare as part of National Biodiversity Week, which runs from Friday, May 16 to Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Clare Museum is delighted to present ‘Changing Tides’ an Art Exhibition by Julie O’Gorman. Taking place in the Clare Museum, the exhibition will run from May 19 to June 21, inclusive.

Clare County Council has become the longest continuously accredited local authority in the country after securing re-accreditation for a further three years with Engineers Ireland’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accredited Employer Standard.

A new hop-on, hop-off shuttle bus service connecting towns, villages, and top visitor attractions across North and West Clare has been officially launched.

Craggaunowen will echo to the sound of clashing steel this May Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday, 3 May, and Sunday, 4 May) as fearsome Norse warriors take over the historic County Clare site, transforming it into a bustling Viking village.

Following a record number of entries in 2024, nominations are once again being sought for the tenth annual Clare Older People’s Volunteer of the Year Award.

Clare Arts Office will again host Bealtaine Voices, a community choir event, on the steps of the Ennis Courthouse on Monday, May 5 at 3pm. Clare County Council invites everyone to this family-friendly event with singer, musician, producer and proud Ennis man Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing.

Clare Arts Office will host ‘Their World, Our Choices’, an exhibition by the artist Barry Wrafter in the Gallery of the Edna O’Brien Library, Scarriff, from May 6 to June 7, 2025, inclusive.

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney Library Gallery is delighted to present ‘Reimagined Landscapes’ an art exhibition by Paul McMahon from May 6 to May 31, inclusive.