(03 May 2012)
May 4th-7th 2012 - Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Fleadh), a hugely enjoyable and successful traditional music and community based arts festival, now in its 18th year, takes place this May bank holiday weekend in the beautiful, scenic village of Kinvara, Co. Galway. A well-established and richly deserved reputation has ensured that the Fleadh has become a showcase for the best in traditional music, attracting musicians from all over the country and beyond
(01 May 2012)
Month of May 2012 - the villages of The Burren are the perfect location for discovering the botanical riches of this unique limestone landscape. The month of May reveals an abundance of flowers throughout The Burren, with spring gentians, mountain avens, turlough violets, spring sandworth and a profusion of orchids, among them early purple orchids, bee orchids, spotted orchids.
(18 May 2012)
The 2012 Burren Slow Food Festival will be on from the 18th to the 20th of May 2012.The Slow Food Movement focuses on several aspects of food & culture from the social aspects of taking time to eat with others/the Community; from understanding the link of food on the table to the agricultural practices that produce it; to the artistic, historical & environmental heritage of the places people eat & shop.
(26 May 2012)
May 26th 2012 - the Clare Burren Marathon Challenge is a road, green road and trail challenge. Enjoy some of Europe's most unique landscapes and see the riches of the Burren in Bloom. Each participant has a choice of a full, half or mini marthon on the day.
(01 Jun 2012)
June 1st-4th 2012- a weekend of jazz, dixie, swing and latin dancing, held in the village of Doonbeg.
(23 Jun 2012)
June 23rd 2012 - the Tour de Burren is now entering its eighth year of running and numbers are continuing to grow as word spreads of the fantastic route and the detailed level of organising and planning that goes into the event.
(07 Jul 2012)
July 7th-15th 2012 - the Willie Clancy Summer School promotes the study, practice and appreciation of Irish traditional music, song and dance. The school was established in 1973 to commemorate the Miltown Malbay uilleann piper, Willie Clancy, and `to promote the study, practice and appreciation of Irish traditional music song and dance.
(01 Aug 2012)
TBC - Craggaunowen, the Living Past Experience, is Ireland’s original, award winning prehistoric park. Situated on 50 acres of wooded grounds, the park interprets Ireland’s prehistoric and early Christian eras. It features a stunning recreation of some of the homesteads, animals and artefacts which existed in Ireland over 1,000 years ago.
(17 Aug 2012)
August 17th-19th 2012 - up to 100 unique Irish boats, the Galway Hookers, once the workhorses of the coast of Connemara and North Clare, gather for the annual weekend of racing and celebration at Cruinniú na mBád (Gathering of the Boats) festival in Kinvara, Co. Galway.
(25 Aug 2012)
August 26th 2012 - Sky, the UK and Ireland’s leading entertainment company, is the title sponsor of the Sky Ride Étape Hibernia. This is their 3rd closed road cycling event, following the success of the Étape Caledonia. The inaugural Sky Ride Étape Hibernia will take place on the breathtaking West Coast of Ireland in County Clare. If you are keen for a new challenge, or enjoy the unique experience of cycling on closed roads, then this is the perfect event for you! You will experience 84 miles of fantastic road cycling along one of Ireland's most beautiful coastlines. Click-through to download a copy of the route map.