(29 Apr 2011)
April 29th - May 2nd 2011 - Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Fleadh), a hugely enjoyable and successful traditional music and communitybased arts festival, now in its 17th 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 2011)
Month of May 2011 - 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.
(20 May 2011)
The 2011 Burren Slow Food Festival will be on from the 20th to the 22nd of May 2011.
(21 May 2011)
May 21st 2011 - 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.
(03 Jun 2011)
June 3rd-6th 2011- a weekend of jazz, dixie, swing and latin dancing, held in the village of Doonbeg.
(18 Jun 2011)
June 18th 2011 - 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.
(02 Jul 2011)
July 2nd-10th 2011 - 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.
(31 Jul 2011)
July 31st & August 1st 2011 - 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.
(12 Aug 2011)
August 12th-14th 2011 - 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.
(21 Aug 2011)
August 21st 2011 - Sky, the UK and Ireland’s leading entertainment company, is the title sponsor of the Sky Ride Étape Hibernia. This is their second 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.