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ONE CLARE venue is to host a night of Joe Dolan’s greatest hits, as a nationwide tour is announced in his memory for 2024.

The tour, entitled ‘Remembering Joe Dolan – The Annual Joe Dolan Festival’, will come to Glòr Theatre in Ennis on March 15, 2024. Tickets are from €30 and are on sale now.

Returning for its 15th year, the anniversary tour will see Joe’s brother Ben, who shared the stage with the singer for 47 years, highlighting his late sibling’s decorated singing career. 

Ben will be joined on stage by Joe’s niece Sandra, nephews Adrian and Ray with singer Karen Carroll and members of Joe’s original backing band.

Since his passing in 2007, Joe Dolan’s music is still played regularly. His song ‘You’re Such A Good…

RTÉ HAS dropped the official trailer for season two of the crime series Hidden Assets, which was filmed partially in Clare.

Set to return to our screens this September 3, the six-part series has been given a prime-time slot in the RTÉ Guide for viewers.

The Belgian/Irish production was created by Kin and Red Rock creator, Peter McKenna, and had scenes filmed in Shannon.

Ennis actress, Simone Kirby, stars in the drama alongside Angeline Ball, best known for playing Imelda in The Commitments and Peter Coonan noted for his role as Fran in Love/Hate.

Hidden Assets first aired on November 7, 2021 on RTÉ ONE, with nearly half a million viewers tuning in to watch the highly anticipated season one finale. 

The show, now also acquired by the BBC,…

WELL WISHES and comments of congratulations are still flooding in, as an Irish model and social media personality gets engaged.

Rozanna ‘Roz’ Purcell, 32, got engaged on the Cliffs of Moher in Clare on Thursday, August 10, to her long-term boyfriend, Zach Desmond. 

The Tipperary native and RTÉ radio broadcaster announced the news to her 558k Instagram followers, posting a trio of pictures with her fianceé. Irish stars including Ua Healy, Deirdre O’Kane and Greg O’Shea congratulated the pair.

Zach is the son of MCD Productions managing director, Denis Desmond and Irish sensation Hozier’s manager, Caroline Downey. 

She wrote: “We’re engaged. I would like to remind everyone that I broke my ring finger this year and that’s why…

FAMOUS broadcaster, social media personality and former Miss Universe Ireland took a tour of Clare and recommended her favourite things to do, see, eat and stay. 

Rozanna ‘Roz’ Purcell recently toured the county, taking on Lahinch, Doolin, Ennistymon and Corofin. The outdoor enthusiast posted on Instagram her suggestions, which included cafés, walking trails and even glamping.

Best known for her modelling career, Roz sports over 550,000 Instagram followers. She is known nowadays for her hiking excursions and colourful adventure accounts online. 

Having taken a ‘staycation’ in the Banner county, the bestselling cookery author and entrepreneur posted a series of pictures from her time in Clare. 

She recommended the Castle Darcy…

CLARE health facilities are to expand their services, as one local Independant TD meets with head of HSE to push for more access to healthcare.

Independent TD and Kilrush native Violet-Anne Wynne recently met with HSE CEO, Bernard Gloster, to discuss a number of issues surrounding access to healthcare in the Mid-West.

One issue she raised with Mr Gloster was the provision of accommodation for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Clare. 

“This is an issue that I have always championed in the Dáil and one that we have seen come dangerously close to boiling over in recent weeks,” TD Wynne said.

“I raised this issue directly with Minister Mary Butler before the Dáil recess and intend to raise it with her again as soon as we are…