www.ennisstreetfestival.com

Winning art work from Hannah Doyle, 5th Class,
Knockanean National School, Ennis
www.ennisstreetfestival.com
We would like you to pay special attention to the sponsors
and friends listed in this booklet and those on the Ennis
Street Festival website. Remember when you spend in
their premises you are also supporting this festival.
Ennis Street Arts Festival Team would like to take this
opportunity to thank our key funders, supporters,
sponsors, friends and local businesses. Special
Thanks to the People of Ennis and Co. Clare and all
the volunteers for their participation. This festival
wouldn’t have been possible without the continued
and vital support of the following
funding agencies
supported by
our star sponsors
An Bínsín Luachra
Art & Craft Co.
Ashford Court Boutique Hotel
AXA Insurance
Auburn Lodge Hotel
Bonfire Restaurant
Brogans Bar & Restaurant
Cairde Café
Cartridge Green
Charlie McEnery Motors
Clare FM
County Boutique
Cruise’s Bar
Custy’s Traditional Music Shop
Delia Keane’s Café
Ennis Gourmet Café
Ennis Health Store
Ennis Town Vintners
Essilor t.a. Organic Lens Manufacturing
E-SmokeIreland
Flynn’s Pharmacy
Fujifilm Ennis Photo Centre
Gearoid Mannion-Travel Counsellors
Haven Pharmacy Holly’s
Honan Antiques
Hotel Woodstock
James O’Keeffe’s Bar
Johnny Flynn
Knox’s Bar
Lucas Bar
Manix Male Fashion
Meanwell Wholefoods & Biomarket
Michael Kerin’s Bar
Midwest Electrical Wholesale
Moroney’s Bar
Nozomi Shoe Boutique
O’Briens Bagel Factory
O’Keeffe Electrical
Old Ground Hotel
Passatempo Café
Peckish Cafe
Peppermill Restaurant
Precious Pets Ltd.
Radisson Blue Hotel, Limerick
Real Print
Roche
Rowan Tree Hostel
Seasons 52 Restaurant
Shamrock Solar Energies
Souper Cafe
Specsavers Opticians Ennis
Temple Gate Hotel
The Clare Champion
The Clare People
Wild Atlantic Wools & Gifts
Yolo Bar & Restaurant
our friends
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AIB Bank
Bank of Ireland
Bia Agus Caife
Carrie’s Cakes
Cornucopia
Ennis Book Shop
Eye Care Centre
Gaffney Halpin Murphy & Co.
Hassett Leyden & Associates
Jimmy’s Discount Store
Mocha Coffee Co.
M.H. Young Interiors
Numero Uno Pizzeria
O’Connors Bakery
Permanent TSB
Sherry Fitzgerald
McMahon
Slattery & Partners
Subway
The Belleek Shop
The Cloister Bar &
Restaurant
The Market Bar
The Wine Buff
Vaughan’s Garden
Centre
Willow Fashion
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Welcome to the 11th annual Ennis Street Arts
Festival! From the 4th to the 10th of July the
streets of our beautiful town will come alive with
fun, art, culture and entertainment provided by
International, National and Local Artists. This year
we are celebrating ‘Clare-County of Culture 2016’
with our theme, which is ‘Culture agus Ceol’.
Of course this would not be possible without the
many volunteers and the local community who
put their time and energy into making this festival
the fun family event it has become.
This year we would like to dedicate our festival in
memory of Sarah Monahan. Sarah gave so much
of her time and energy to working for the arts in
the community over the past few years and she
loved to see the town of Ennis come to life every
year during the Ennis Street Arts Festival. Sarah
was also a great friend; warm, caring, great fun,
and always ready with a kind word. She will be
greatly missed by us all.
So, in honor of Sarah Monahan, we wish, for
everyone to enjoy every minute, every laugh,
every smile of this wonderful experience at this
year’s festival.
The Festival Team
by laws
As the daytime programme is a family event we ask
you to please respect the by-laws by not drinking
alcohol on unlicensed premises and, in respect of the
environment, please keep Ennis Tidy.
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CULTUREFOX .IE
fairy music
Story Telling presented by
Eddie Lenihan
NEVER
MISS
OUT
mon
4 JULY
Eddie Lenihan, Irelands Premier Story Teller.
Eddie has been collecting folklore in Co. Clare and further
afield for nearly 40 years. For this year’s festival Eddie
will share his story “Fairy Music”.
In this stories session, Eddie Lenihan explains:
“There are many stories in Irish folklore of gifts received
by mortals from the fairies in return for favours done.
These gifts can take various forms: athletic powers, for
example, or great dexterity of hand. But one of the most
valued, surely, was (and perhaps still is!) the gift of great
music. A good musician was welcome in any company,
especially one with “fairy” music.
But sometimes, even with the best will in the world,
the getting of that music can be a dangerous business,
indeed.”
The Arts Council’s new, upgraded CULTUREFOX
events guide is now live. Free, faster, easy to use
– and personalised for you. Never miss out again.
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 3.30pm
 Temple Gate Hotel
 € 5
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
(limited tickets early booking is advised)
Storytelling at temple gate hotel
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‘Voices’ of Culture agus Ceol
By Inis Creative Writers Group
MON
4 JULY
buzzing with colour
MON
4 JULY
with Shona MacGillivray
Explore the life of bees and the flowers through paint
and mixed media. Shona from The Art Box will guide the
children through methods of observing, imagining and
enjoying the colourful effects of painting.
 11.00am & 1.00pm
Inis Creative Writers Group was set up in 2010. It has
a vibrant and diverse group of members who meet
every Monday night at The Rowan Tree Café Bar from
6.30pm-8.30pm to hear each others works, meet
invited guests and participate in their workshops.
Duration 90 Mins
 Suitable for ages 5+
 € 10
MAKE YOUR OWN PUPPET
with Suse Reibisch from Branar
TUE
5 JULY
The group saw the launch of their first anthology in
2012 and they aim to publish another this year. Many
individual members have published over the last five
years and new writers are always very welcome.
The Rowan Tree Café Bar will host a public reading
event with the Inis Creative Writers Group during the
festival, with many interesting stories that will enchant
the audience.
 7pm
 Rowan Tree Café Bar
 FREE EVENT
Suse has been puppet designer and maker for all of
Branar’s productions since 2009. She will work with
children and one parent to make and use their own
puppet during this workshop. No experience necessary.
 11.00am & 2.00pm
8 LITERATURE AT ROWEN TREE CAFE BAR
Duration 120 Mins
WORKSHOPS AT GLÓR
 Suitable for ages 7 -12
 € 10
For info & bookings contact
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
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Aerial Workshop
with Outside the Box Circus
WED
6 JULY
Aerial Workshops for children and adults, where you
will have the opportunity to learn and explore aerial and
acrobatic circus skills.
 11.00am: Ages 5 - 9
1.30pm: Ages 10 - 13
3.30pm: Ages 13+
Duration 90 Mins
 € 10
with Aidan Courtney
with SAPP from Budapest
WED/THUR
6/7 JULY
THURS
7 JULY
Aidan Courtney deliver a bee themed illustration
workshop where children will learn how to draw the
Queen Bee, her workers, a bee keeper and many other
fun bee related things. This will all be step by step
drawing for kids. Parents are welcome to accompany
their children if they wish.
 11.00am
Contemporary Dance
 Suitable for ages 7 -12
 € 10
Duration 90 Mins
Balloon Modelling
with Deirdre Carmody
FRI
8 JULY
Street Art Project Performances is a young Hungarian
contemporary dance start-up, performing theatrical dance
pieces. These workshops will be an introduction to dance
performance and how it can be integrated in public spaces.
With classical ballet and contemporary dance skills you
will learn how to bring art to people’s everyday life.
Have fun creating colourful balloon dragonflies, fish on a
rod, swans, bees, hats and lots more. Watch little faces
light up as they leave with their balloon creations and a
certificate of accomplishment.
 Wed. 6th July 12pm
 11.00am & 12.30pm
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Drawing Workshops
Thurs. 7th July 3.30pm
Duration 90 Mins
WORKSHOPS AT GLÓR
 Suitable for ages 13+
 € 10
For info & bookings contact
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
Duration 60 Mins
WORKSHOPS AT GLÓR
 Suitable for ages 5 - 13
 € 10
For info & bookings contact
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
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Festival Morning Yoga Workshop
with Seema
SAT
9 JULY
Small Holes and Potholes
presented by Little John Nee
TUE
5 JULY
You will be guided through a variety of postures,
breathing practice with relaxation techniques. Seema’s
style of yoga is unique embracing aspects of Hatha Yoga,
flowing Vinyasa Yoga and Kundalini Yoga.
 10.00am: Ages 6 - 12
11.30am: Ages 13+
Duration 90 Mins
 € 10
“Small Holes and Potholes” is an evening of eccentric
songs and strange stories, a force of nature that lifts
the heart like a tornado! “There are parts of Ireland
that are less explored than the moon that’s where I go
to get my songs”
Little John’s shows combine lyrical comic storytelling
with original music and songs played on a variety of
intriguing instruments creating magical soundscapes.
He received an Irish Times Theatre Award for “Best
Sound Designer for “Sparkplug” and the subsequent
RTE Radio Drama adaption won a prize at the
prestigious Prix Italia 2013. He has released an album
of his theatre songs recorded with the Caledonia Highly
Strung Orchestra “Songs from the Lough Swilly Delta”.
Little John Nee is widely regarded as one of Irelands
leading solo theatre performers, his songs have been
praised by John Prine and his theatre shows have
received critical acclaim internationally.
 9.00pm
 The Old Ground Hotel
 € 8
12
WORKSHOPS AT GLÓR
For info & bookings contact
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
THEATRE AT THE OLD GROUND HOTEL
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
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arts trail map
1. Eamon Murphy
2. Liz Moorcroft
3. Larisa K Bevillard
4. Rena Lewis
5. Margaret Ray
6. Jose Cáceres
7. Aishling Drennan
8. Frances Bailey
9. Shane Dowling
10. Andrew Carroll
11. Bonnie Fields
12. Geraldine Kelly
13. Mary McMahon
14. Lori de Carteret Sheehan
15. Br. Denis Burke
16. Colette Dinan
17. Ann Cronin
18. Christina Watkins
19. Ana Colomer
20. Jahne Romer
21. Nick Bromfield
22. Benoni
23. Kevin O’Sullivan
24. Brigitte Henning
25. Josephine Quigley
26. Mick Coyne
27. Isabelle Gaborit
28. Dave O’ Rourke
29. Christina Watkins
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Ennis Electrical
Little ones
TM Printing
Top Cuts Barber Shop
Precious Pets
Olive
Classic Crafts
Nozomi
E-Smoke Ireland
Fawl Off license
County Boutique
Chez Marie
Heaslips
Neylons
Cassidy’s Chemist
Tierneys
The Jollie Femme
Cartridge Blue
Eye Care Centre
Ennis Health Store
The Record Break
Benoni Studio Chapel Lane
Relish
Forget me not
Digitech
Manix
Scéal Eile Books
Venture Out
Fuji Film
To mark this year’s Art’s Trail there will be a special Comic
Exhibition. Presented by Lucas Bar Ennis, local artists, many of
whom have had work in publications such as 2000AD, Marvel
and DC, display a selection of original work in comic book art
in the first exhibition of its kind in the county. Official launch
of the Art’s Trail will take place on Tuesday 5th July, Meeting
outside Ennis Cathedral at 18.00 pm for a walk around the
town before going to Lucas for a drink and an arty chat.
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specially for you
An evening of music, drama and film
showcasing some of the best Irish productions
within the arts and disability sector
look at me now (a work in progress)
silent moves
‘Silent Moves’, a film by Aideen Barry, Western Care’s
Ridgepool Training Centre and Scannán Technologies.
Introduced by actress Karen McDonnell. It is a simple story
told in the way of old silent films. It explores the very real
challenges faced by people with disabilities in our society.
‘Silent Moves’ challenges our ideas and assumptions about
other people and what they are able to do creatively and
artistically. This screening of Silent Moves is supported by The
Artist Resource Room
in flow
‘In Flow’, Composed and performed by That¹s Life Players
in collaboration with Andrew Madec, brings an unique
soundscape of electronically processed gamelan percussion
and live ensemble performance, with beautifully crafted
bronze percussion instruments from Java, Indonesia,
comprising songs, metallophones, drums and kettle drums. ‘In
Flow’ will create a beautiful, atmospheric and textured work
that will surprise, enchant and move the audience.
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‘Look at Me Now’ (a work in progress) by Full Fathom
Theatre Ensemble, directed by Marie McNamara and
Shadow Work by Ana Colomer. A defiantly joyous and
honest piece of ensemble theatre, created through the
collection of stories of lives fully lived, which will leave
you feeling uplifted and with a new perception of what
it is to be human...
 Wednesday 6th July
 7pm
 Dánlann an Chláir,
Coláiste Muire
College Road, Ennis
 € 10
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
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Colourful Games
by Dance Theater DANSEMA
(Lithuania)
THURS
7 JULY
Colourful Games, is an interactive dance, circus
performance for children aged 0–3 years. Crawl, jump,
grasp, drop. Smile, frown, share and make friends. All
the playful games for babies and small children as they
explore, interact and discover new things both on and
off the stage!
“It is an incomparable joy to see this process of modern
dance with little detectives, when the plot on stage is
regulated by babies and their sincere need to explore
the environment....”
Rūta Oginskaitė | www.menufaktuura.lt | 2015
Sponsored by:
 11am & 2pm
Duration 40 mins
 Temple Gate Hotel
 € 6
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
Limited capacity - early booking advised
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The Musical Menagerie
presented by Your Mans’s Puppet
Show and Boris Hunka
THURS
7 JULY
‘The Musical Menagerie’ Puppet Show features the
story of two zoo-keepers reminiscing about their first
days in the job. A tall tail tale is told about a Gibbon
that lost his tail, while meeting exotic animals from far
and wide, including Sheridan the Sloth, Imelda the Rhino
Hornbill, Kevin the Snake and Gilbert – the Gibbon who’s
lost his groove.
This magical musical is told with all original songs
including “I’m a Lean Mean Sleeping Machine”, “The
Rainforest Jive” to name but two. The animals combine
breath-taking realism with elements of fantasy that
have become the trademark of Your Man’s Puppets.
The Musical Menagerie Puppet Show delivers a
wonderfully imaginative performance which leaves the
audience full of memories of a great, shared family
experience, suitable for all ages.




5pm
Holy Family School Hall
€5
Suitable for all ages
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
THEATRE AT HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL HALL
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comedy club
with Steve Bennett & Guests
THURS
7 JULY
Steve Bennett is a musical comedian and M.C. who
blends a witty and charming comedy style with
discerning musical comedy. Bennett has won numerous
awards including Best Newcomer at the U.K. Musical
Comedy Awards (2014) and Show me the Funny (2014).
He has performed alongside Milton Jones, Judah
Friedlander and Colin Murphy as well as comedy trio
Foil, Arms and Hog. He has been described by Chortle
as “an adept entertainer with an engagingly wry sense
of humour”.
Special Guest on the night: two comedians from
Limerick, Danny Ryan and Stephen Ryan, a thrilling
show from some of the most popular young Irish
comedians. You’re guaranteed a fun show to make you
giggle, grin and laugh out loud.
Comedy Club After Party with DJ Will Softly and his
groovy tunes.
 9pm
 The Sanctuary Nightclub,
in The Queens Hotel
For info & bookings
065 - 689 39 66
www.eventbrite.ie
€8
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COMEDY at the queens hotel
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Supporting the arts,
supporting communities.
Give Me a Name
by SAPP from Budapest
FRI/SAT
8/9 JULY
Wide Open Opera, Derry
Earagail Arts Festival
The Abbey on Tour,
Belfast
Boyle Arts Festival
Westport Festival of Chamber Music
Clifden Community Arts Festival
Cúirt International Festival, Galway
Dublin Theatre Festival
Limerick City of Culture
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Listowel Writers’ Week
Wexford Festival Opera
Cork Folk Festival
Ballydehob Jazz Festival
RTÉ supports over
100 arts events nationwide
every year, in addition to arts, music
and cultural output on our 25 television,
radio, online and mobile services.
Find out more at www.rte.ie/about/supportingthearts
and follow #rtesupportingthearts via @rte on Twitter.
Street Art Project Performances is a young Hungarian
contemporary dance start-up, performing theatrical
dance pieces including professional dancers in public
spaces committed and devoted to bring art back to
people’s everyday life. Their cultural mission is to create
dance performances where others can not imagine.
‘Give Me a Name’ is representing the colourful identities
and connections between individuals in a modern public
spaces. The Ennis Town’s ancient streetscape and its
medieval streets will acts as a perfect backdrop for
the Street Art Project Performance with the idea of reconnecting people’s lives with community spaces.
Friday 8th of July
 1pm
 Clare County Council Building
 3.15pm  O’Connell Square
 6pm
 Monastery Park
Saturday 9th of July
 11.30am  Market Area
 2pm
 Outside Cathedral
 3.30pm  Barrack Street
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DANCE PERFORMANCEs
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kids disco
fri
8 JULY
tutti frutti presents WILD! By Evan Placey
glór in association with Ennis Street Arts Festival
FRI/SAT
8/9 JULY
Children love to dance and the Kids Disco is always
popular with Dj Will Softly playing all their favourite
pop songs. And if they are being shy on the day the
lovely Gigi is on hand to get the little rascles up and
moving and show them some new dance routines.
 3.30pm
 Temple Gate Plaza
 FREE EVENT
3d inflatables project
community/art project
SAT/SUN
9/10 JULY
WiLd! tells the story of 10-year-old Billy, who has been
diagnosed with the condition ADHD and brilliantly
captures Billy’s world from his funny, quirky distracted
view of the world.
Billy lives with his Mum while his Dad and elder brother
no longer live at home. Billy decides to look after the
bee hive that belonged to his Dad, trying to stop the
bees from swarming and hoping his Dad will recognise
that he has done a good thing - perhaps this might
persuade Dad to return?
Due to flooding in Ennis in recent years there has been
an increase in rare and unusual tropical fish around
the town of Ennis and they are not just confined to the
rivers anymore. There have been sightings of them
around the streets so keep an eye out for them on
saturday and sunday as experts have said that due to
weather conditions there could be an outbreak again.
 FREE EVENT
 Anywhere/Everywhere (Behind you)
24 kids disco & inflatables
During the play Billy comes to understand more about
himself and his family. His friends begin to understand
him more too when in their eyes he becomes a kind of
hero, having been swarmed by bees but not stung by a
single one.
 12noon & 2pm
 glÓr
 €10/€8/€30 Family 4
For info & bookings contact
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
 Suitable for ages 8+
THEATRE AT GLÓR 25
EVENT
Monday 4th July
Buzzing with colour with Shona MacGillivray
Fairy Music presented by Eddie Lenihan
Voices’ of Culture agus Ceol by Inis Creative Writers Group
Tuesday 5th July
Make your own puppet with Branar
Art’s Trail Official Launch - Starting at Ennis Cathedral
Small Holes and Potholes presented by Little John Nee
Wednesday 6th of July
Arial workshop
Contempory Dance with SAPP
Specially For You
Thursday 7th of July
Colourful Games by Dance Theater DANSEMA (Lithuania)
Drawing with Aidan Courtney
Contempory Dance with SAPP
Musical Managerie
Comedy Club with Steve Bennett & Guests
Friday 8th of July
Balloon Modelling with Deirdre Carmody
Wild! By Evan Placey
Give me a Name by SAPP from Budapest
Hoops,Hoops & more Hoops by Angie Mack from Australia
Give me a Name by SAPP from Budapest
Kids Disco with Dancer Gigi and DJ Will Softly
Hoops,Hoops & more Hoops by Angie Mack from Australia
Tree Girls by Áine Phillips - Installation Opening
Maria Doyle kennedy
Saturday 9th of July
Festival Morning Yoga
Chapel Lane Market
Record Break Street Party
Give me a Name by SAPP from Budapest
Wild! By Evan Placey
Hoops, Hoops & more Hoops by Angie Mack from Australia
Ennis Music Project/Clare Youth Services Showcase
Pif-Paf presents the Flycycle from UK
Circus Jukebox by Fanzini
Jaskane Café Trio
The Ennis Gospel Choir
Ennis Street Arts Festival Samba Band
Eoghan Neff 3ó & Special Collaboration Music Generation Clare
The Diving Bell by Shelahg Honan
Sunday 10th of July
Art & Craft Market + Chapel Lane Market
The Secret Life of Plastic by Oonagh Herbert
Pif-Paf presents the Flycycle from UK
Ennis Street Arts Festival Samba Band
Duck Race
Shhhhh!!!!!’ with Barren Carrousel
Dancing on the Street - Community Event
Salsa Fever Fiesta with The Orquesta Kalamares
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DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
TIME
PAGE
PRICE
Workshop
Story Telling
Literature
glór
Temple Gate Hotel
Rowan Tree Cafe Bar
11am, 1pm
3.30pm
7pm
9
7
8
€10
€5
Free
Workshop
Art Exhibitions
Theatre
glór
Diferent Locations
The Old Ground Hotel
11am, 2pm
6pm
9pm
9
14 & 15
13
€10
Free
€8
Workshop
Workshop
Music & Theatre
glór
glór
Dánlann an Chláir
11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm
12noon
7pm
10
10
16 & 17
€10
€10
€10
Circus for Babies
Workshop
Workshop
Puppet Show
Comedy
Temple Gate Hotel
glór
glór
Holy Family Hall
Sanctuary, Queens Hotel
11am & 2pm
11am
3.30pm
5pm
9pm
18
11
10
19
21
€6
€10
€10
€5
€8
Workshop
Family Event
Dance Event
Circus Show
Dance Event
Dance Event
Circus Show
Art Installation
Music Event
glór
glór
Clare County Council Building
glór
O’Connell Square
Temple Gate Plaza
Temple Gate Plaza
Monastery Park
glór
11am &12.30pm
12noon & 2pm
1pm
1.15pm
3.15pm
3.30pm
5.00pm
6pm(On for the weekend)
8pm
11
25
23
29
23
24
29
30
31
€10
€10/€8/€30 Family 4
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
€20
Workshop
Market
Different Events
Dance Event
Family Event
Circus Show
Music Event
Stree Entertainment
Circus Event
Music Event
Music Event
Music Event
Music Event
Visual Arts
glór
Chapel Lane Community Hall
Record Break Café
Market/Cathedral/Barrack St.
glór
Merchans Sq./O’Connell Sq.
O’Connell Square
O’Connell Street
Barrack Street
Barrack Street
O’Connell Square
O’Connell Square
Dánlann an Chláir
Opposite to Steels Rock
10am & 11.30am
10am to 5pm
10am to 5pm
11.30am/2pm/3.30pm
12noon & 2pm
12noon/2.15pm/4pm
12noon
12.30pm/2.45pm/4.45pm
1pm/5.30pm
3.45pm
4pm
5pm
7pm
11pm
12
32
32
23
25
29
36
33
35
38
36
38
37
39
€10
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
€10/€8/€30 Family 4
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
€10
Free Event
Market
Art Exhibition
Stree Entertainment
Music Event
Family Show
Circus Show
Dance Event
Festival Finale Party
Abbey Street Car Park
Abbey Street Car Park
Abbey Street Car Park
Mill Road Bridge
Mill Road Bridge
Abbey Street Car Park
Abbey Street Car Park
Queens Nightclub
10am to 5pm
10am to 5pm
1pm/2.30pm/5.15pm
1.30pm
2pm
3pm & 6pm
4pm-5.15pm
8pm Classes/10pm Music
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Free Event
33
38
41
43
42
51
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free Event
Free
€10/€5 after 10pm
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introduction to clare youth theatre
devising, acting, music movement
and fun
FRI/SAT
8/9 JULY
Hoops, hoops and more hoops!
with Angie Mack from Australia
FRI/sat
8/9 JULY
If you are interested in all aspects of acting this is the
course for you. We will explore how we use our bodies,
voice and imaginations to bring a character to life.
There will be lots of theatre games, improvisation and
creating your own character techniques as we become
acquainted with the actors’ world. The workshops will
be facilitated by Clare Youth Theatre Leaders Clare
Townsend and Eleanor Feeley.
Everything you ever wanted and never needed to know
about hula hooping. Join Angie Mack on her hula hoop
journey through the ages and across the globe, taking
you from the giant 6ft hoop, all the way through to the
multi-hooping human tower.
• No experience is necessary
• Bring plenty of drinks!
• Bring snacks and/or packed lunch
• Wear comfortable clothes / shoes
• Places are limited. Early booking advised
Angie moves effortlessly across the performance
space spinning and manipulating hoops at will before
bringing the whole thing to a stunning finale. This
hooptastic interactive comedy show is jam-packed with
highly skilled hula hoop tricks, iconic music and a whole
lot of heart.
Looking forward to meeting you all!
* Please note that the participants are unsupervised at lunchtime.
Friday 8th of July
 1.15pm  Outside glór
 5pm
 Temple Gate Plaza
 Friday 8th & Saturday 9th
Saturday 9th of July
 12noon  Merchant’s Square
Open to any young person in (or entering into)
secondary school in September 2015.

 12 to 18 years old
11am - 3.30pm (breaking for lunch)  € 25 at glÓr
065 6843103
Clare Museum
www.glor.ie
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 2.15pm  O’Connell Square
 4pm
 Merchant’s Square
STREET THEATRE
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tree girls
by Áine Phillips
FRI
8 JULY
A copse of young weeping willow trees will be dressed
in formal evening gowns to remember lost girls and
women in Ireland and around the world. 20 trees will
be transformed into elegant botanical creatures, half
human - half plant, adorned in gorgeous flamboyant
dresses to celebrate the lives of missing girls and
women. Each tree will take on the identity of one such
individual and become a vivacious living portrait. The
installation creates a tender emotional and ecological
connection between trees and humanity.
Áine Phillips is a performance artist and Head of
Sculpture at Burren College of Art. She is based in
Ennis and her work has been exhibited and performed
across five continents. ‘Tree Girls’ Installation will
be officially opened by Áine Phillips with the special
collaboration of Street Art Project Performances from
Budapest.
The ‘Tree Girls’ will be displayed during the festival
weekend.
 Opening Event by Áine Phillips at 6pm
30 INSTALLATION AT MONASTERY PARK
maria doyle kennedy
one of the finest voices Ireland has
ever produced
FRI
8 JULY
Maria is an Irish singer, actor and filmmaker. She has
sung live with Snow Patrol and has spent more than
two decades performing all over the world before
audiences at Glastonbury, Oxygen and the Cambridge
Folk Festival, and in small, intimate theatres.
She honed her craft as a performer with Hothouse
Flowers and The Black Velvet Band before performing
in the movie The Commitments and by then, Maria’s
reputation was strong enough to earn her a place
singing on the album The Lady Sings The Blues
alongside Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald,
Nina Simone, Tina Turner and Annie Lennox.
Always one of our more sensual performers, Maria
Doyle Kennedy is one of the finest voices Ireland has
ever produced – Hot Press Magazine
 8.00pm
 glÓr
 € 20
CONCERT AT GLÓR
For info & bookings contact glór
065 684 31 03 - www.glor.ie
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Art and Craft Market
in conjunction with the
Chapel Lane Market
SAT/SUN
9/10 JULY
the flycycle
by Pif-Paf from the UK
SAT/SUN
9/10 JULY
 Saturday 9th July
10am - 5pm
 Chapel Lane Community Centre
 Sunday 10th July
10am - 5pm
 Abbey Street Car Park
Record Break Cafe
Street Party
SAT
9 JULY
Come away with us on a journey of your wildest
dreams, aboard our famous traveling machine, The
Flycycle!
Lucky passengers, reach the front of the boarding
queue and step into the VIP departure lounge, where
Valerian your air host will meet you. He will search
your imagination for a dream trip and robe you in
appropriate glamorous attire for your chosen journey!
11am Poet’s Breakfast. Writers coming together for
breakfast and to share a poem.
12 midday Art Viewing. Artists Nick Bromfield,
Oonagh Herbert & Caitriona Sheedy’s.
1PM DJ Phil’s 45s. Belfast born DJ Phil spins his
eclectic mix of 45 rpms in the Record Break Cafe
garden.
3PM Harpist Astrid Adler launches her new cd.
 Saturday 9th July
11am - 5pm
 Record Break Café
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It is now time for boarding the amazing flying machine!
With Captain Bigshot, you’ll fly up up and away,
crossing continents in turbulent adventures. As you fly
to dizzy heights Captain Bigshot’s stories of travel and
knowledge of geography will amaze you. Together we’ll
weave unforgettable stories.
Saturday 9th of July
 12.30pm- 2.45pm - 4.45pm
 O’Connell Street
Sunday 10th of July
 1pm - 2.30pm - 5.15pm
 Abbey Street Car Park
STREET THEATRE
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circus jukebox
by Fanzini
sat
9 JULY
Fanzini Recording Company presents a new limited
edition long player “Circus Jukebox,” the greatest circus
hits this side of a 45!
Inspired by the glory days of vinyl, dance floors and
diners, we bring a bespoke stage, a human size jukebox,
where the audience chooses who plays and who stays.
Now that’s what I call Circus...
 1.00pm & 5.30pm
 Barrack Street
 FREE EVENT
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STREET THEATRE
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music at o’connell square
sat
9 JULY
Eoghan Neff 3ó
presented by Wild Atlantic Ensemble 2016
With the special collaboration of the Music
Generation Clare
SAT
9 JULY
Ennis Music Project / Clare Youth Services Showcase
12noon
“Eoghan Neff 3ó”, as part of the Wild Atlantic Ensemble, is
an eclectic trio of virtuosic explorer musicians from around
the Irish coast led by “extreme fiddling” maestro Eoghan Neff
from Cork.
Music Generation Clare
3pm
Celebrated as “a pinnacle of acoustic music”, incendiary lines
spontaneously erupt over a symphony of impossible acoustic
fiddle sounds that are layered and looped live; further blended
with inimitable bass grooves by Alan Pentony from Limerick;
and interfused with pristine vocals and lilting beats by “may
be the finest drummer ever produced here”, Sean Carpio from
Dublin.
With a string of awards and accolades from international
stage, screen and studio collaborations, this unique trio is
well and truly “a step beyond”. Special guest performances
by some of Ennis’ finest musicians as well as a Wild Atlantic
Ensemble Suite in collaboration with Music Generation Clare
will make this into another wild Atlantic evening to remember.
The Ennis Gospel Choir
4pm
 7pm
 Dánlann an Chláir, Coláiste Muire
College Road, Ennis
 O’Connell Square

FREE EVENT
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 € 10
Tickets for sale at www.eventbrite.ie
concert AT Dánlann an Chláir, Coláiste Muire
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jaskane cafe trio
SAT
9 JULY
The diving bell
by Shelagh Honan
SAT
9 JULY
Bringing a unique combination of instruments to an
eclectic selection of music from around the world,
Jaskane Cafe Trio evokes the sounds of international
café culture.
 3.45pm
 Barrack Street
ennis street arts festival
samba band
SAT/SUN
9/10 JULY
Ideas of mortality and temporality are explored in this
abstract narrative that will feature as an outdoor video
installation which can be seen from Steele’s Rock for
Ennis Street Festival.The piece references Tom Steele who
was a landlord, inventor, engineer, soldier and author. The
installation has been designed as a site specific piece, using
the buildings that are associated with Tom Steele’s life, like
‘Steele’s Rock’, the place where he used to sit, in the hope of
catching a glimpse of the woman he loved, Matilda Crowe.
Tom Steele’s story has so many different elements and
facets to it, one that runs the full gamut of emotions — from
victories and achievements to tragedy and sorrow.
Founded in January 2014 by Carlos Zamora, the
ESAF Samba Band plays Brasilian Percussion with a
strong sense of community, where a lively carnival
atmosphere will make you Dance..!!!
This temporary video installation is an open, innovate and
evolving work that combines the myth, memory and dreams
embedded into these buildings that are indelibly linked with his
life. Although entirely contingent on the development process,
the work will largely constitute a multi-layered exploration
of the area surrounding Steele’s Rock, the River Fergus and
Callaun House his former home which is now a derelict site.
 Saturday 9th July
 11pm
5pm
 O’Connell Square
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 Sunday 10th July
1.30pm
 Mill Road Bridge
Duration 2 hours
 River Fergus, opposite walls to the Steels Rock
VIDEO INSTALLATION
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duck race
at Mill Road Bridge
SAT
9 JULY
All participants are responsible for the Duck’s nutrition and the
training plan, our Professional Duck Team is available to advise
you on getting the best form from your Duck. For more info
about how to sponsor a Duck or advice for the races, please
contact us: [email protected] or
065 6893966
Prizes for the winner of the Business Duck Race: €100 Cheque
+ 1 Night Bed & Breakfast and Dinner Voucher (2 Adults + 2
Children) at the Radisson Blue Hotel & Spa, Limerick.
Prize for the winner of the Public Duck Race: 6 months
Family Membership Voucher for the Leisure Club at the Hotel
Woodstock, Ennis. (2 adults & 2 kids under 12 years).
Prizes sponsored by:
 2pm
 Duck Race starts at Mill Road Bridge
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duck race
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the secret life of plastic
by Oonagh Herbert
Sun
10 JULY
shhhhhhh! ...a circus show
by The Barren Carrousel
sUN
10 JULY
The Secret Life of Plastic’s aim is to raise awareness
about the hidden life of all the single use disposable
plastic. It is estimated now that by 2050 there will be
more plastic in the oceans than fish. It’s time to rethink
this waste, Come and see the secret Life of Plastic; the
contents of your bin will never look the same.
 12noon to 6pm
 Abbey Street Car Park
Dance on the Streets
Community Event
SUN
10 JULY
Shhhhhhh!!! (...a circus show) is a mystical journey
into the world of circus, books, invention and mayhem.
Enter the private library of the distinguished inventor
Tarquin Potts where he whips up a chaotic storm on his
quest to outwit every circus artist’s worse enemy...
GRAVITY!
His relentless quest will not end until he can defy the
laws of physics. Forever at his side, his uptight and
highly strung assistant Paige, whose only desire is for a
quiet life and a clean, organised library.
 4pm
Dinan School of Ballet
4.45pm Bollywood Dance
5pm
Broadway Dance
 Abbey Street Car Park
 FREE EVENT
42 STREET art & dance
 3pm & 6pm
 Abbey Street Car Park
 FREE EVENT
STREET THEATRE
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tom steele’s bar
nt
the pla
sat 9th july
11pm
The Plant Live
o’keefe’s bar
buck taylo
r
36 gigs
15 venues
8,9,10 july
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sat 9th july
11pm
Trad Session: PJ King & Friends
sun 10th july
9pm
Buck Taylor, Multi Award Winning
Performer U.S.A. / Ireland
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knox’s bar
michael kerin’s bar
Los Pad
dy’s De
Las Pam
pas
the radix
4th - 8th & 10th july
7.30pm
fri 8th july
Acquiesce
8th july
11pm
mccoys
Trad. Session
7th july
11pm
the fake
DJ Darren
10.30pm
sat 9th july
10pm
9th july
11pm
DJ Trevor White
10th july
11pm
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Los Paddy’s De Las Pampas
A fusion of Celtic roots with
South American rhythm.
sun 10th july
10pm
The Radix, Energetic, captivating
& inspirational live show.
Trad Session with
Noel O’Donoghue & Friends
The Fake McCoys; Playing a fine
selection of souped up old Blues
and Ragtime songs, Hot hillbilly
fiddle tunes!
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yolo bar
queen’s night club
fri 8th july
11pm
stock exc
hange wit
h
Switch
dj trevor
sat 9th july
10pm
DJ Darragh
sun 10th july
10.30pm
Party on People
brogan’s bar
thurs 7th july
Eoin O’Neil
l and Frie
nds
4th, 5th, 7th & 10th july
9pm
Trad Session
wed 6th july
9pm
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Trad Session With Eoin O’Neill
and Friends
11pm
Stock Exchange with DJ Trevor
fri 8th july
11pm
DJ Lor
sat 9th july
11pm
DJ Vinny S
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queen’s bar
Latin Fever Fiesta
at queen’s night club
replica
sat 9th july
11.30pm
Replica
cruises pub
tail gate
damian gormley
7th - 10th july
8.30pm
Live Trad Music
thurs 7th july
11.30pm
Tail-Gate
sat 9th july
11.30pm
Sneaky Weirdos
sun 10th july
11.30pm
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estra k
a
Replica
lamare
s
sun 10th july
8pm - 10pm
Damien Gormley
fri 8th july
11.30pm
la orq
u
10pm
Salsa & Bachata Classes
with Marcelo
Price €10 (Includes admission to
Latin Fever Fiesta)
Latin Fever Fiesta with
La Orquesta Kalamares
and Dj King
Price €5
Tickets at www.Eventbrite.ie
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