Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School, Cloughjordan, Sept. 20-24, 2023
‘And now the poet heart is calling too’ from The Golden Joy Thomas MacDonagh The first Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School takes place from 20-24 September 2023 in the Thomas MacDonagh Museum in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary and aims to be one of the highlights of the Museum’s 10th anniversary programme. Advance tickets are on sale now. The Thomas MacDonagh […]
Mad Ideas, Tall Tales: A Story About Stories, Fairytales and Festivals. FREE Sun 11 Feb 4pm Cloughjordan
Have you ever read a brilliant novel and wondered how the author ever came up with the idea? You can find out how this Sunday when the author of the children’s novels The Maloneys’ Magical Weatherbox and The Cloak of Feathers, Nigel Quinlan, presents his new show, Mad Ideas, Tall Tales: A Story About Storytelling, Fairytales and Festivals. The […]
Cloughjordan Ecovillage Hosting Two Ecolearn Events in October
Community Living Cloughjordan Ecolearn hosts ‘Community Living’, on Saturday 3rd October, 11am-5pm in Cloughjordan Ecovillage Resilience Centre. We offer a day of learning on the theme of community, not just as a place to live, but also as a source of our well being, an enabler of resilience in the face of climate change and […]
Month of Community Cinema in Cloughjordan
Cloughjordan will be celebrating Bealtaine with two FREE film screenings this month. The classic film The Quiet Man will be screened on Sunday 10th May and The Hundred Foot Journey will be screened on 24th May. In addition the regular monthly community film screening will be IDA on Sunday 17th May, entrance to this film […]
Grace Wilde to launch ‘Bring me to my knees’ in Cloughjordan
“Delicious melodrama…earthy vocals…a tightly disciplined mix of intimate rock & bluesy soul” Irish Times Doors 8pm. Adm 10e/5e concession. Booking: 0505 42123 www.sheelaghnagig.com Grace Wilde is a North Co. Dublin based band, fronted by singer songwriter Audrey Fay and guitarist Enda Duffy. Their debut EP ‘Bring me to my knees’ will be released on April 13th, […]
New season of films screening in Cloughjordan
The cineclub screenings are held in the Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre in Lower Main St, Cloughjordan. Screenings are open to all and cost €7, payable at the door. Full information on the Cineclub is available on line at www.cloughjordancineclub.ning.com or watch out for posters of coming events in the local shops. The coming attractions are: 19 Oct THE […]
Canadian Woman Finds Her Roots in Tipperary: Book Launch Sunday 6 July
Sheelagh na Gig bookshop invites everyone to attend the launch of Going Home: Tipperary Roots by Canadian Judith A Colbert on Sunday, 5 July at 8pm in the Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre in Cloughjordan. In Canada, settlers from Tipperary played a major role in the formation of London Township in southwesternOntario. As a descendant of a Tipperary family, Judith A. Colbert set out to learn more […]
Coffee evening for Africa Aware in Cloughjordan
The “Warm Heart of Africa” is an apt name for Malawi.This heart beats with the amazing resilience of people hit with all sorts of tragedies – poverty, disease and AIDS – and yet the place remains a place of laughter. This laughter is everywhere and it comes to you from across the plains and through […]
Cloughjordan Eco village to participate in Ireland’s First ‘Open Doors Days’
Cloughjordan Eco village is participating in Ireland’s first ‘Open Doors Days’ event taking place this weekend November 8 – 10. During the ‘Open Doors Days’ members of the public can visit pioneering low energy homes and buildings throughout Ireland. Up to ten houses in Cloughjordan Eco village will be available to visit over the course of […]
Going Wild Over Foraged Food in Cloughjordan Sept 7th
Author Kit Ó Céirín and forager Sharon Greene will introduce foraging techniques and prepared food on Saturday, 7 September at 4pm at Sheelagh na Gig bookshop in celebration of the republication of Cyril and Kit Ó Céirín’s classic book on foraging, Wild and Free. Husband and wife team Cyril and Kit Ó Céirín first published […]
