Whether you are learning or polishing your jiving steps, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this Jiving workshop with Ireland’s leading social dance teacher, Sandra Ganley. Hosted in the Clare Island Community Centre with music by Sean Fahy. Adults / Teens / Children welcome.

Booking essential. Call Maria on 087 686 3936

For more information please visit the Website

We invite you to join us for a celebration of contemporary Irish Film. Ireland’s most intimate film festival for film lovers.

If you want to find out more about our little get-together please check out the clip below from festival 2014. We have some great ideas for year 10,  and we hope you can join us for another special weekend on Clare Island!

For more information please visit either the Clare Island Film Festival Website or their Facebook page

Whether you are learning or polishing your jiving steps, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this Jiving workshop with Ireland’s leading social dance teacher, Sandra Ganley. Hosted in the Clare Island Community Centre with music by Sean Fahy. Adults / Teens / Children welcome.

Booking essential. Call Maria on 087 686 3936

For more information please visit the Website

After a long stormy winter, the Clare Island Folk Festival is back and getting ready to bring you yet another instalment of some of the finest musicians, songwriters and performers in the country. This year’s festival will take place at the slightly earlier dates of 23-25th August.

For more information please visit Clare Island Folk Festival Website or their Facebook Page

Beatroot are a four-piece cover band from Co.Monaghan, covering different genres from rock and blues to country. They always aim to get their audience off their seat, singing along and having the craic!  Continuing to evolve and update their set list, Beatroot are a popular visiting band, and have earned an annual slot here on Clare Island.

Find more information on the Event Facebook page

For information on the Band please visit them on Facebook

This is a week of fun and learning for the community and visitors. Children from 5years + learn all about water safety and develop their skills in swimming.

Details of how to book a place will be shared in July 2024.

The 27th Bard Summer School runs from July 3rd to 6th on Clare Island Clew Bay, Co Mayo.

What’s Included:

• All meals except for breakfast

• Tea, coffee & light refreshments

What’s Not Included:

• Accommodation is not included. Contact bardsummerschool@gmail.com for all accommodation options.

• Ferry to the Island

For more information please visit their Website

For more information please visit the Clare Island feile ceoil 2024 on Facebook

*Accommodation is on a first come basis so get booking and don’t miss out on a wonderful weekend of ceol agus craic

Title: The Clare Island Feile Ceol

Description: The Clare Island Feile Ceol is run by the local Comhaltas group, Granuaile Comhaltas. The Feile Ceol festival combines local talents of song and dance with a number of guest singers and musicians from all over Ireland.

Live concerts on the Friday and Saturday night in the Community Centre, followed by seisúin in the bar. Anyone welcome to join in as the night goes on.

The event runs Sat 28th to Sun 29th of June.

SATURDAY and SUNDAY: Music, Sean nós dance workshops and more with renowned tutors.

Open seisúin in the bar in the afternoon anyone welcome to join in.

Any musicians, singers or dancers are all very welcome to come along throughout the weekend, there will be plenty of boats to and from the island each day.

Mr Whippy Soundsystem + Friends are looking forward to welcoming you back in Clare Island, Co. Mayo for a 3-day BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER on Friday 31 May - Sunday 02 June, 2024!

Find out more about Clare Island Bank Holiday Weekender one Facebook

Singles Weekend: May 8th – 10th 2020

If you’re single and into outdoor adventure, we have a weekend of fun in mind for you.

Every year, we begin and end the main season with a Singles Adventure Weekend, which has proven itself to be very popular with singles who are up for adventure and craic.

This isn’t a match-making festival. What we do is bring like-minded people together and provide a fun environment to make new friends – single friends, with whom more than friendship may (or may not) develop. There’s something about adventure in the great outdoors – particularly the more high-adrenaline activities – that bonds people quickly.

And because the focus isn’t on potential romance, there is no awkwardness either. Just strangers with a love of the outdoors getting to know others.

If that appeals to you, read on…

Here is the provisional line up (subject to change) for the weekend:

Friday May 8th

6.45pm Ferry departs Roonagh Pier

7.15pm Transfer to accommodation

8.15pm Dinner at Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant

10.00pm Live Music in The Sailor’s Bar

Saturday, 9th

9.30am Breakfast

11.00 Guided Walk

12.00 Clare Island Challenge

2.00pm Lunch at Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant

3.00pm Raft Building

5.00pm Showers & Free time

6.30pm Dinner at Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant

10.00pm Live entertainment at Sailor’s Bar

Sunday 10th

10.00am Breakfast

11.00am Morning stroll to explore the island

1.00pm Ferry departs Clare Island

The Activities

After breakfast on Saturday, there will be a short guided walk. This will be followed by the Clare Island Challenge – a team-based orienteering course. (We will break the larger group into smaller teams.) You and your team-mates will race the other teams and complete some puzzles along the way.

Lunch will follow and after that it’s Raft Building. Again, you’ll do this activity in teams, but we’ll mix them up from the land-based teams. As a team you’ll build a raft on the beach, then paddle it around a small course in the harbour. Those who are not comfortable swimming in the sea do not have to take part in the paddling element. And, to keep things fair, we’ll to divide the teams to ensure a fair spread of paddlers across all teams.

Accommodation

Base camp for the weekend is Go Explore Hostel and Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant. Included in the basic price is your accommodation in Go Explore Hostel for two nights. The rooms are split between male and female for the weekend. All our rooms are en-suite. Go Explore Hostel is one of Ireland’s premier hostels.

If you choose not to stay at Go Explore Hostel then the price is reduced to reflect same and you can choose to stay in one of the islands many excellent B&Bs close to the hostel. However, if you go for this option you must deal directly with the B&Bs yourself. Telephone numbers are below:

• O’Grady’s Guesthouse beside the pier – Phone (098) 22991

• Nelly Woods B&B – Phone (098) 22986

• Granuaile House B&B – Phone (098) 26250

• O’Malleys B&B – Phone (098) 25893

• Ciaran and Ann’s–Phone (098) 25106

• Sea Breeze B&B – Phone (098) 26746

• Cois Abhainn B&B – Phone (098) 26216

• The Lodge, self-catering accommodation – Phone (098) 26057 / (098) 26250

Food

Included in your package is breakfast both days, your lunch on Saturday and dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant is fast becoming known for it delicious cuisine and fresh seafood. You will be served dinner in the intimate setting of the BARD room before a great night of entertainment.

Entertainment

The Sailor’s Bar is a hive of activity at weekends, hosting a mix of local and national artists, with a blend of traditional Irish and contemporary folk music. It’s a popular venue with islanders and visitors from Westport, Louisburgh and further afield. In addition to swapping stories with the other weekend adventurers, you’ll find a friendly and hospitable crowd to enjoy the banter and craic with.

 Ferry

Alan & Brian from Clare Island Ferry Company are the third members of Clare Island Adventures and responsible for getting you to the island. The Ferry is also included in your package so all you need to do is show up at Roonagh Pier and they’ll take it from there.

How it works

It’s different strokes for different folks.  Choose the activity that most appeals to you.  If you’re coming with friends, don’t worry about what they want to do – you’re going to be making new friends on this weekend! 

On Friday night everyone will be mixing together so by bedtime you won’t be strangers anymore.  After breakfast on Saturday there will be a beach challenge which the whole group gets to participate in.

Saturday afternoon’s activities must be selected when booking – this is to ensure proper instructor ratios per activity as well as the sufficient provision of gear.  (If you’re opting for raft building and have your own wetstuit, feel free to bring it along.  But we provide everything you need, so no need to be concerned if you don’t have any gear)

And after dinner on Saturday, there’ll be live music and plenty of opportunity to continue the banter and craic.  At that stage folks, if you’re not mixing, what can we say?  It’s not our fault!  But seriously, we don’t think that’ll be an issue for anyone at that point…. So, welcome aboard – we look forward to meeting you.

How much?

All in price for the weekend is €275 per person – this covers return ferry, B&B in Go Explore Hostel, two dinners, one lunch and ALL activities including gear provision.

Ex B&B (if you opt to stay in one of the local B&B’s) price is €199 per person.

Terms & Conditions:

• To confirm your space on this weekend, we just require a €70pp deposit.

• The balance of your payment is due 4 weeks prior to the event.

• For cancellations up to 4 weeks prior to the event, we retain €4 admin charge and refund the balance of your booking deposit.

• For cancellations within 4 weeks of the event, we retain your deposit, and refund the balance.

• For cancellations within 48 hours of the event, we retain €145 and refund the balance.

• It may be necessary to change the Saturday afternoon activity, due to adverse weather conditions or operational requirements.

To book or request more information, email us on bookings@clareislandadventures.ie

6th to 8th  September  2019

We invite you to join us for a celebration of contemporary Irish Film. Ireland’s most intimate film festival for film lovers.

If you want to find out more about our little get together please check out the clip below from festival 2014. We have some great ideas for year 7,  and we hope you can join us for another special weekend on Clare Island!

Clare Island Film Festival Website:  https://clareislandfilmfestival.wordpress.com/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClareIslandFilmFestival/

Mayo News article 2019