r/Clare

Looking for recommendations for somewhere to store a 30ft boat over the winter in the Limerick, Killaloe or Nenagh area.

Nothing too fancy required, just somewhere secure and reasonably priced. The boat can be stored on its trailer, so indoor or partially enclosed in a barn would be fine.

If anyone has any recommendations or knows somewhere for caravan, camper van or classic car storage that I could try, I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks.

Getting married in Clare and having day2 in the Lahinch/lisdoonvarna/Ennistymon area. Because of not being from the area, I would love some recommendations for appropriate musician recommendations that could provide the music for 2-3 hrs. It will likely be in a pub, and we are all a sound bunch.

Hi all, I have some family visiting and would like to bring them to a trad session. Do you know of any pubs in Ennis that have trad sessions during the week? Thanks!

Hi there, I'm after moving back to Ennis and my old dentist has moved his clinic to Kilrush. Do any of you have a recommendation for a good dentist in Ennis?

Well folks! I'm heading to the Irish open next month from Kildare, I'm heading down the night before and staying in the back of my luxury 2008 VW Caddy (swanky I know). Any decent spots in or around the orange man's course that would suit me to lamp the van up for the night that I won't have a clamp on it to remove the next morning?

Edit; I'm not looking to park up as close to the course as possible, I'll be using the park and ride facilities there, even if it's a decent place along the coast 30mins away I could park up for the night is all I want, I'll head on then the next morning to the park and ride facilities.

Heading to Clare on Saturday for a night. We were wondering what time is best to leave in the morning from Dublin to get ahead of the traffic going to Clare? We want to drive to the cliffs of mother first. Should we leave at 8 or even earlier?

Me and the missus are driving down to Clare early Saturday and staying the night. She’s from Australia and has never been to Clare so I want to make it special for her. The plan is to go to the cliffs as soon as we arrive because she’s always wanted to see them. The next day we plan to spend most of it in Clare also, and she wants to go to the Aran islands that day. I was wondering what are some other things we could do or what would you add to make this better? We are staying in ballyvaughan. I would also like to bring her surfing in lahinch.

Lost both my cat babies recently because of illness and old age. Regretfully An Cath Duhn rescue is still closed for adoption. Maybe any one knows about kitten/cats for adoption at the moment.

Update: I have been in contact with Clare rescue and they have a Tabby kitten who will be ready for adoption in 2 weeks. I also am in contact with the owner of a magnificent ginger boy called George and we are making arrangements for George to move to the Banner County this week. Thanks for the replies and DM's

Hello! My fiancée and I are planning a trip to Ireland for later this month. We are going on an 11 day tour with Wild Routes Ireland, but we’re arriving a few days early for our own small adventure prior to this tour, and to acclimate to possible jet lag.

Tentatively, we’re looking at arriving the morning of the 29, and we need to meet our tour group at Shannon Hotel on the 31st at 9am. So our question is this : do we home base in Ennis, spend time exploring Doolin, Cliffs of Moher, and The Burren? Or, do we home base elsewhere, and spend our time in Killarney National Park, Ring of Kerry, Kerry Cliffs? Open to all suggestions! We’ve seen some folks say that Cliffs of Moher are “overrated,” though to me they look beautiful in photos and seems crazy to not go there while in Ireland?

We will be going to Inis Oirr during our Tour, so perhaps we can see the cliffs from there, we’ll take a ferrry from Rossaveel.

Our priorities are essentially land based - communing with the Land by visit beautiful scenery, ancient woodlands, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, and castles. Would also love to be able to experience a trad session at a pub, which is why I was originally thinking Ennis/Doolin, but the Killarney National Park area looks incredible.

Also, we are not strangers to spending long distances in the car, and although I am American, I am patient, fine with pulling over to let others pass, and will drive cautiously being on the opposite side of the road in a foreign county, plus i will rest and sleep before hopping right into the car.

We’re also open to adding one extra day to the trip, arriving on the 28th, if recommendations suggest we shouldn’t skip the Cliffs/Burren nor the Killarney/Rings of Kerry options.

Sorry if this is all over the place, I’m trying to write this quickly before heading into work, as we need to book our lodging asap.

Thank you so much!

Ideally east Clare but if in Ennis area too?

Hi everyone! We’re heading to the Lahinch area this weekend and I’m hoping to get a sea swim in while we’re there.
I’ve noticed there seem to be quite a few reports of jellyfish around Lahinch at the moment, and I’ll be swimming with someone who is a bit reluctant/nervous about getting into the sea 😅
Are there any good, sheltered spots around Lahinch/Clare that you’d recommend for a relatively calm and easy swim? Ideally somewhere that’s less likely to have loads of jellyfish and doesn’t involve jumping straight into big waves!
Happy to drive a little bit if there’s a better spot nearby. Any local recommendations would be massively appreciated! 🙏

Hi Folks,

Can anyone make any recommendations for someone in the area to complete a pre-purchase survey on a house?

Thanks

Hi all, hoping for a bit of local knowledge!

We’re getting married in Clare and are planning to have our Day 2 in Ennistymon. We’ll have around 50 people and are looking for somewhere relaxed where everyone can meet for a few drinks, food and a bit of craic for the afternoon/evening.

Ideally we’d love a pub in or around the town, but the main thing we’re trying to figure out is food. We’d like to put on something decent for everyone – ideally a hot buffet-style setup with plates/cutlery, rather than just sandwiches or finger food.

So we’d be interested in either:

- A pub with enough space/facilities to let us bring in an outside caterer and set up a buffet, or

- Somewhere that already does food and could offer us a reasonably priced group/Day 2 food package.

We’re not looking for another full wedding reception or anything particularly formal – just somewhere comfortable for 50ish people where we can feed everyone and spend the day/evening.

We’ve already looked into Pot Duggans, so particularly interested in other pubs/venues around Ennistymon that locals would recommend, or anywhere people have actually used for a wedding Day 2 or similar-sized party.

Any recommendations or local knowledge would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

Anyone know of any bus companies or operators doing shuttle buses to the Open next month? Its not exactly the most accessible at the best of times, so imagine it'll be chaos if there's too many cars. So surely they're are plans to shuttle people down by bus from different towns/villages in the county? Anyone know?