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A new North Clare festival is hoping to build sustainable connections between rural Ireland and the Irish Queer Community. Hosted by Common Knowledge in Kilfenora, the Faoin Tuath Festival also aims to create a safe space where members of the Queer community can learn practical construction and environmentally helpful skills in a safe and welcoming space. The festival is the brainchild of Aoife Hammond and Fionn Kidney, one of the founders of Common Knowledge, and grew out of the monthly Queer Sheds which take place in Kilfenora. “I wanted to create a festival that I would love to go to. An event where people could come together, learn practical skills, spend time in nature and learn how to engage with the climate. An event where they could also learn to do loads of other lovely stuff and socialise together, see lots of musicians, performances, have a big dance. I wanted to be able to do all of that in the …
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