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Clare clinical psychologist, Dr David Coleman, is aiming to help parents and those working with children to develop a toolbox for the growing problem of anxiety. David will be in glór early next month to kick off a nationwide tour entitled ‘Helping Children and Teenagers Cope with Anxiety’ in which he aims to reframe anxiety as a normal part of the lives of young people that can be regulated rather than something to be eliminated. He hopes that this new tour will help those living or working with children to understand anxiety better, as a feeling rather than an illness or mental health issue. He says that we all need to be able to get anxious to stay safe, but sometimes teenagers and children can get so anxious that it prevents them from doing regular things in their everyday lives. “I’ve long realised that anxiety in this age-group is a problem that only ever seems to be growing. In recent …

JACK Walsh brings his one man show Welcome to Ireland: Meltdown of an Irish Tour Guide to glór on July 25. Over the years Jack has appeared on hit shows like Killinascully and Kin, but the show tells the story of a stressful time in his life, when he was working but facing homelessness. “It’s basically a dramatised version of part of my own life. I’m an actor and have been for decades. About ten years ago I was happily divorced, so to speak, and like many divorced men I was living in private rented accommodation. “I realised that with the rent going up and up I was going to have to do something to add to my acting income. Acting income, it’s great when it arrives, but you can’t depend on it always. I started tour guiding, I did a Fáilte Ireland training course and everything. “Actors are great at telling stories so it was a natural fit. But …

COMEDIAN and environmentalist Diane O’Connor will bring her show The Accidental Activist to glór on June 28. Diane didn’t grow up expecting to be an activist, it just sort of happened, one minute she was holding a pint in the pub the next it was a placard at a protest. A quick-witted comedy show about a woman trying to find her place in the midst of this mess. The Accidental Activist doesn’t pull any punches but provides a consistent thread of hope and resilience for anyone worried, angry or eager to do more about the climate crisis we’ve been thrown into. “It’s about the climate crisis, but more about my perceptions coming at it as an activist. I didn’t set out to be an activist, it just kind of accidentally happened,” she said. “I was one of those annoying people, talking about the environment, climate, plastic, and I realised that people didn’t want to engage in conversation about the climate …

GLÓR has announced the programme for the third Lasta National Arts Festival, a festival of events programmed for young people by young people, which will take place between Tuesday, June 4 and Saturday, June 8. It is one of seven venues nationwide who have teamed up to present this exciting event in cities and towns across the country. The Lasta programme for glór has been curated by two young Clare-based curators – Ciara Miesle and Rowan Watson Bradshaw, selected through an open call in 2023. Since then, the two have had the opportunity to meet up with curators from other venues nationwide. They received mentoring from industry professionals in marketing, touring and venue management and learned about negotiating deals, how to approach artists and companies, and how to manage budgets. Ciara and Rowan have now pulled together an ambitious programme taking inspiration from casual nerd culture. “The artistic scene can be a daunting world for uninitiated youths. However, in casual, …

Bringing together six trailblazing artists, Stone Drawn Circles will perform in Ennis next week. Described as an Irish new music ‘supergroup’ at their début performance at the international Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Stone Drawn Circles have embarked on their In Formation tour which includes a concert in glór on Thursday, May 9. Artist-led, the ensemble features players from groups including Eighth Blackbird, stargaze, Crash Ensemble, and Ergodos. Stone Drawn Circles are a collective of Lina Andonovska on flute, Nathan Sherman  on viola, singer Michelle O’Rourke , Alex Petcu on percussion, Caimin Gilmore on double bass and Úna Monaghan on harp and sound design. They are bringing new works by four composers who are making waves within the global new music scene: Canadian composer Nicole Lizée, Northern Irish composers Úna Monaghan and Brian Irvine, and Australian composer Cat Hope. ‘In Formation’ by Úna Monaghan investigates three things: how a musician comes to be, what we carry with us and band dynamics in a humorous way. Part concert work/ part melodrama, the fourth wall is dropped in this interactive exploration of relationships within …

THE land, water and sky at Ballyalla Lake on the outskirts of Ennis provide the inspiration for the latest solo exhibition by local artist Evelyn Sorohan. Change of Climate is the title of the body of work which is on view at glór until Thursday next, April 25. “My exhibition is mixed media and it explores the climate emergency and biodiversity loss and I aim is to challenge viewers to understand why we must take stock of what we stand to lose unless we act now. If we don’t take corrective measures right now, species that are under serious threat will disappear completely,” warned the environmental artist. While recovering from illness, swimming in the natural ecosystem of Ballyalla Lake was her go to by way of therapy. The flowers, dragonflies, butterflies, swans, birds, and geese that she saw gave her a lift and she thought deeply about their status in the ecosystem. She undertook research through the National Biodiversity Data …

THE 2023 MÓRglór award has been given to fiddle player Siobhán Peoples. A world-renowned performer and tutor, she has been an inspiration and mentor to many musicians, locally, nationally and internationally, through her extensive teaching career. She has been an outstanding ambassador for the traditional arts in Clare and an integral part of the vibrant session scene for several decades. In recent years, she has also been one of the driving forces behind the resurgence of the Ennis Trad Festival. Siobhán is steeped in the musical history of County Donegal, through her father Tommy, and of County Clare, through her grandmother, Kitty Linnane, pianist with the original Kilfenora Céilí Band. An incredibly dedicated teacher, Siobhán is a featured tutor annually at many festivals and at the University of Limerick. She is known for the qualities of great instrument teachers including a deep love of her instrument, a thorough understanding of her own skills and playing, and the patience, analytical ability …

Glór is set to host a not-to-be-missed concert on April 24 with three of Ireland’s most talented and acclaimed traditional musicians. Máirtín O’Connor, Cathal Hayden and Seamie O’Dowd have been building a formidable musical relationship under the guise of The Máirtín O’Connor Band since 2001. Individually recognised figureheads of the tradition, they have built solid reputations as master musicians with astounding skill, diversity and virtuosity. Together they produce a vibrant and musically charged experience that redefines one’s concept of brilliance, verging on perfection. If this musical powerhouse does not get you to your feet, nothing will. The concert is part of a weekend masterclass programme in association with Music Generation Clare. Over three days these acclaimed artists will work with a group of young musicians, taking them on an adventure of musical discovery that will culminate in a public performance (Day 3). This masterclass offers a unique opportunity for young musicians to work closely with three of the country’s most …