All Rise! Clare courthouse to host FREE family-friendly event featuring Mike Hanrahan

Bealtaine Voices, a community choir event, will take place this Bank Holiday Monday on the steps of the Ennis Courthouse.

Hosted by Clare Arts Office, the family-friendly event with singer, musician, producer and proud Ennis man Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing will begin at 3pm.

With local choirs Mike will be hosting this free community event for all generations to join in and sing along. This event is one of a number from Clare Arts Office that is happening as part of the Bealtaine Festival, Celebrating Creativity in Older Age.

The St. Michaels Villas Choir, Ennis Gospel Choir, Clarecastle Community Choir and the Forever Young Choir, will all join forces to perform songs and a singalong with Mike Hanrahan at the end of the concert.

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Mike Hanrahan was the 2024 Bealtaine Festival Ambassador as well as being the Clare Age Friendly Ambassador working with Age Friendly Ireland in ensuring that Ireland is a place where people can be proud to age in.

Well-known as the Stockton’s Wing frontman, Ballymaloe-trained chef and songwriter, Mike Hanrahan has worked with a who’s who of the Irish music scene since the 1970s.

His memoir ‘Beautiful Affair: A Journey with Music, Food and Friendship’ was published in 2019 and was shortlisted for The An Post Irish Book Awards. In recent times he has been exploring links between creativity, music and dementia as part of his role as Senior Fellow at The Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College as well as presenting a music show on RTÉ.

Those wishing to attend Monday's event are being advised there is no booking and that it is a FREE walk-up event.

"No seating is provided but audience members are welcome to bring folding chairs, cushions, blankets etc to sit on and maybe an umbrella," said a spokesperson for the local authority.