Hop on the Yellow Bus!

Adare Tidy Towns launches its “Clean Air for Adare-Yellow Bus” campaign over the upcoming May Bank Holiday weekend, which will raise awareness on the benefits of using the Idle Stop or Stop/Start system and encourage drivers to use this function in their vehicles while driving through “Ireland’s Prettiest Village” and help to reduce CO2 emissions.  

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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

One third of our bee species is threatened with extinction from Ireland. This is because we have drastically reduced  the amount of food (flowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes.* The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is a framework bringing together different sectors across the island of Ireland to create a landscape where pollinators can survive

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The Nature of Adare

Adare Tidy Towns with The Manor Fields – Adare Recreation & Community Complex in conjunction with The Community Foundation for Ireland, are delighted to present a Free lecture entitled “The Nature Of Adare” Friday 3rd March 7pm at the new Pavilion at the Manor Fields Adare Presenting will be Liz Gabbett of The Maigue Rivers Trust and

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The Manor Fields Adare

The Manor Fields community amenity is having the official opening day on Monday, February 6th from 3pm to 5pm. The recreational facility is an award winning, all-abilities playground, with safe car park facilities set in a 25-acre community owned facility with walking trails and pitches. Adare Community Playground, Manor Fields, Graigue, Rathkeale Road, Adare, Co.

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Birdwatch Ireland

Have you ever considered taking part in a bird survey? We are running a series of workshops for the Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) and are looking for volunteers to help with it this spring. CBS is carried out between 1st April and 30th June every year. It involves two early morning walks in the countryside,

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National Tidy Towns 2021

Adare competed once again in the 2021 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition winning a silver medal. We scored 343 points (ex 470) while the winner Ennis scored 355 points. This year the competition was judged solely on the written application and we expect to do even better next year when all the improvements are seen first

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National Heritage Week

Update on restoration works to the Adare Fountain. As its National Heritage week here’s a quick update on the restoration work currently nearing completion on the Countess of Dunraven fountain in Adare. The fountain is one of many heritage sites in our village. It was gifted to the people of Adare by the Countess of

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