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Click here for all the details and an online entry-form... - [EirGrid Community Benefit Fund...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2025/11/eirgrid-community-benefit-fund/) - A workshop will be held in Clane Nexus to introduce the community benefit fund of the upcoming EirGrid Kildare Meath Grid Upgrade project... - [Clane awarded its second Tidy Towns Gold!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2025/11/clane-awarded-its-second-tidy-towns-gold/) - Clane has been awarded its second Gold Medal in the National Tidy Towns competition! - [Nominations Open for Clane Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/2025/11/nominations-open-for-clane-community-council-2/) - The membership of Clane Community Council is renewed every two years. Nominations are invited for the upcoming 2026/27 term... - [Nominations Open for Clane Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/08/nominations-open-for-clane-community-council/) - Nominations are invited to join Clane Community Council. The closing date for completed nomination forms is 6 pm on Monday September 9th... - [Celebrating Clane's 10th St. Patrick's Day Parade...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/03/celebrating-clanes-10th-st-patricks-day-parade/) - Clane was alive with people on Monday March 17th, all there to celebrate Clane's 10th St. Patrick's Day Parade. Clane Community Council and Clane Tidy Towns were delighted to be part of the occasion, and they did not come empty handed... - [Clane's Spring Clean - Thank You!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/04/clanes-spring-clean-thank-you/) - A big thank you to all the volunteers and supporters who turned out to help kick-off Clane Tidy Town's programme for 2014 with a big - and productive - Spring Clean... - [Community Games - Congratulations!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/06/community-games-congratulations/) - Congratulations to all the winners of the recent Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games track and field and swimming events. They were recently presented with their well-deserved medals in the Abbey Community Centre... - [Award-Winning Estate Competition 2025](https://clanecommunity.ie/2025/05/award-winning-estate-competition-2025/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane’s Award Winning Estates competition 2025. Click here for all the details and an online entry-form... - [COVID-19 related information for Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/03/covid-19-related-information-for-clane/) - Local information and suggestions for the people of Clane - [Significant works in Clane - Irish Water](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/02/significant-works-in-clane-irish-water/) - The following works and road-closures have been scheduled as part of the Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. - [General Election Candidates 2024](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/11/general-election-candidates-2024/) - The following candidates have been nominated to stand in the Kildare North constituency in the 2024 General Election... - [Clane awarded Tidy Towns Gold!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/11/clane-awarded-tidy-towns-gold/) - After 51 years in the National Tidy Towns competition Clane has been awarded its first Gold Medal! Members of the Tidy Towns committee were delighted to hear the wonderful news at a ceremony in Croke Park on Friday November 1st... - [Election Poster Free Zone 2024](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/11/elections-poster-free-zone-2024/) - Clane Community Council and Clane Tidy Towns propose that parts of Clane continue to be declared a Poster-Free Zone for the ongoing election campaigns... - [Heritage Week: Clane Roots and Routes](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/08/heritage-week-clane-roots-and-routes/) - Join us this Saturday August 17th at 11:00 in the Parish Hall for a Heritage Week talk and walk on Clane Roots and Routes... - [Sustainable Clane Judicial Review Update](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/08/sustainable-clane-judicial-review-update/) - With the fourth Judicial Review recently concluded, we bring you an update on the Sustainable Clane Judicial Review campaign... - [Award-Winning Estate Competition 2024](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/04/award-winning-estate-competition-2024/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane’s Award Winning Estates competition 2024. Download the entry pack or enter online here... - [Award-Winning Estates Competition Results!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/04/award-winning-estates-competition-results/) - The latest Award-Winning Estates were announced at the Clane Tidy Towns 2024 launch on April 13th... - [Clane Town Centre First - 2nd Public Consultation](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/02/clane-town-centre-first-2nd-public-consultation/) - Kildare County Council is finalising the Clane Town Centre First Plan. Book your place at the second public consultation workshop... - [Nominations to Clane Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/02/update-re-nominations/) - An update on the recent nominations process... - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2024/01/clane-community-council-agm-7/) - The 50th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will be held in Clane Project Centre's Nexus (beside Hughes Pharmacy on the Prosperous Road) on Monday, January 29th, 2024 at 8pm... - [Nominations Open for Community Council 2024-2025](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/11/nominations-open-for-community-council-2024-2025/) - Members of the community who would like to join Clane Community Council for the 2024-2025 term are encouraged to nominate themselves here... - [Clane Tidy Towns takes the Silver!!!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/10/clane-tidy-towns-take-the-silver/) - Congratulations to all involved and supporting Clane Tidy Towns. On this its 50th year in the competition the team has just secured Clane's first Silver Medal in the national competition... - [Celebrating 50 Years of Community!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/10/celebrating-50-years-of-community/) - Please join us in our celebration of 50 years of community in Clane. The tremendous voluntary contributions from many teams will be celebrated. Outstanding individual contributions will also be recognised through the presentation of this year's Claonadh Award... - [Suaimhneas Centre 2023/2024 Program Launch...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/09/suaimhneas-centre-2023-2024-program-launch/) - All are invited to the launch of the Suaimhneas Centre program for 2023/2024 with a special guest speaker Br. Richard Hendrick... - [Award Winning Estates Competition 2023](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/06/award-winning-estates-competition-2023/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane’s Award Winning Estates competition 2023. Read on for all the details and the online entry form... - [Clane Tidy Towns 2023 up and running!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/04/clane-tidy-towns-2023-up-and-running/) - Clane Tidy Towns launched their 2023 campaign this morning at the Abbey with a well-supported plant swap and the announcement of Clane's award-winning estates... - [New Benches by the Liffey!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/01/new-benches-by-the-liffey/) - We are delighted to share that two new benches have been installed in Clane Liffeyside Nature Park... - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2023/01/clane-community-council-agm-6/) - The 49th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will be held in Clane Project Centre's Nexus (beside Hughes Pharmacy on the Prosperous Road) on Monday, January 30th, 2023 at 8pm... - [Celebrating 100 years of An Garda Síochána in Clane!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/09/celebrating-100-years-of-an-garda-siochana-in-clane/) - All are invited to join in the celebration of 100 years of An Garda Síochána in Clane starting on Wednesday 28th September at 11:50AM.... - [Heritage Week in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/08/heritage-week-in-clane/) - All are welcome to a photographic exhibition "Hidden Gems and Forgotten People of Clane", and a walk and talk "The Pale and Beyond"... - [Award Winning Estates Competition 2022](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/05/award-winning-estates-competition-2022/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane’s Award Winning Estates competition 2022. See here for all the details and to apply online... - [Youth Employment Support Initiative](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/05/youth-employment-support-initiative/) - If you are or if you know of anyone aged between 16-18 years looking for employment, this might be of interest... - [Support for Ukraine](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/05/support-for-ukraine/) - A very warm welcome to our new residents from Ukraine, and a sincere thank you to everyone who is working to support and host them. For more information please see our dedicated page... - [Le Chéile March 2022 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/04/le-cheile-march-2022-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Postponed: Clane Community Council Special General Meeting](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/03/special-general-meeting-of-clane-community-council/) - We have to postpone the SGM that was scheduled for Monday March 14th at 8 pm... - [Sustainable Clane Judicial Review](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/02/sustainable-clane-judicial-review/) - An Bord Pleanála has destroyed Clane’s sustainable Local Area Plan by adding huge “Strategic Housing Developments” and other developments on top of the hundreds of permissions already granted. Clane Community Council and concerned residents have initiated a legal challenge. Please support this campaign for Clane... - [Le Chéile January 2022 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2022/02/le-cheile-january-2022-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/12/clane-community-council-agm-5/) - *Updated Date* The 48th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will now be held via zoom on Monday, February 7th, 2022 at 8pm. Please register your attendance here... - [Le Chéile December 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/12/le-cheile-december-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/11/le-cheile-november-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Nominations Open for Community Council 2022-2023](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/10/nominations-open-for-community-council-2022-2023/) - Members of the community who would like to join Clane Community Council for the 2022-2023 term are encouraged to nominate themselves here... - [Le Chéile October 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/10/le-cheile-october2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile September 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/09/le-cheile-september-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile June 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/06/le-cheile-june-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/05/le-cheile-may-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Adopt a Kilometre of Road and make it Green!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/05/adopt-a-kilometre-of-road-and-make-it-green/) - Kildare County Council have recently launched a Green Kilometre initiative...read on to find out more... - [Le Chéile April 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/04/le-cheile-april-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Clane's Biodiversity Action Plan Published](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/02/clanes-biodiversity-action-plan-published/) - A detailed biodiversity action plan has been created for Clane by a cross-community group including Clane Tidy Towns, Clane Parish, local schools, residents' associations, GreenPine Consultants and Kildare County Council. Find out more... - [Le Chéile March 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/02/le-cheile-march-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Clane Autism Friendly Town Online Training Available](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/02/clane-autism-friendly-town-online-training-available/) - Free Online Training and a short introductory video are now available to support the Clane Autism Friendly Town initiative... - [Le Chéile February 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/02/le-cheile-february-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/01/clane-community-council-agm-4/) - The 47th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will be held via zoom on Monday, January 25th, 2021 at 8pm. Please register your attendance here... - [Le Chéile January 2021 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2021/01/le-cheile-january-2021-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/11/le-cheile-december-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Christmas Lights in Clane - Thank you!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/11/christmas-lights-in-clane-thank-you/) - Clane Community Council is delighted to announce that as of this evening... - [Christmas Lights in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/11/christmas-lights-in-clane/) - Preparation for the village Christmas Lights is now underway. We have set up a gofundme page to help support this project and we would be delighted if you could support our efforts... - [Le Chéile November 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/10/le-cheile-november-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/10/le-cheile-october-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [The latest issue of Le Chéile is now available:](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/09/the-latest-issue-of-le-cheile-is-now-available/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Community Biodiversity Workshops for Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/08/community-biodiversity-workshops-for-clane/) - Clane Tidy Towns invites you to a set of three practical workshops on encouraging Biodiversity in Clane, and has some exciting ideas about showcasing the steps the community takes... - [Keep a date - for the annual Parish Fête](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/keep-a-date-for-the-annual-parish-fete/) - Special guest 9-year old singer/songwriter Ashley Tubridy will open the annual Parish Fête organised by the Clane Unioin of Parishes in the grounds of the Hewetson School, Millicent, on Sunday May 13th at 1pm. Read on for all the details... - [Clane Sustainable Energy Community Online Webinar](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/08/clane-sustainable-energy-community-online-webinar/) - A Clane Energy Masterplan initiative designed to help residents, organisations and businesses adopt more sustainable energy solutions will be introduced in this online webinar. All welcome... - [Stepping Stones for children in 5th and 6th class](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/06/stepping-stones-for-children-in-5th-and-6th-class/) - Clane Youth Project will be running the ‘Stepping Stones’ School Transition Programme online starting June 16th... - [Hewetson School now enrolling](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/06/hewetson-school-now-enrolling/) - Hewetson School on Millicent Road have their new website up and running at https://www.hewetson.ie/. They are now enrolling for September... - [Le Chéile June 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/06/le-cheile-june-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Coronavirus (COVID-19)](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19/) - The latest official information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) - [Birds of Prey...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2009/06/birds-of-prey/) - You don’t have to go very far to see amazing birds of prey in Ireland: there are three species of raptors that can regularly be seen in and around our town... - [Awards night - October 18th 2010](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/10/awards-night-october-18th-2010/) - Clane Tidy Towns and Clane Community Council are delighted to announce that the annual awards night will be held this year in Manzors Pub at 8:30pm on Monday October 18th... - [Are you going batty this Halloween?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/10/are-you-going-batty-this-halloween/) - The K Club in Straffan is hosting a Halloween bat talk and walk this Friday October 29th for young and old alike to find out more about these mysterious nocturnal animals. - [Calling all ... nesting birds?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/calling-all-nesting-birds/) - Have you noticed any bird nests this year? It is the last year of the enormous Bird Atlas project and there are still some gaps in the data for around Clane. Read on to see the species that are not yet confirmed breeding here - including Magpies! - maybe you can help fill some of the gaps... - [Celebrating Biodiversity Day in style at Clane Liffeyside Park](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/05/celebrating-biodiversity-day-in-style-at-clane-liffeyside-park/) - Sunday May 22nd is International Biodiversity Day and this year Clane will be celebrating it in style. Come along to Clane Liffeyside Park from 6:30 pm for the grand opening of the park, guided nature walks, unveiling of our brand new wildlife signs and a bat walk! Read on to find out more... - [Best of luck to our young sports-men and -women!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/08/best-of-luck-to-our-young-sports-men-and-women/) - 2011 has been a very successful for Clane/Rathcoffey Community Games. This weekend our young sportsmen and sportswomen are in Leinster finals in both boys and girls Gaelic Football, and 12 of our swimmers are representing Kildare in Athlone. Best of luck to all of them. For more information read on... - [Available To Let - 17 new Nest boxes!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/02/available-to-let-17-new-nest-boxes/) - Clane Tidy Towns and Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland were delighted with the reponse to the Nest Box Scheme for Clane, 2012: a grand total of 17 boxes were donated to the cause and are now installed in and around the town and available to let. Read on to find out more... - [Celebrate Heritage Week ... in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/08/celebrate-heritage-week-in-clane/) - The week starting August 18th is National Heritage Week and this year we are delighted to announce it can be celebrated in Clane. On Sunday August 19th a Nature Walk by the Liffey is planned, whilst on Tuesday 21st August a talk on Main Street Clane: Its Buildings and People is being presented. Why not come out and enjoy one or both of these free events...read on to find out more... - [Bonjour Clane!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/10/bonjour-clane/) - Clane Community Council was recently delighted to receive an invitation to twin Clane with Moutiers sous Chantemerle, a village in the mid-west of France. The council would be delighted to hear your suggestions as to how a possible twinning might be developed... - [Annual Clane Community Council AGM held](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/01/annual-clane-community-council-agm-held/) - Clane Community Council held its annual AGM on January 28th. The Chairman's Address, Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were all presented. The proposed new Constitution was adopted. The officers for 2013 were elected. The refreshed website was unveiled. Please read on to find out more... - [Celebrate Biodiversity Week in Kildare...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/05/celebrate-biodiversity-week-in-kildare/) - Kildare Biodiversity Week launches May 20th with lots of interesting events around the County. These include a "Wild About Clane" nature walk by the Liffey on Saturday May 27th. Read on for all the details... - [Celebrate Community in Clane this Sunday 23rd](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/06/celebrate-community-in-clane-this-sunday-23rd/) - Join Clane Community Council and other groups from the communtiy for a Celebration of Community in Clane this Sunday June 23rd, 3pm at the Abbey on Main Street. We look forward to seeing you there! - [Celebrating Community in Clane - a special day](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/07/celebrating-community-in-clane-a-special-day/) - Community was Celebrated in some style on Sunday the 23rd of June last when Clane Community Council held a special Celebration of Community in the Abbey on Main Street. The Abbey was alive with dignitaries, special guests, displays from local voluntary groups, entertainment and a wonderful buzz of community. Read on to find out more... - [All-Ireland recogniton for Clane Musical Society](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/08/clane-musical-society/) - Clane Musical Society has outdone itself this year in the All Ireland AIMS/HB awards held recently in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. With four nominations going into the awards night the society returned to Clane with a tremendous hoard of sliverware... - ["It takes a village to raise a child"](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/11/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child/) - Clane Community Council would like to encourage all members of the community - whether they have lived here for a lifetime or for a few weeks - to get involved in their community. A booklet has now been prepared to introduce just some of the wonderful community groups in Clane... - [Announcing Clane Men's Shed Super Draw](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/05/announcing-clane-mens-shed-super-draw/) - Clane Men's Shed are running a Super Draw with some amazing prizes. All proceeds are invested back into the Men's Shed... - [Best-Kept Estate Competition - now open for entries!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/07/best-kept-estate-competition-now-open-for-entries/) - Clane Tidy Towns has announced their popular Best Kept Estates competition is now open for entries... - [Announcing the Annual Golf Classic - Friday August 15th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/07/announcing-the-annual-golf-classic-friday-august-15th/) - Friday August 15th is the date and Millicent Golf Club is the venue for the popular annual Clane Community Council Golf Classic, sponsored by Larchfield Park Nursing Home. Read on for all the details... - [Celebrating Heritage Week in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/08/celebrate-heritage-week-events-in-clane/) - The heritage of Clane is rich and varied and this Heritage Week there are several special events arranged in and around the village to help everyone discover and celebrate it... - [Celebrating a wonderful year for the Community](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/12/celebrating-a-wonderful-year-for-the-community/) - Clane Community Council brought its year to a close with a wonderful celebration in the Abbey on Sunday evening last... - [AGM of Clane Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/01/agm-of-clane-community-council/) - The 41st AGM of Clane Community Council will be held in the Abbey at 8pm this coming Monday January 19th. Come along to find out more about the activities of your Community Council, and help shape future plans and priorities. All welcome... - [Best-Kept Estates Competition 2015](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/06/best-kept-estates-competition-2015/) - Clane Tidy Towns are delighted to announce the launch of the 2015 Clane Best-Kept Estates Competition. All estates in Clane are invited to enter by filling out their details online... - [Award-Winning Estates Competition](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/07/award-winning-estates-competition/) - Please note Clane Tidy Towns are now accepting entries to the Award-Winning Estates competition. Estates are welcome to fill out the entry form online... - [Brighten up Christmas in Clane!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/11/brighten-up-christmas-in-clane/) - With your support, it's going to happen! Everyone is invited to the inaugural fundraising event for new Christmas Lights for Clane: a Table Quiz in Manzor's on Friday November 4th. The quiz starts at 8:30pm...see you there! - [Award Winning Estates Competition 2017](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/06/award-winning-estates-competition-2017/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane's Award Winning Estates competition 2017, thanks again to the generous sponsorship of Clane Project Centre. Read on for all the details... - [Award Winning Estates Competition 2018](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/06/award-winning-estates-competition-2018/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane's Award Winning Estates competition 2018, thanks again to the generous sponsorship of Clane Project Centre. Read on for all the details... - [And the Claonadh Award 2018 goes to...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/12/and-the-claonadh-award-2018-goes-to/) - Congratulations to Sadie O'Reilly, winner of the 2018 Claonadh Award... - [Award Winning Estates Competition 2019](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/07/award-winning-estates-competition-2019/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to announce the launch of Clane's Award Winning Estates competition 2019, thanks again to the generous sponsorship of Clane Project Centre. Read on for all the details... - [Celebrating Pride of Place](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/11/celebrating-pride-of-place/) - A big congratulations to Otomy and to Park View who both won their categories in the County Kildare Pride of Place competition organized by Kildare County Council. Well done to all involved...very well deserved... - [Clane Community Awards - and the winners are...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/10/clane-community-awards-the-results-are-out/) - On Monday 18th October Clane Tidy Towns and Clane Community Council held their annual Community Awards night. Some of our leading young sports men and women were recognised, and the winners of the Clane Tidy Estates competition, Best Presented Premises, and Clane Person of the Year were all announced... - [Clane 2nd in Kildare Co. Council Tidy Towns awards](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/10/clane-2nd-in-kildare-co-council-tidy-towns-awards/) - Clane Tidy Towns was delighted to be awarded second prize by Kildare County Council in the Clane Electoral Area Tidy Towns competition. - [Clane Friary - now a Kildare Historic Monument](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/12/clane-friary-now-a-kildare-historic-monument/) - The Clane Friary sub-committee have recently received good news regarding new gates and official recognition, and a very well supported Blessing of the Graves was held in the Friary Graveyard in November. - [Clane Community Council AGM - Monday Jan 30th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/01/clane-community-council-agm-monday-jan-30th/) - Clane Community Council holds its AGM at 8pm on Monday January 30th in The Abbey. Please come along to find out what your community council has been up to in 2011, and help shape our plans for 2012. We hope to see you there. All are welcome. - [Clane Community Council - Best Themed Float 2012!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/03/clane-community-council-best-themed-float-2012/) - Clane Community Council was delighted to be awarded Best Themed Float for the Clane St. Patrick's Day Parade 2012. Featuring Oisín Aosta, Oisín Óg, Niamh and a team of warriors and volunteers from Clane Tidy Towns, the team dragged the last boulder out of Clane, revealing a beautiful village twinned with Tír na nÓg. Read on to find out more... - [Clane goes a little bit Batty](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/04/clane-goes-a-bit-batty/) - Hot on the heels of a successful Nestbox Scheme for our feathered friends, Clane Tidy Towns is not forgetting our other aerial, ahem, acro-bats. Working closely with Kildare Bat Group and Bat Conservation Ireland, two specialised bat boxes have recently been installed... - [Clane Community Council delighted to receive Intel Matching Grant...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/clane-community-council-delighted-to-receive-intel-matching-grant/) - Clane Community Council is delighted to have received a valuable donation from Intel Ireland as part of their matching grant scheme. All Community Council initiatives will benefit from this investment that recognises the valuable time that Intel employees have volunteered on activities such as Community Games, Tidy Towns, and our heritage and environmental projects... - [Clane Community Council Golf Classic - August 17th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/08/clane-community-council-golf-classic-august-17th/) - Clane Community Council is delighted to announce preparations are well underway for our annual Golf Classic to be held on Friday August 17th in Knockanally Golf Club. Why not consider entering a team of three - cost €150 - or sponsering a hole for €100. Please contact Des Drumm or anyone on the Committee to find out more... - [Clane & Rathcoffey Parish Road Race and Fun Run...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/09/clane-rathcoffey-parish-road-race-and-fun-run/) - Clane & Rathcoffey Parish are inviting everyone to join them for their inaugural 10k road race and 5k family fun run/walk on Sunday 21st October. Read on to find out more... - [Clane Golf Classic - August 16th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/07/clane-golf-classic-august-16th/) - Clane Community Council is holding its 40th Anniversary Golf Classic on Friday August 16th in Knockanally Golf Club. Sponsored by Larchfield Park Nursing Home, the money raised will support all the voluntary work that the Community Council and its various subcommittees do throughout the year. Read on for all the details... - [Christmas Market and Festival - calling all local businesses and crafts people...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/09/christmas-market-and-festival-calling-all-local-businesses-and-crafts-people/) - Following the great success last year, Clane Project Centre are holding another Christmas Market and Festival on December 8th. If you are interested in having a stall please get in touch... - [Clane Christmas Cards now on sale...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/10/clane-christmas-cards-now-on-sale/) - The St. Patrick's Festival committee have just launched their Christmas Card collection featuring various scenes of Clane. You can purchase them from the Photo shop or from any committee member... - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/02/clane-community-council-agm/) - Clane Community Council held its annual AGM on January 27th. The Chairperson Address and Reports from the Secretary and Treasurer were all presented. The Council plans to build on the momentum of 2013, reinforcing the community facilities for the benefit of all in the community... - [Clane Community Council receives generous donation from Intel](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/09/clane-community-council-receives-generous-donation-from-intel/) - Clane Community Council is delighted to have received €2100 from Intel Ireland this year as part of their Intel Involved community outreach programme... - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/01/clane-community-council-agm-2/) - The 41st AGM of Clane Community Council was held on January 19th last. Following the Chairperson's Address, Secretary Report and Treasurer Report various topics of community interest were discussed and the Executive for the coming year was elected... - [Childhood Games on St. Patrick's Day](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/03/childhood-games-on-st-patricks-day/) - Congratulations to Clane St. Patrick's Festival Committee for organising a wonderful festival of events again for the people of Clane. We were delighted to be awarded 2nd Prize in the Non-Commercial Floats category with our Childhood Games themed float. Now it's time for the real thing! - [Clane gets the Bronze!!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/09/clane-gets-the-bronze/) - Everyone's great work has paid off - Clane was awarded a well deserved Bronze Medal is this year's National Tidy Towns Competition... - [Christmas Lights at the Abbey...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/12/christmas-lights-at-the-abbey/) - On Sunday December 6th there was a great turn out for the switch-on of the Abbey Christmas Lights... - [Clane Community Council 2016 Golf Classic](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/08/clane-community-council-2016-golf-classic/) - Clane Community Council is holding its popular Annual Golf Classic on Friday September 9th at Millicent Golf Club, sponsored by Larchfield Park Nursing Home. Read on for all the details... - [Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/01/clane-community-council-agm-3/) - Please note that the 45th AGM of Clane Community Council will be held this coming Monday January 28th 2019 at 8pm in Nexus - Clane Project Centre - on the Prosperous Road. All are very welcome... - [Community Council AGM Jan 31st - all welcome!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/01/community-council-agm-jan-31st-all-welcome/) - Clane Community Council is holding its AGM on Monday January 31st at 8pm in the Abbey, Clane. All are welcome...we hope to see you there. - [Clane Slí na Sláinte](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/01/clane-sli-na-slainte/) - Did you know we have a Slí na Sláinte route in Clane? It's signposted and over 4.1km long. There is also a 2km route. For more details have a look under the "Places to Explore" menu above... then when not grab a coat and enjoy it!! - [Community Council AGM - annual report published](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/02/community-council-agm-annual-report-published/) - Clane Communnity Council AGM 2011 - [Close encounters - with a lobster?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/close-encounters-with-a-lobster/) - During the National Spring Clean on April 2nd some volunteers were cleaning up along the banks of the Liffey. When pulling out some rubbish they came across perhaps one of the most unusal animals living in Clane... - [Clane Tidy Towns 2011 - kick-off April 16th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/clane-tidy-towns-2011-kick-off-april-16th/) - Clane Tidy Towns are looking forward to launching their 2011 activities in earnest on April 16th at 10am across from The Abbey. All are welcome - why not drop down for an enjoyable hour or two? - [Clane St. Patrick's Day Festival](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/clane-st-patricks-festival/) - Congratulations to Clane St. Patrick's Festival Committee for organising a fantastic set of events this year. Clane Community Council entered a float, and also had an eye in the sky (or thereabouts). Here are a selection of the pics taken...enjoy... - [Clane Heritage Workshop - an invitation](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/06/clane-heritage-workshop-an-invitation/) - Clane Community Council's heritage sub committee is planning a key workshop to help discuss and debate how best to preserve, promote and get the most value out of our heritage and cultural interests in the coming years. Currently at a planning stage, all interested parties and individuals are invited to get in touch... - [Community Council Golf Classic](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/07/community-council-golf-classic/) - Clane Community Council's popular Golf Classic is being held this August 5th in Knockally Golf Club. This year teams of four are allowed for the price of three, and all support will be gratefully acknowledged with a certificate that participants and sponsers may like to display. Read on to find out all the details... - [Committed to Clane-Up!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/committed-to-clane-up/) - Clane Tidy Towns have announced the launch of their new initiative: "Committed to Clane-Up". Business and organisations that commit to cleaning up around their premises are provided with a "Committed to Clane Up" sticker to display in their shop window. Clane Tidy Towns salute the many businesses that have already signed up for playing their part in making Clane an even better place for locals and visitors alike... - [Clane Nest Box Scheme 2012 - the results!!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/08/clane-nest-box-scheme-2012-the-results/) - In early 2012 Clane Tidy Towns launched a Nest Box Scheme in association with the Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland. Now that the season is over (for these nest boxes at least) we are delighted to share the results. These include some video highlights starring Annabelle, Apollo, and their nest-full of chicks... - [Clane Heritage - Seeking Your Photos](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/08/clane-heritage-seeking-your-photos/) - Do you have old photographs of Clane that you think might be of interest? How about having some of them published through Clane Community Council Heritage Group? We would be delighted to receive any old photos of Clane, its people and environs that you may have. Please read on for all the details... - [Clane Tidy Towns Award Night, and Person of the Year 2012](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/10/clane-community-council/) - October 30th was the annual Awards Night for Clane Tidy Towns, with the eagerly awaited results announced for the 2012 Best Kept Estates and Best Presented Premises competitions. Clane Person of the Year 2012 was also revealed... - [Clane Project Centre - Christmas Festival & Market](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/11/clane-project-centre-christmas-festival-market/) - Sunday the 9th of December is the date for the Clane Project Centre Christmas Festival & Market. An indoor market with plenty to see and do, there will be stalls by local business, designers, artists and craftspeople and special entertainment for the children... - [Clane Tidy Towns announces Community Tree-Planting Scheme](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/02/clane-tidy-towns-announces-community-tree-planting-scheme/) - Clane Tidy Towns is inviting Residents' Associations and community groups that own publically accessible land to apply for trees via their new Community Tree-Planting scheme. Read on for all the details, and the application form... - [Clane St. Patrick's Day Parade](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/04/clane-st-patricks-day-parade/) - Clane Community Council were delighted to again participate in Clane's Saint Patrick's Day Parade organised by the hardworking Clane St. Patrick's Festival Committee...and this year we were honoured to be awarded Best non-Commercial Float Winner 2017... - [Clane Musical Society - drum roll please...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/05/clane-musical-society-drum-roll-please/) - Congratulations to Clane Musical Society whose production of Sweeney Todd has received national recognition, featuring strongly in the list of nominations announced at the AIMS New Ross choral festival on 19th May... - [Clane Poet publishes in aid of St. Brigid's Hospice](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/09/clane-poet-publishes-in-aid-of-st-brigids-hospice/) - David Joseph Cribbin, born and raised in Clane, has just donated the proceeds of his latest collection Father Crow and Other Poems to the St. Brigid's Hospice in the Curragh after seeing what a wonderful job they do there. They cared for David's father, Thomas J. Cribbin, was passed away in August... - [Community Council - Nominations Open](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/10/community-council-nomination-open/) - Clane Community Council is made up of volunteers from the community and members are nominated every two years. Nominations are now being sought for the new Council term spanning 2014 to 2015. Why not fill out a nomination form and drop it in the nominations box in Londis... - [Coming soon: Pygmalion](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/04/coming-soon-pygmalion/) - Preparations are well underway for the upcoming staging of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion from May 7th to 10th in the Abbey by Clane's award-winning Clane Musical Society. Tickets are now available ... - [Clane's 10th St. Patrick's Day Festival - celebrating in style!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/03/clanes-10th-st-patricks-day-festival-celebrating-in-style/) - The clock is ticking and the countdown has begun for Clane's 10th Saint Patrick's Day Festival. This year there is a fantastic array of events lined up for all ages and interests...and this year you can even watch the parade live online! Read on for all the details... - [Clane Men's Shed Draw - the results are in!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/06/clane-mens-shed-draw-the-results-are-in/) - The results are in for the Clane Men's Shed Super Draw! Read on to see if you are one of the lucky winners... - [Clane takes the Bronze in Tidy Towns 2014!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/09/clane-takes-the-bronze-in-tidy-towns-2014/) - Every resident, business, club and organisation that contributed to Clane Tidy Towns activities in 2014 can take a bow: for the first time in its 40 years of participation, Clane was awarded a medal in the national Tidy Towns competition 2014... - [Clane Tidy Towns Award Night](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/10/clane-tidy-towns-award-night/) - Clane Tidy Towns held their annual awards night on Friday 17th October last where the winners of their Best Kept Estates and Best Presented Premises competitions - generously sponsored by Clane Project Centre - were unveiled... - [Clane's Tidy Towns campaign in full swing!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/06/clane-tidy-towns-in-full-swing/) - Clane's Tidy Towns campaign for 2015 is now in full swing. Volunteers gather every Tuesday at 7:30pm outside the Abbey. This year we are delighted to see more and more local businesses and clubs getting involved... - [Community Awards Night 2015](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/11/community-awards-night-2015/) - The wonderful achievements of local resident's associations, businesses and young athletes were all recognised at the annual Community Awards Night held in Manzor's The Village Inn on Friday October 30th. The winners of this year's Clane Tidy Towns Best Kept Estates and Best Presented Premises competitions were also revealed... - [Clane Opens Its Doors!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/05/clane-opens-its-doors/) - Clane Open celebrates the Irish Open 2016 coming to the K Club. From May 19th to 22nd Clane is welcoming visitors to explore its fascinating history and buzzing array of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars with an exciting programme of events... - [Community Council Golf Classic - August 25th at Knockanally](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/08/community-council-golf-classic-august-25th-at-knockanally/) - Clane Community Council's annual Golf Classic will be held Friday August 25th at Knockanally Golf Club. Fancy submitting a team of three, or sponsoring a hole? Read on for all the details... - [Clane Tidy Towns 2017 - it's a Bronze!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/10/clane-tidy-towns-2017-its-a-bronze/) - The results of the national competition have just been announced and Clane has earned a Bronze Medal! Read on to see all the details... - [Clane Tidy Towns Award Night](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/10/clane-tidy-towns-award-night-2/) - Not only were our local award-winners announced on Friday October 12th, but all the Tidy Towns contributions of residents, businesses and community groups throughout Clane were celebrated as the 2018 campaign came to close... - [Finches...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/02/finches/) - Some of the most colourful birds that can be seen around Clane are the finches, and many of them are attracted to garden bird feeders in the winter... - [Community Games AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/11/community-games-agm/) - All are encouraged to attend the annual Clane Community Games AGM to be held on Tuesday November 16th at 8pm in the Abbey. Come along to find out about the success of this years Community Games, and help shape plans for 2011. - [Community Games 2011: On your marks!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/12/community-games-2011-on-your-marks/) - Community Games for Clane and Rathcoffey are in the starting blocks for 2011. All the details for the events being considered are available here. Are you ready? Get set... - [Give Clane a Spring Clean this Saturday](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/spring-clean/) - This Saturday April 2nd at 10:00 AM everyone is invited to gather where the Capdoo Road meets the Kilcock Road to help give Clane a Spring Clean. - [Do you 'Love where you Live'?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/do-you-love-where-you-live/) - An Taisce and Alupro Ireland are holding a 'Love Where you Live' photo competition with closing date June 30th. For details see http://www.lovewhereyoulive.ie/. If you have a photo that shows how much you love where you live, why not send it in? - [Congratulations to all our Community Games athletes](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/08/congratulations-to-all-our-community-games-athletes/) - Congratulations to all the young sports men and women from Clane and Rathcoffey that represented Kildare at the the recent National Community Games finals. Our swimmers and footballers, boys and girls, did us pround. A big thank you to everyone who participated, and all those who helped make it possible. The coaches, the organisers, the parents: everyone who supported Clane Community Games 2011. Read on to find out more... - [Congratulations to our Best Kept Estates and Premises](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/10/congratulations-to-our-best-kept-estates-and-premises/) - On Monday October 17th the winners of Clane Best Kept Estates were announced to an eager audience. With a record 21 local estates entering the competition organised by Clane Tidy Towns, and sponsered by Clane Project Centre, 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded for large, medium and small estates. The Best Presented Premises 2011 award was also presented. Read on for all the winners... - [Interesting in teaching English?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/11/interesting-in-teaching-english/) - Failte Isteach runs English courses for non-English speaking adults in our community. They need extra tutors who could help out on Thursday evenings. No formal teaching skills required...read on to find out more... - [Happy St. Patrick's Weekend!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/03/a-busy-st-patricks-weekend/) - This is going to be a packed weekend for Clane Community Council...keep an out for our entry in the St. Patrick's Day parade, our annual church gate collection and our stand in the "Reeling In the Years" exhibition. Read on to find out more... - [Community Games 2012 off to a flying start...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/04/community-games-2012-off-to-a-flying-start/) - Congratulations to the Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games Gaelic Football Under 10's team who kicked off their campaign in style with a great win away to Monasterevin last Thursday evening (5th April) in Ballykelly. Here's wishing them and all our Community Games athletes and competitors the best of luck... - [Have you seen our missing nest box?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/04/have-you-seen-our-missing-nest-box/) - One of the nest boxes donated to our recent nest box scheme has been removed by somebody in the last few weeks. It was carefully handmade by a local retired gentleman. Can you help us find 'CTT' Nest box 1? - [Community Games results coming in...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/community-games-results-coming-in/) - Some Community Games match results have come in recently...U/10 Football and U/14 Camogie teams are going from strength to strength. - [GAA Scrap Week Fundraiser](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/gaa-scrap-week-fundraiser/) - Clane GAA have organised a scrap metal collection to raise funds for their under age teams. Please drop off any scrap metal to O'Connell's Yard, Millicent Road, Clane this week. Why not take a quick look in the back garden or shed and see if you can de-clutter and support our under age GAA teams at the same time... - [Community Games 2012 - a big success...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/06/community-games-2012-a-big-success/) - There was a big turnout in the grounds of Scoil Mhuire Clane on Tuesday May 29th for the Track and Field events of Clane and Rathcoffey's Community Games 2012. This year the competition was blessed with perfect weather, and the hardworking organisers managed to get through all of the events in the one evening with some daylight to spare... - [If you go down to the stream today...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/06/if-you-go-down-to-the-stream-today/) - ... you may be in for a big surprise! Clane Tidy Towns volunteers managed to capture on video not just some fine Brown Trout in Clane, but also a White-Clawed Freshwater Crayfish that was struggling to hold onto their lunch - a Brook Lamprey. Read on to find out who won the battle! - [Community Games 2012 - and the winners are:](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/06/community-games-and-the-winners-are/) - A big crowd gathered in the Abbey on the evening of June 6th for a special occassion: The prize-giving for the Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games 2012. Dozens of young men and women were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals by the Community Games organising committee and there were smiles all around... - [Happy Birthday...North Star Swimming Club!!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/07/happy-birthday-north-star-swimming-club/) - North Star Swimming Club based in St. Raphael's, Celbridge are looking forward to a big celebration in September - their 20th Anniversary. Former members are invited to get back in touch and join in the party. Read on for more details... - [Employment Support Service Coffee Morning...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/09/employment-support-service-coffee-morning/) - Kildare Local Employment Service Network are organising a coffee morning in the Parish Centre on Wednesday 12th September from 10am to 1pm. Drop in to find out about the Career Skills Programme they are offering... - [Have you seen this dog?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/03/have-you-seen-this-dog/) - A local resident has lost their soul-mate, a Bichon Frisé who went missing from the Aldi car park on Thursday March 28th... - [If you're not in you can't win Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/04/if-youre-not-in-you-cant-win-clane-rathcoffey-community-games/) - Entry forms are now being circulated for this year's Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games Track and Field day. Please return completed forms as soon as possible. The big day is Wednesday May 15th in Scoil Mhuire, events starting at 6pm sharp. - [Community Games - Mixed U10 Football Team win the All-Ireland!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/09/community-games-mixed-u10-football-team-win-the-all-ireland/) - Congratulations to the Mixed Under 10 Clane and Rathcoffey Gaelic Football team that recently won the All-Ireland Community Games final in Athlone. They played brilliantly and have done their community very proud. - [Interested in Mentoring Young People?](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/02/interested-in-mentoring-young-people/) - A project to train and support volunteers to work as mentors to young people or their parents is currently seeking applications from the Kildare area. An opportunity to share skills and experience with a young person, encouraging them to get involved in sport, activities or education... - [Community Games Track & Field rescheduled to this Saturday](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/05/community-games-track-field-rescheduled-to-this-saturday/) - Please note that the Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games Track and Field events are rescheduled to take place this coming Saturday May 31st in the grounds of Scoil Mhuire. The events will begin at 11am. - [Culture Night Concert in Clane with County Kildare Orchestra](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/09/culture-night-concert-in-clane-with-county-kildare-orchestra/) - Enjoy Culture Night 2014 in Clane: on Friday September 19th the County Kildare Orchestra will be presenting a free concert of popular classics in The Abbey, provided courtesy of Clane Community Council... - [Intel Community Grant 2015](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/06/intel-community-grant-2015/) - Clane Community Council were delighted to receive a community grant from Intel again this year, reflecting the hours volunteered by employees in Community Council activities like Tidy Towns and Community Games... - [Golf Classic - book your place!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/08/golf-classic-book-your-place/) - We are delighted to announce that the Clane Community Council Annual Golf Classic will be held this year in Knockanally Golf Club on Friday August 28th. Places are limited so please get in touch to book a team, or indeed sponsor a hole... - [Culture Night Family Fun - a Free Musical Workshop!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/09/culture-night-family-fun-free-musical-workshop/) - A family fun musical workshop is being held in the Abbey on Friday Sept 18th starting at 6:30pm. No experience necessary - open to all the family! It's a free event but you must reserve your places... - [Ideas for Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/10/ideas-for-clane/) - The volunteers on Clane Community Council are making plans for 2016 and beyond, and would love to hear your views on how the village and community life might be improved. You can submit your ideas online here... - [Free Horticulture QQI Level 3 Course at IWA](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/04/free-horticulture-qqi-level-3-course-at-iwa/) - The Irish Wheelchair Assoication are hosting a free Adult Horticulture QQI Level 3 course on Tuesday mornings starting early May... - [General Election 2020](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/02/general-election-2020/) - A General Election is to be held Saturday February 8th 2020. Please read-on for a list of all candidates, and for details of the Clane Poster-Free Zone... - [Keep up-to-date...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/02/keep-up-to-date/) - The Community Council is delighted to introduce a new mailing list which everyone is welcome to join to keep up to date with Clane Community Council acitivities. It will include news from Community Games, Tidy Towns, Heritage and Clanewatch activities. Use the Subscribe box on the right to keep up to date... - [Launching Coiseanna...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/04/launching-coiseanna/) - Clane Local History Group is creating its own piece of history this April 18th in Clane GAA's Conneff Park at 8pm. Mario Corrigan of Kildare County Council’s Art and Heritage services will launch their new journal, Coiseanna. All are very welcome to attend this special occasion. - [Introducing the Heritage of Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/03/introducing-the-heritage-of-clane/) - The Heritage Committee of Clane Community Council in collaboration with Clane Local History Group are delighted to introduce some of the wonderful heritage of Clane via a set of Heritage Site maps. Do you know the oldest man-made object in Clane? Discover this and more... - [Le Chéile April 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/04/le-cheile-april-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Launching Clane Tidy Towns Campaign 2017...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/04/launching-clane-tidy-towns-campaign-2017/) - Clane Tidy Towns are inviting everyone down to the Abbey this Saturday April 8th at 10am to help kick off Clane's 2017 campaign with a big Spring Clean for Clane... - [Launching “Coiseanna” ... Volume 2](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/05/launching-coiseanna-volume-2/) - On Wednesday the 17th of April the 2nd volume of “Coiseanna” was launched by Mr Des Marron, Mayor of Clane, in a crowded GAA Centre in Clane... - [Le Chéile February 2014 - now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/02/le-cheile-february-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane's community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Get your copy now... - [Le Chéile April 2014 - now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/03/le-cheile-april-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane's community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here... - [Le Chéile June 2014 - now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/06/le-cheile-june-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane's community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here... - [Le Chéile December 2014 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/11/le-cheile-december-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/12/le-cheile-january-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/01/le-cheile-february-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Introducing Clane's New Heritage Signage](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/03/introducing-clanes-new-heritage-signage/) - The Heritage subcommittee of Clane Community Council and Clane Local History Group have been working together to deliver a new set of Heritage signage for the village of Clane... - [Le Chéile April 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/04/le-cheile-april-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile June 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/06/le-cheile-june-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/11/le-cheile-december-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/01/le-cheile-january-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/01/le-cheile-february-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile April 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/04/le-cheile-april-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/12/le-cheile-december-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/01/le-cheile-january-2017-now-available-online-2/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/02/le-cheile-february-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/12/le-cheile-december-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/12/le-cheile-december-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/01/le-cheile-january-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/02/le-cheile-february-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile April 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/04/le-cheile-april-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile December 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/12/le-cheile-december-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/01/le-cheile-january-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/02/le-cheile-february-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile April 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/04/le-cheile-april-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile January 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/01/le-cheile-january-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile February 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/01/le-cheile-february-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile April 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/03/le-cheile-april-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/05/le-cheile-may-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2014 - now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/03/le-cheile-march-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane's community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here... - [Le Chéile June 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/06/le-cheile-june-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2014 - now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/05/le-cheile-may-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane's community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here... - [Le Chéile September 2014 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/08/le-cheile-september-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/03/le-cheile-march-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2014 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/09/le-cheile-october-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2014 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/11/le-cheile-november-2014-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/03/le-cheile-march-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/05/le-cheile-may-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile September 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/09/le-september-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/10/le-cheile-october-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2015 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/11/le-cheile-november-2015-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/03/le-cheile-march-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/05/le-cheile-may-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile June 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/05/le-cheile-june-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile September 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/09/le-cheile-september-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/10/le-cheile-october-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2016 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/11/le-cheile-november-2016-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile September 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/09/le-cheile-september-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/10/le-cheile-october-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2017 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/11/le-cheile-november-2017-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/03/le-cheile-march-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/05/le-cheile-may-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile June 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/06/le-cheile-june-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile September 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/09/le-cheile-september-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/10/le-cheile-october-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2018 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/11/le-cheile-november-2018-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/03/le-cheile-march-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile May 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/05/le-cheile-may-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile June 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/06/le-cheile-june-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile October 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/10/le-cheile-october-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile November 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/10/le-cheile-november-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Le Chéile March 2020 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2020/03/le-cheile-march-2020-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Swallow-like birds...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2008/06/swallow-like-birds/) - There are four swallow-like birds that migrate to Ireland for the summer, and all four can be seen in and around Clane... - [Spraoi 2010](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/09/spraoi-2010/) - Look out for the Clane Community Council stand at Spraoi 2010. Find out more about Clane Person of the Year, the work of the various subcommittees, Clane Tidy Towns, our Heritage, and more. Following the success of last year we are holding another free quiz, but with a twist. It's on Sunday September 12th starting - [Local Forests - and Lakes...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/02/local-forests-and-lakes/) - Clane forests and lakes - [Spring Clean 2011 - thank you!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/spring-clean-2011-thank-you/) - Saturday April 2nd was the annual Spring Clean for Clane. With some volunteers getting a head start earlier in the week, by the end of the day a substantial mound of rubbish had been cleared from our approach roads, country lanes, Liffey-side park, streams and rivers... - [Liffeyside Nature Park - a wonderful new amenity for Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/05/liffeyside-nature-park-a-wonderful-new-amenity-for-clane/) - Clane Community Council and its Tidy Towns Sub-Committee marked International Biodiversity Day, Sunday 22nd May, in style with the official opening of its Liffeyside Nature Park and the unveiling of its two new “Wild About Clane” information panels... - [Liffey Cleanup at Clane - Sunday Feb 19th](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/01/liffey-cleanup-at-clane-sunday-feb-19th/) - Clane Trout and Salmon Anglers Association are organising a cleanup along the Liffey on Sunday February 19th. Starting at Alexandra Bridge, the cleanup will continue downstream, along the Liffey walk. Many hands make light work - if you could spare an hour or two why not come along and lend a hand - kick-off at 10:00AM! - [Liffey Cleanup - thank you](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/02/liffey-cleanup-thank-you/) - A big thank you to the members of Clane Trout & Salmon Anglers Association who spent the morning of Feb 19th cleaning up with volunteers from Clane Tidy Towns along the Liffey in Clane. Read on to find out more... - [Spring 'Clane-Up'...March 31st](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/03/spring-clane-up-march-31st/) - The Spring is upon us and it is time for our annual Spring Clean. In association with Tír na Móna, Clane Tidy Towns are organising a clean-up of the roads and ditches in and around Clane on Saturday March 31st starting at 10AM. Read on to find out more... - [Spring Clean 2012 - thank you!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/04/spring-clean-2012-thank-you/) - A big thank you to everyone who turned out today and in previous days to help clean up the countryside around Clane. A phenomenal amount of rubbish was removed from local roads and ditches, some of it with a JCB, and Clane's Main Street also received a thorough spring clean. Read on to see what was collected, and to find out what to do if you come across local dumping in the future... - [Saving Clane Swifts...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/saving-clane-swifts/) - Swifts may grace the skies of Clane for many years to come if recent efforts to create a new breeding site for them are successful. Clane Community Council and Clane Tidy Towns have installed 5 nestboxes in the tower of the Abbey specifically for these birds. Fingers are crossed that the swifts will discover them over the summer months and their presence in Clane will be secured... - [Let's put Clane on the Map.](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/11/lets-put-clane-on-the-map/) - Volunteers have been busy creating a detailed map of Clane on the internet at www.OpenStreetMap.org. Before this map is printed off, Clane Community Council is inviting everyone to scan it for any missing information or any inaccuracies. In particular, are the Clane businesses and amenities that you would like to see on the map included? Help us build an even better map for the whole community... - [Notice of Clane Community Council AGM](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/12/notice-of-clane-community-council-agm/) - Clane Community Council will hold its Annual General Meeting at 8pm on 28th January 2013 in the Abbey, Clane. All are welcome. The agenda will include a motion to propose adoption of an updated constitution carefully developed by the Community Council over the last year and beyond. Please read on to find out more... - [New-look ClaneCommunity.ie Unveiled](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/02/new-look-clanecommunity-ie-unveiled/) - A totally renewed ClaneCommunity.ie was unveiled at the recent AGM. Now Community Groups can request their own dedicated web page. Read on to find out more... - [Sailing into 2nd Place...Together](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/03/sailing-into-2nd-place-together/) - The Vikings sailed into Clane on Saint Patrick's Day, and after spreading their message "We are all in the Same Boat" and "Let's all Row Together", they were delighted to come away with some Silver - 2nd Prize for Non-Commercial Floats... - [Spring Clean 2013 - Thank You!!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/04/spring-clean-2013-thank-you/) - Saturday April 6th was Spring Clean 2013 and it was great to see volunteers from Clane Tidy Towns, Tír na Móna and many Residents' Associations all out on the day giving Clane and it's environs a thorough clean-up. Guess how many skip-fulls of rubbish were collected? - [Text Alert & Neighbourhood Watch - Public Meeting April 22nd](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/04/text-alert-neighbourhood-watch-public-meeting-april-22nd/) - ClaneWatch has organised a public information meeting for residents' associations, rural homeowners and all other interested people in Clane. An Garda Síochána, Muintir na Tíre and TASK Community Care will all be there to share experiences from around the country. All are welcome. Please read on for all the details... - [Mixed Under-10s Gaelic Football team make it to the All Ireland Finals!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/07/mixed-under-10s-gaelic-football-team-make-it-to-the-all-ireland-finals/) - Congratulations to the Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games Mixed Under-10 Gaelic Football team that recently won the Leinster finals of their competition. Next stop the Athlone Institute of Technology for the Community Games National Finals. The best of luck to our young athletes on their big day. - [Rescued from a Wine-bottle...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/07/rescued-from-a-wine-bottle/) - When Clane Tidy Towns were cleaning up a local stream they found something unexpected inside a wine bottle...see for yourself on youtube...and please don't litter. - [Spring is in the Air!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/02/spring-is-in-the-air/) - Clane Musical Society’s annual concert will be staged in The Westgrove Hotel, Clane on Friday 28th February at 8.00 pm. Read on to find out all the details...and Sing into Spring... - [Report published on Sunday's Well](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/03/report-published-on-clanes-sunday-well/) - With the support of Kildare County Council a report was recently prepared by consultants on Clane's Sunday's Well which used to exist by the Motte beside the Cois Abhainn apartments. Read all about the well here... - [Martina Healy nominated for Community Games Golden Jubilee Volunteer](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/03/martina-healy-nominated-for-community-games-golden-jubilee-volunteer/) - Our very own Martina Healy has been nominated to represent County Kildare in the Community Games Golden Jubilee Volunteer award. Cast your vote! - [Missing Golden Retriever...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/02/missing-golden-retriever/) - If you spot a Golden Retriever running loose with a pink lead please let us know... - [National Clean-up in Clane 2015](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/04/national-clean-up-in-clane-2015/) - A roll-on skip was filled, and other trailer loads of rubbish collected, during Clane's National Clean-Up day on March 21st. A sincere thanks to all who contributed to this important event. - [Scoil Phadráig's Biodiversity Green Flag Initiative](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/04/scoil-phadraigs-biodiversity-green-flag-initiative/) - Scoil Phádraig is working hard towards securing their next Green Flag. Clane Tidy Towns was delighted to visit the school recently - and did not leave empty handed! - [Nominations now Open for next Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/11/nominations-now-open-for-next-community-council/) - The current term of the Community Council is coming to a close and nominations are now being sought for the upcoming council. Could you or someone you know help to make Clane an even better place to live? More information and an online nomination form are now available here... - [St. Patrick's Day 2016](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/03/st-patricks-day-2016/) - Congratulations to Clane's St. Patrick's Festival Committee who pulled off such a great week of festivities yet again. Clane Community Council's float which was powered by volunteers from Clane Tidy Towns, Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games, Clane Friary and Abbey Cemetery, Clane Heritage and the Abbey Community Centre... - [St. Patrick's Festival Awards Night](https://clanecommunity.ie/2016/03/st-patricks-festival-awards-night/) - The St. Patrick's Festival Awards Night took place on Friday 18th March in the Westgrove Hotel... - [Nominations Open for Community Council 2018-2019](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/10/nominations-open-for-community-council-2018-2019/) - Members of the community who would like to join Clane Community Council for the 2018-2019 term are encouraged to nominate themselves here... - [Loughanure Area Text Alert Scheme Meeting](https://clanecommunity.ie/2017/10/loughanure-area-text-alert-scheme-meeting/) - Details of a new Text Alert Scheme for the Loughanure area of Clane will be discussed at a public meeting in The Abbey Community Centre at 8pm on Thursday October 19th. - [Poster-Free Zone for Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/2018/10/poster-free-zone-for-clane/) - Clane Community Council would like to propose that parts of Clane, Co. Kildare, be declared a Poster-Free Zone for election campaigns... - [Local and European Elections 2019](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/05/local-and-european-elections-2019/) - Local and European Elections are to be held Friday May 24th 2019. Please read-on for a list of all candidates, and for details of the Clane Poster-Free Zone... - [Le Chéile September 2019 – now available online](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/09/le-cheile-september-2019-now-available-online/) - The latest edition of Le Chéile, Clane’s community magazine, is now available free of charge online. Download your copy here… - [Nominations Open for Community Council 2020-2021](https://clanecommunity.ie/2019/11/nominations-open-for-community-council-2020-2021/) - Members of the community who would like to join Clane Community Council for the 2020-2021 term are encouraged to nominate themselves here... - [Thrushes...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2008/12/thrushes/) - Did you know several species of thrush fly into Clane to enjoy our wonderfully mild...winters? - [Wild About Clane Photo Competition](https://clanecommunity.ie/2009/06/wild-about-clane-photo-competition/) - In 2009 Clane Tidy Towns ran a "Wild About Clane" photo competition. The independent judges have met and after considerable deliberations the results are in…Clane Tidy Towns are delighted to announce that the winners of the recent photo competition are Aine O’Neill, Rua Rogan and Jessica Doran for the younger entries and Barbra Hackett, Ger - [Tidy-Towns – the results are out!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2010/09/tidy-towns-the-results-are-not-out/) - We are delighted to see the national Tidy Towns competition results are out, and that Clane has built on its recent successes, increasing its score by a further 2 points from 261 to 263... - [Your invitation: Clane Heritage Forum - Discussion Day](https://clanecommunity.ie/2011/10/your-invitation-clane-heritage-forum-discussion-day/) - You are invited to the Westgrove Hotel on Saturday 22nd October to take part in a unique event: our Clane Heritage Forum Discussion Day. With local and national guest speakers including Éanna Ní Lamhna, come along to find out more about Clane's rich heritage and join the subsequent discussion. Read on to find out more... - [Wild About Clane - Nest Box Scheme!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/01/wild-about-clane-nest-box-scheme/) - Have you some spare wood and a jar of screws at the back of the shed? Clane Tidy Towns have hatched a plan for a nestbox scheme in Clane, and would be delighted if you would participate! - [Tír na nÓg - A Celebration of Music](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/05/tir-na-nog-a-celebration-of-music/) - The Clane St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee have organised a concert of the talented local musicians that came together to produce the Tír na nÓg CD earlier this year. The concert is being held in the Moat Theatre, Naas on Friday 11th May at 8pm. Read on for all the details... - [Tidy Towns 2012 - the results are out!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2012/09/tidy-towns-2012-the-results-are-out/) - The Tidy Towns results are out and all our businesses, organisations, residents and volunteers that contributed in any way to Clane's upkeep in 2012 can take a bow - Clane received a wonderful 274 points, an increase of 5 on last year. Read on for all the details... - [We Are Clane - Premiering March 15th!](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/02/we-are-clane-premiering-march-15th/) - Clane St. Patrick's Festival Committee have been busy producing a new video - "We Are Clane". All will be revealed on March 15th in Clane GAA. All are welcome!! - [Tidy Towns Awards...Drumroll Please...](https://clanecommunity.ie/2013/10/tidy-towns-awards-drumroll-please/) - Monday 21st October was the occasion of the Clane Tidy Towns Awards night where all of the hard work of residents associations, local businesses and the Tidy Towns committee was celebrated. Our new All-Ireland Champions - the wonderful Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games Mixed Under 10 Gaelic Football team - were also honoured... - [The Loose Tooth Tree](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/05/the-loose-tooth-tree/) - A poem "The Loose Tooth Tree" submitted by local poet Damian Murphy - memories of growing up in Clane in the 1970's. - [The Claonadh Award 2014](https://clanecommunity.ie/2014/12/the-claonadh-award-2014/) - The Claonadh Award 2014 has been presented to Frida Lowry for her tireless efforts on behalf of those in our community with intellectual disabilities, for her championing of those living with physical challenges, and for helping to improve the quality of life for all of us in Clane... - [The Claonadh Award 2015 is awarded to Evelyn McKee](https://clanecommunity.ie/2015/12/claonadh-award-2015/) - Congratulations to Evelyn McKee who was awarded the Claonadh Award for her wonderful contribution to the community of Clane. She was was recognised for helping found and being the drive behind the Little Way, providing tremendous assistance and support, free of charge, for people with cancer and their families. ## Pages - [Welcome](https://clanecommunity.ie/) - A website for the community of Clane, Co. Kildare, Ireland hosted by Clane Community Council. - [Award-Winning Estates Competition](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/award-winning-estates-competition/) - Every year Clane Tidy Towns organises an Award-Winning Estates Competition to recognize the tremendous contributions that residents and residents associations make towards getting Clane looking so well. Clane Tidy Towns are very grateful to Clane Projects Centre for their continued generous sponsorship of this competition. Three independent judges score the estates that enter according to - [Clane Community Council, 2026](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-community-council-2026/) - The 52nd AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 26th January 2026. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairperson's report were presented. All 19 valid nominations for the Community Council 2026-2027 were deemed elected. Executive Officers for 2025 were elected. The members of Clane Community Council for 2026 are listed below, as are - [Irish Countrywomen's Association - Clane Guild](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/irish-countrywomens-association-clane-guild/) - Clane Guild of the ICA was founded in 1963, with Mrs. Katherine Merriman being the first President. The guild's first meeting was in the boy's school and for the past ten years they have returned to their roots - their meetings are held in the building now known as the KARE rooms on the Dublin - [BirdWatch Ireland - Kildare Branch](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/birdwatch-ireland-kildare-branch/) - Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland was launched in 2010 and has been growing from strength to strength ever since. With regular meetings typically held in Naas, the branch also organises outings almost every month to locations near and far. All events are open to the public. The Kildare Branch has supported our local Wild About - [Historical Maps](https://clanecommunity.ie/map/historical-maps/) - The Heritage Committee of Clane Community Council has been busy scouring the internet, visiting libraries, and following up on leads provided by the public to help illustrate how Clane has evolved over the years. We hope you enjoy exploring our findings below. If you come across any other historical maps of Clane please let us - [Map of Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/map/) - Volunteers contributing to OpenStreetMap have created a detailed map of Clane, embedded below. Something missing? Please let us know. Use the "layer" icon towards the top right of the map to quickly switch to alternative maps and views of Clane. Please note that not every business in OpenStreetMap is displayed. However, all businesses added can still - [Clane Community Council](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/) - Our Vision: To achieve a shared sense of place, purpose and community in Clane Clane Community Council is a voluntary organisation, elected by the people of Clane, providing a forum to raise and deal with any issues of possible importance to the community. Formed on May 16th 1973, Clane Community Council organises Clane Tidy Towns, - [Community Calendar](https://clanecommunity.ie/calendar/) - Community Groups are encouraged to submit events for inclusion by filling out this form. - [Important Contacts](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/important-contacts/) - Emergency Dial 999 or 112 Doctors Pharmacies Religious Schools - [Donadea Forest Park](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/donadea-forest-park/) - Donadea Forest Park - [Clane Union of Parishes](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-union-of-parishes/) - Clane lies in the Church of Ireland Clane Union of Parishes. Learn all about the parish at https://meathandkildare.org/findachurch/kildare/clane-union-of-parishes/. - [Business Contacts](https://clanecommunity.ie/business-contacts/) - To the best of our knowledge the following businesses are open in Clane. Note that many are open with reduced business hours. Many are posting details of opening hours etc on the Facebook page Clane Village. Please contact us with any omissions or updates. Important and Emergency Contacts are listed here. COVID-19 related information for - [Clane Community Council, 2025](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-community-council-2025/) - The 51st AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 27th January 2025. The Constitution was updated to accommodate requests from the Charity Regulator, the Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairperson's report were presented and Executive Officers for 2025 were elected. The members of Clane Community Council for 2025 are listed below, as are - [Community Awards](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/community-awards/) - Clane Community Council, on behalf of the community of Clane, has presented a variety of awards to various individuals and organisations over the years in recognition of their tremendous contribution to the community. In June 2013, on the occasion of their 40th Anniversary, the council announced the launch of The Claonadh Award, to be awarded - [Previous Chairpersons](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/previous-chairpersons/) - Clane Community Council was founded in 1973. All of the Chairpersons of the Council since then are listed below: 1973 Fergal Lee 1974 Fergal Lee 1975 Ted Coonan 1976 Ted Coonan 1977 Fergal Lee 1978 Fergal Lee 1979 Marie Coffey 1980 Peter Riordan 1981 Peter Riordan 1982 Ted Murray 1983 Ted Murray 1984 Ted Murray - [Clane Community Council, 2024](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-community-council-2024/) - The 50th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 29th January 2024. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairman's report were presented. The Chairman explained how the nominations process for 2024 had to be cancelled. The nomination process was redesigned and rerun, and the new Executive Officers for 2024 were elected. The members - [Clane Community Council, 2023](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-community-council-2023/) - The 50th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 30th January 2023. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairman's report were presented. The new Executive Officers for 2023 were elected. Various matters were raised and discussed during Any Other Business. The members of Clane Community Council for 2023 are listed below, as are - [The Abbey Community Centre](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/clane-abbey/) - The Abbey in Clane was built on the site of one of Ireland’s oldest monasteries, said to be founded by St. Ailbe around 520 AD. It hosted the famous Synod of Clane in 1162 and was the Church of Ireland’s home until a new church was built in Millicent in 1883. The building fell into - [Clane Autism Friendly Town Map](https://clanecommunity.ie/map/clane-autism-friendly-town-map/) - Local businesses, clubs and community facilities have prepared helpful visual guides to support the journey to make Clane an Autism Friendly Town. You can now find all of these guides below! To find out more or get in touch please see Clane Autism Friendly Town. - [Clane Autism Friendly Town](https://clanecommunity.ie/claneautismfriendlytown/) - Welcome to Clane Autism Friendly Town! Join us on this journey to make Clane Autism Friendly... Online Training An online training course has been developed to help people better understand autism. You can access this training for free here: https://www.olivecontoso.com/Autism-Friendly-Towns-Training-V4.0/ Find out more You can discover our latest news on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/claneautismfriendlytown Feel free - [ClaneWatch](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-watch/) - Clane Community Council has recently inaugurated the ClaneWatch sub-committee to consider any concerns that the local community may have regarding security, and follow-up on them where possible, engaging the appropriate authorities. ClaneWatch has recently held a public meeting introducing possible Community Alert and Seniors Alert programmes for Clane. ClaneWatch will now work with the local - [Cookie Policy (EU)](https://clanecommunity.ie/cookie-policy-eu/) - [Privacy Policy](https://clanecommunity.ie/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Clane Community Council is a voluntary organisation, elected by the people of Clane, providing a forum to raise and deal with any issues of possible importance to the community. You can find out more about us here: https://clanecommunity.ie/council/. Our website address is: https://ClaneCommunity.ie. You may contact us via our Contact Us facility: - [Support For Ukraine](https://clanecommunity.ie/ukraine/) - A very warm welcome to our new residents from Ukraine. A sincere thank you to the local residents, businesses and community groups who are working to support and host them. Information for People from Ukraine Information for people coming from Ukraine to County Kildare is now available online in both English and Ukrainian at https://kildarecoco.ie/SupportsforUkrainiansinKildare/. - [Sustainable Clane Judicial Review](https://clanecommunity.ie/sustainableclane/) - An Bord Pleanála has destroyed Clane’s sustainable Local Area Plan by adding huge “Strategic Housing Developments” and other permissions that together would deliver 525 units instead of respecting the official 145 limit that now applies. All 1249 permissions in total since 2017 would result in a 50% rise in population, 1500 additional cars on our - [Clane Community Council, 2022](https://clanecommunity.ie/clane-community-council-2022/) - The 49th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 7th February 2022. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairman's report were presented. The new Council members for 2022-2023 were elected as were the Executive Officers for 2022. Various matters were raised and discussed during Any Other Business. A summary of the meeting is - [Clane Community Council, 2021](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2021/) - The 48th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 25th January 2021. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairman's report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2021 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available in the February issue of Le Chéile. The members of Clane Community - [Biodiversity Action Plan](https://clanecommunity.ie/biodiversity-action-plan/) - Clane Tidy Towns has worked with other community groups and residents to prepare a detailed Biodiversity Action Plan for Clane with the support of Kildare County Council and Green Pine Consulting. It contains practical steps the community of Clane can take to help improve biodiversity in and around the village. The plan was published recently - [Cycling in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/cycling-in-clane/) - The following map highlights cycling infrastructure in and around Clane. Cycle lanes, cycle tracks, and bicycle stands are all indicated in blue. Click the map to open up the zoomable map on the OpenStreetMap website. - [Walking Routes in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/walking-routes-in-clane/) - The following map illustrates some walking routes in and around Clane. Those routes indicated in green have dedicated footpaths. The map can be downloaded in PDF format here: Clane Walking RoutesDownload - [Hewetson National School](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/hewetson-national-school/) - Hewetson School is Clane's Church of Ireland National School. Learn all about the school at https://www.hewetson.ie/. - [Community Groups](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/) - Clane boasts a rich variety of enthusiastic and welcoming Community Groups. Please explore a selection of them below. For groups you find of interest why not drop down to their next meeting or event and say hello? There are lots of opportunities to make new friends, develop new skills, get some exercise, learn something new, - [Scoil Phádraig](https://clanecommunity.ie/scoil-phadraig/) - Scoil Phádraig is Clane's Boys National School. Learn all about the school at http://www.clanebns.ie/. - [Wild About Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/) - There is a great variety of wildlife to be seen in and around Clane. Wild About Clane is all about sharing some insight into the plants and animals that can be seen in this part of North Kildare, and helping to preserve and protect this flora and fauna for future generations. Wild About Clane is - [Tidy Towns](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/) - Welcome to Clane Tidy Towns! As well as organising regular clean-ups, preparing the Clane Tidy Towns plan and entering Clane into the National Tidy Towns competition, the Tidy Towns subcommittee also runs an annual Award-Winning Estates Competition and Best Presented Premises Competition. Clane Tidy Towns also runs the popular Wild About Clane projects and events. If you - [Clane's Heritage](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/) - Clane (“the slanted ford”) is a place of legend and history. As a crossing point of the Liffey, it has been settled since the Stone Age and was on the “Road of Kings” between Tara and Naas. Legends include the killing of King Mesgegra in battle in 33 AD and how his queen, Buan, screamed - [Clane Musical and Dramatic Society](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-musical-society/) - Clane boasts a very active and accomplished Musical Society, and they have prepared a wonderful History of Clane Musical Society which details the foundation, growth, and successes of Clane Musical Society since their foundation in 1983. It also pays tribute to some of the wonderful people who have helped this society grow from strength to - [Clane Local History Group](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-local-history-group/) - Founded in the late 1990s Clane Local History Group aims to research, record and conserve the history of Clane and its environs and to promote the heritage, culture and social history of the area and its community. To achieve these aims Clane Local History Group promotes the following activities: Monthly presentations/talks/lectures by invited guests. These - [Liffeyside Nature Park](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/clane-liffeyside-park/) - The Clane Liffeyside Nature Park is a wilderness by the River Liffey owned and maintained by Clane Community Council. Previously housing the sewage works for the town, the area has been planted with native trees and is now home to a surprisingly rich array of plants and animals. The Nature Park occupies a small triangle - [Community Games](https://clanecommunity.ie/community-games/) - The Community Games committee of Clane Community Council runs the annual Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games. With a broad list of activities including track and field, swimming and table-quizes, events are held on various days in the first half of the year, and local winners get the opportunity to represent Clane and Rathcoffey in the Kildare - [Best Presented Premises Competition](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/best-presented-premises-competition/) - Inaugurated in 2009, Clane Tidy Towns runs a Best Presented Premises competition each year to recognize the contributions that premises-owners make towards getting Clane looking so well. Clane Tidy Towns are very grateful to Clane Projects Centre for their continued generous sponsorship of this competition. Independent judges select what they consider to be the best - [Clane Community Council, 2010](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2010/) - The 2010 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 25th January 2010. The Chairman presented the Chairman's Report 2010 (PDF). The members of Clane Community Council for 2010 are listed below, as are the members of the various subcommittees. For more information on the Council and it's subcommittees please see Clane Community Council. - [Slí na Sláinte](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/sli-na-slainte/) - Slí na Sláinte is the Gaelic for 'Path to Health', and is a network of local signposted walks around the country, developed by the Irish Heart Foundation. The Clane Slí is 4.1km in length. There are brightly coloured signposts every 1 km. The first sign is on the Ballinagappa Road just beyond the Clane Health - [Ballynafagh Lake](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/ballynafagh-lake/) - Ballynafagh Lake - [Birds of Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/birds/) - Introduction to birds of Clane - [Birds of Prey](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/birds/birds-of-prey/) - Birds of Prey of Clane - [Clane Community Council, 2011](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2011/) - Clane Communnity Council 2011 - [Fish and other Aquatic Life](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/aquatic-life/) - The River Liffey flows to the south of Clane and sustains a variety of fish and other aquatic life. Fish include the Brown Trout, Salmon, Brook Lamprey and Pike, whilst the White-Clawed Crayfish and Freshwater Mussel also occur. - [White-Clawed Crayfish](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/aquatic-life/white-clawed-crayfish/) - It is not just fish that live underwater in the River Liffey at Clane. Our stretch of the river is also home to a remarkable lobster-like animal: the White-Clawed Crayfish. The White-Clawed Crayfish (Gliomach Fionnuisce) is a freshwater crustacean that occurs in various rivers, streams and lakes around Ireland. Although it occurs elsewhere in Europe, - [Nest Boxes](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/nest-boxes/) - With modern approaches to landscaping and construction there are fewer nooks and crannies in which birds can nest. Nest boxes can provide vital assistance in preserving or even improving populations of certain species of birds. Based on the experience of the Kildare Branch of BirdWatch Ireland who ran a nestbox scheme in nearby Donadea Forest - [Clane Community Council, 2019](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2019/) - The 45th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 28th January 2019. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2019 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting will be available in the February issue of Le Chéile. - [Clane Community Council, 2020](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2020/) - The 46th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 20th January 2020. The Secretary's Report, Treasurer's Report and Chairman's report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2020 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available in the February issue of Le Chéile. The members of Clane Community - [Clane Community Council, 2012](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2012/) - The 2012 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 31st January 2012. The Chairman presented the CCC Chairman's Report 2012 (PDF). The members of Clane Community Council for 2012 are listed below, as are the members of the various subcommittees. Please contact any of the members if you have questions or suggestions for the - [Clane Community Council, 2013](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2013/) - The 2013 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 28th January 2013. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The motion to adopt the new Constitution was passed unanimously. The Executive Officers for 2013 were elected and various other matters were discussed. Clane Community Council AGM - [Clane Community Council, 2014](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2014/) - The 2014 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 27th January 2014. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2014 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available here: Community Council AGM Jan 27th Summary - [Clane Community Council, 2015](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2015/) - The 2015 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 19th January 2015. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2015 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available here: Community Council AGM Jan 19th Summary. The - [Clane Community Council, 2016](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2016/) - The 2016 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 25th January 2016. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2016 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available in the February issue of Le Chéile. The members - [Clane Community Council, 2017](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2017/) - The 2017 AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 30th January 2017. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2017 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting is available in the February issue of Le Chéile. The members - [Clane Community Council, 2018](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/clane-community-council-2018/) - The 44th AGM of Clane Community Council was held on Monday 29th January 2018. The Chairman Addressed the meeting, and the Secretary's Report and Treasurer's Report were presented. The Executive Officers for 2018 were elected and various other matters were discussed. A summary of the meeting will be available in the February issue of Le Chéile. - [Tidy Towns Volunteers](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns-volunteers/) - Clane Tidy Towns operate a mailing list and we use it to send occasional emails about items we think may be of interest to Tidy Towns volunteers. To join this mailing list please complete the following form, ticking the box. You can view previous emails sent to the list here. You can leave the list at any time. - [Clane Lawn Tennis Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-lawn-tennis-club/) - Clane Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1973. Learn all about the club at http://www.clanetennisclub.com/. - [Clane Youth Project](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-youth-project/) - Kildare Youth Services strive towards a vision of an inclusive and just society where young people children and families are valued in their own right as individuals and are positively engaged and supported by their communities and by wider society to reach their full potential. Their mission is to support young people, children and families - [Townlands of Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/townlands-of-clane/) - Ireland is divided into more than 60,000 small areas of land known as Townlands. Historically, townlands were organised into larger areas of administration such as Civil Parishes, Baronies and of course Counties. In the present day, Townlands have been organised into Electoral Divisions. These Electoral Divisions are used to define political boundaries including Local Electoral - [Stay Informed](https://clanecommunity.ie/stayinformed/) - Clane Community Council operate a mailing list and we use it to send occasional emails about items we think may be of interest to the community. For example we send out a note to let everyone know when a new issue of Le Chéile becomes available. To join this mailing list please complete the following form, ticking the - [Clane Wheelers](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-wheelers/) - Clane Wheelers is Clane's new cycling club. The group organises weekly spins - leaving Clane GAA every Sunday at 8:30 am (helmets are compulsory). For more information check out http://www.facebook.com/clane.wheelers, email clanewheelers@gmail.com or phone 086 7922182. - [Contacts](https://clanecommunity.ie/contacts/) - Some contact details for services in and around Clane are listed below. If you would like to suggest an additional contact for this list please contact us. Emergency: 999 or 112 Clane Garda Station: 045 868 262 Naas Garda Station: 045 884 316 Gas Emergency: 1850 205 050 ESB Network Emergency: 1850 372 999 Doctors - [Clane Toastmasters](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/toastmasters/) - Toastmasters is a club that helps people improve their confidence and skills in Public Speaking. There are now two clubs in the area. For more information on Clane Toastmasters you can contact Maureen at 087 2258 020 or Joseph at 086 8221 589. Alternatively email clanetoastmasters@gmail.com. Plain Speakers is the name of the Toastmasters club - [Le Chéile](https://clanecommunity.ie/le-cheile/) - Le Chéile is Clane's very own community magazine. Published monthly by Clane Community Council, save a short break each summer, it has been published in one form or another since January 1974. Now available for free below, and in paper form in Clane Library, it includes regular updates from many of the community groups in - [Hang Out Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/hang-out-club/) - The Hang Out Club promotes social and recreational facilities for people with disabilities. More than 30 special needs members and a large group of dedicated volunteers have had over 21 years of friendship and fun, fulfilling a great need in our community. Activities in the club include ten-pin bowling, dance, board games, basketball, shows, musicals - [Irish Wheelchair Association](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/irish-wheelchair-association/) - The Irish Wheelchair Association provides Resource & Outreach Services as a means of offering people with physical and sensory disabilities the opportunities and supports to increase their social participation and independence. At the John Sullivan Centre we deliver our service through a menu of group social programmes, educational programmes and community links, all of which - [Kildare Bat Group](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/kildare-bat-group/) - Kildare Bat Group is Mad About Bats in Kildare. They are a group of volunteers interested in discovering, preserving and promoting these often misunderstood mammels in Kildare. Kildare Bat Group has been particularly busy in Clane. They have led several bat walks by the Liffey, they have surveyed Clane Abbey for bats, they have helped - [Clane Athletics Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-athletics-club/) - Clane Athletics Club is a new club serving Clane and environs with safe and fun access to athletics. The club is affiliated with the Athletics Association of Ireland and compete in track & field, cross-country and relay events. The club is based in Scoil Mhuire. You can find out all about the club on their - [Heritage Committee](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/heritage-committee/) - Clane Community Council has recently launched a heritage sub-committee which has begun to collaborate with Clane Local History Group to catalogue the rich and varied heritage of Clane and explore how best the community might protect and enjoy it. The group has already held a very successful workshop and seminar with the support of Kildare - [Recycling Facilities](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/recycling-facilities/) - Please note that the following recycling facilities are available in and around Clane. Details are listed below the map. Additionally: small batteries can be recycled in many of the local shops and pharmacies scrap metal collections are organised most years by organisations such as Clane GAA For tips on reducing the waste from your home, - [Community Tree-Planting Scheme 2013](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/community-tree-planting-scheme-2013/) - Clane Tidy Towns is delighted to be running a community tree-planting scheme in 2013. We invite residents associations and community groups with publicly accessible land to submit their ideas for planting trees by filling out the form below. Clane Tidy Towns, together with landscaping professionals that have kindly volunteered their time, will work with the - [Clane St. Patrick's Day Festival Committee](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-st-patricks-day-festival-committee/) - Clane St. Patrick's Day Festival Committee was founded in 2005. Every year since then the committee has organised a wonderful programme of events to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Clane. The main event - the parade down Main Street - has been accompanied by musical nights, heritage walks, céilí's, table-quizes, parish exhibitions and much more. - [Submit an Event](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/submit-an-event/) - Community Groups are welcome to submit details of events they would like added to the community calendar. If you already have your calendar of events on the internet, we may be able to import the details automatically so please let us know. - [Wildlife Posters](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/wildlife-posters/) - Prior to the opening of Clane Liffeyside Nature Park, Clane Tidy Towns produced two custom-made signs introducing the wildlife of Clane. Based on surveys by experienced local wildlife enthusiasts, these posters introduce some of the Plants, Insects, Animals and Birds of Clane. Clane Tidy Towns and Clane Community Council are now delighted to make these - [Census, Cemetery and Other Records](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/records/) - Census Records The National Archives of Ireland have made the 1901 and 1911 census records freely available and searchable online at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/. Copies of the original handwritten forms can be downloaded for free. You can also browse the census records for all Clane townlands: 1901 Census records for all Clane townlands 1911 Census records for - [Clongowes Wood College](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/clongowes-wood-college/) - This famous Jesuit school, where James Joyce, John Redmond and Thomas Francis Meagher all studied, was a 15th Century Eustace Castle, built to defend the Pale - a double ditch separating English settled land from Gaelic Ireland. Sections of the Pale can still be seen here. Clongowes and Rathcoffey Castles were home to the remarkable - [Clongowes Wood College](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/clongowes-wood-college/) - Clongowes Wood College is a boys boarding secondary school located just North of Clane. Learn all about the school at http://clongowes.net. - [Clane United Football Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-united-football-club/) - Clane United Football Club was founded in 1973. Learn all about the club at http://claneunited.com/. - [Clane Rugby FC](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-rugby-fc/) - Clane Rugby FC was founded in 1984. Learn all about the club at http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clane/. - [Parish of Clane & Rathcoffey](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/parish-of-clane-rathcoffey/) - Clane lies in the Roman Catholic Parish of Clane & Rathcoffey. Learn all about the parish at http://www.claneparish.com/. - [Liffey Walk](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/liffey-walk/) - The Liffey Walk is a winding paved path by the River Liffey, away from the hustle and bustle of Main Street, accessible from the Sallins Road and Alexandra estates. Keep an eye and an ear out for the local wildlife: otter, mink, Grey Heron and Kingfisher have all be seen along this stretch of the - [Contact Us](https://clanecommunity.ie/council/contact-us/) - Clane Community Council welcomes your suggestions and inquiries regarding this website and any of the activities of the Council and its sub-committees. Please send us an email via ClaneCommunityCouncil@gmail.com, or fill out the form below. - [Finches](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/birds/finches/) - Finches of Clane - [Thrushes](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/birds/thrushes/) - Thrushes of Clane - [Swallow-like Birds](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/birds/swallow-like-birds/) - Swallow like birds of Clane - [Brown Trout](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/aquatic-life/brown-trout/) - The brown trout (breac donn) is perhaps the most common fish found in Clane. They occur not just in the River Liffey but also the network of ditches, streams and smaller rivers that flow into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuDZhhGG8CY - [Brook Lamprey](https://clanecommunity.ie/wild-about-clane/aquatic-life/brook-lamprey/) - The Brook Lamprey (loimpre shrutháin) is found in the streams and smaller rivers that feed into the River Liffey in Clane. This unusual fish doesn't have any jaws. As soon as they hatch, the young bury themselves in the riverbed and suck nutrients from the water. After several years they mature into adults. Adult Brook - [Friary and Abbey Cemetery](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/clane-friary/) - The Clane Friary was founded by Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald in 1258 and was one of Ireland's earliest Franciscan monasteries. It was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1536, but Franciscans still return each year to celebrate Mass. The ruins of the Friary are now surrounded by the Abbey Cemetery which is maintained by the Friary & - [Nancy’s Lane](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/nancys-lane/) - At one time Nancy's Lane was the main road between Dublin and the midlands of Ireland, but it is now a leafy lane with pedestrian access only. It links Collegewood Manor towards the Prosperous Road. - [Norman Motte](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/norman-motte/) - The impressive Norman earthworks lying in the grounds of Cois Abhainn is a motte reputed to be built on an earlier mound said to be King Mesgegra’s burial place. Sunday’s Well, a hot spring now covered over, is at its base. - [The Bullaun Stone](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/bullaun-stone/) - On the bank of the stream, 50m upstream from the Friary, is the oldest man-made object in Clane. This enigmatic hollowed-out stone was probably used in druidic rituals, and marks where Mesgegra is said to have been slain. - [Old Garda Barracks](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/old-garda-barracks/) - The building now housing a barbers and a jewellery shop was used as a Garda station from 1923 to the 1970s. It was previously the home of the paternal family of Blessed Columba Marmion, beatified in 2000 by Pope John Paul II. - [The Old Court House](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/the-old-court-house/) - The Parish Office was once the local Court House, housing the Sinn Fein courts during the War of Independence. It later formed part of the local school. - [RIC Barracks](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/ric-barracks/) - Marron’s Pharmacy was the location of the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks until 1920. In the 1930s it was purchased by Sergeant Marron of the Garda Siochana as a family home. - [Potential Tidy Towns Projects](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/potential-projects/) - The following sites are potential projects that Clane Tidy Towns are aware of. If you would like to help with any of these projects, please get in touch. Or if you can think of other projects we should consider please let us know. You can email us at ClaneTidyTowns@gmail.com. - [Completed Tidy Towns Projects](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/completed-projects/) - Clane Tidy Towns are delighted to announce the following projects have recently been completed. - [Current Projects](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/current-projects/) - The following projects are currently being worked-on by Clane Tidy Towns. Please email us at ClaneTidyTowns@gmail.com if you would like to help out in any way. - [Tidy Towns Application Form Content](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/tidy-towns-application-content/) - Please scroll down this page for various content that can be included in the Clane Tidy Towns Application Form For 2013 all projects need a number. Any missing projects can be added to our website and this page refreshed. We may renumber projects closer to application date. Content for Application Form Section 2 We don't - [Award-Winning Estates Competition Entry Form](https://clanecommunity.ie/tidy-towns/award-winning-estates-competition/award-winning-estates-competition-entry-form/) - [Fr. John Sullivan Memorial](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/fr-john-sullivan-memorial/) - In front of the Abbey is the attractive memorial to Fr. John Sullivan, a saintly Clongowes Jesuit whose beatification is currently being considered. - [Abbeylands House](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/abbeylands-house/) - Now sadly uninhabited, this listed building was constructed in 1828 for the local Church of Ireland minister. Sold to Mr Penryn in the early 1900s it was purchased by the O’Neill family in 1934 for £200 and they lived here until the lands were sold for housing in the late 1990s. - [McCracken’s Woollen Mills](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/mccrackens-woollen-mills/) - The River Liffey in Clane is substantial enough to power machinery and in times past a working mill existed on both sides of the river at Alexandra Bridge. Today the derelict building to the north of the bridge is all that remains of the dyehouse for McCrackens woollen mills. The channel for the mill race - [Millennium Cross](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/millennium-cross/) - Unveiled by President Mary McAleese in 1999, this cross is a replica of that which marks the burial place of St. Ailbe in Emly, Co. Tipperary. It sits on the base of a medieval wayside cross, known locally as the “wart stone”, which once marked a boundary of Clane Friary. - [Dr. Flanagan's House](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/dr-flanagans-house/) - This late 18th Century house built as an inn by Mathew Donnellan, a friend of Wolfe Tone who suffered imprisonment for his role in the 1798 rebellion. It marked the start of what was to be a straight road via Prosperous to Limerick, commenced in 1770 but never completed. - [1798 Memorial](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/1798-memorial/) - The very first battles of the 1798 Rebellion were here in Clane and in Prosperous, where many died. Dr. John Esmonde, who was later hanged from Carlisle Bridge in Dublin, led these local forces. Kildare rebels were led by Painstown man Wm. Aylmer and the two national leaders of the rebellion also lived locally, Wolfe - [Church of St. Patrick and St. Brigid](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/church-of-st-patrick-and-brigid/) - The Presentation sisters established a convent in 1839 at this orphanage site and gave land for this fine church, designed by William Hague and built by Fr. Turner in 1884 for £7000. To the front is the one-roomed Old Girls School (1818), one of the oldest Catholic primary schools in Ireland, now converted into a - [Bodenstown Graveyard](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/bodenstown-graveyard/) - Wolfe Tone lived in Blackhall. Known as the father of Irish republicanism, he died in gaol in 1798. He is buried in Bodenstown Graveyard, where national commemorations are regularly held. - [Hewetson School](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/hewetson-school/) - This school was relocated from nearby Betaghstown to its present site in 1882, amalgamating with the Protestant Parish School. - [Church of St. Michael and All Angels](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/church-of-st-michael-and-all-angels/) - This wonderful Celtic Revival Hiberno-Romanesque church with its lovely lych gate was built in 1883 at quite enormous cost by Thomas Cooke-Trench. - [Mainham Graveyard](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/mainham-graveyard/) - A medieval church stands on this early religious site. Adjacent is the 1743 Browne mausoleum with its fascinating inscription over the door. Close to the mausoleum is a tree-covered tumulus, said to be Queen Buan’s grave. - [Heritage Sites in Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/heritage-sites/) - [Heritage Sites near Clane](https://clanecommunity.ie/heritage/heritage-sites-near-clane/) - [Amenities](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/) - Clane is a bustling town with many local amenities. Please explore this section of the website for information on some of them... - [Playground](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/clane-playground/) - The playground is one of the latest additions to Clane, and has quickly become very popular with the younger members of our community. - [Submit an Article](https://clanecommunity.ie/news/submit-some-news/) - Community Groups are welcome to draft articles that might be suitable for publication on this website. Please note that it may not be possible to publish all articles submitted articles may be edited articles may be removed at any time - [Scoil Mhuire Community School](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/scoil-mhuire-community-school/) - Scoil Mhuire is Clane's Secondary School. Learn all about the school at http://www.scoilmhuireclane.ie/. - [Scoil Bhríde](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/scoil-bhride/) - Scoil Bhríde is Clane's Girls National School. Learn all about the school at http://www.scoilbhrideclane.ie/. - [News Archive](https://clanecommunity.ie/news-archive/) - [Library](https://clanecommunity.ie/amenities/library/) - Clane Public Library is located in the Woods Centre. Learn all about this library at http://kildare.ie/Library/Library/claneLibrary/. - [Group Page request](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/request-new-group/) - Voluntary community groups are welcome to request a page on this website. An authorised person (e.g. group PRO or Secretary) should fill out and submit the form below. Clane Community Council will carefully consider all requests. In particular please note that the Community Council: may not be able to approve all requests may edit any - [Residential Areas](https://clanecommunity.ie/map/residential-areas/) - Many of the housing estates and apartments found in Clane are listed below. Something missing? Please let us know. - [Friary and Abbey Cemetery Committee](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/friary-and-abbey-cemetery-committee/) - The Friary and Abbey Cemetery Committee, part of Clane Community Council, look after the maintenance of Clane Friary and Abbey Cemetery. As well as the ongoing tidying up required in any graveyard, the committee is also actively liasing with Kildare County Council, the Heritage Council and the Department of Arts Heritage and Gaeltacht regarding the - [Bat Boxes](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/kildare-bat-group/bat-boxes/) - The following bat boxes are being monitored by Kildare Bat Group under license from NPWS. - [Clane Bat Boxes](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/kildare-bat-group/clane-bat-boxes/) - [Donadea Bat Boxes](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/kildare-bat-group/donadea-bat-boxes/) - [Meadow Court and The Meadows Residents' Association](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/meadow-court-and-the-meadows-residents-association/) - Residents of Meadow Court and The Meadows housing estates have come together to form a joint residents' association. It organises maintenance of the public spaces in the housing estates and tries to address any other issues of concern to the residents. To get in contact with the Residents' Association please email MeadowCourtandTheMeadowsRA@gmail.com. - [Clane Youth Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-youth-club/) - Clane Youth Club was founded in October of 1974 to identify and respond to the needs of local young people. The youth club is run by adult volunteers, and currently has a membership of over 85 leaders. Boys and girls are welcome to join once they have begun secondary school. The youth club runs on - [Loughanure Area Text Alert Scheme](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/loughanure-area-text-alert-scheme/) - Clane Community Council set up a Text Alert Scheme in 2017 in the Loughanure Area, comprising of Loughanure Butterstream, Ballinagappagh and Firmount as indicated in the map below. The service is supported by Muintir na Tíre as well as Clane Community Council. Committee members include: Niall Keena Hon. Sec. Oisin O'Shaughnessy Hon Treasurer Kathleen Gately - [Clane GAA](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-gaa/) - Clane GAA traces its roots back to 1884, the year the GAA was founded. Learn all about the club at http://clanegaa.ie/. - [Clane Men's Shed](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-mens-shed/) - The Clane Men's Shed was launched in December 2011 and provides a venue for men of all ages to enjoy practical activities like carpentry, furniture restoration, boat-building, and learning computer skills. Guests are sometimes invited in to present on topics of interest such as Men's Health, treks up Kilimanjaro and the legends of Clane. Sponsered - [Calendar](https://clanecommunity.ie/calendar-2/) - [Clane Golf Club](https://clanecommunity.ie/groups/clane-golf-club/) - Clane Golf Club was founded in 1976 and is & affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland in 1980. New members are welcome. 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