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The Spark: summer’s biggest banger comes from a decades-old initiative helping refugee and working-class kids in Cork

This year’s early contender for banger of the summer started in an unlikely place, the idyllic rural community of Lisdoonvarna on the edge of the Burren, West Ireland. The viral hit, The Spark was a collaboration between a crew of pre-teens in Lisdoonvarna and Kabin Studio in Cork City —…

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2024

‘North Clare and the Burren blew my mind’

This corner of Ireland has been bucking the trend of rural decline for decades, and continues to draw in creative types in search of a more sustainable way of life

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Irish man's poignant last words after sudden death days after completing eating challenge

Conor Flanagan, a regular singer in Lisdoonvarna, passed away shortly after completing a famous burger and wings challenge

Irish Mirror · May 18, 2023