Past Events 

Féile Choilte Pobail - Tuamgraney Community Woodland Festival was a fun day for all the family of walks, talks, film, music, traditional woodland craft demonstrations, local food, community and culture which took place at St. Cronan's Church and the Tuamgraney Community Woodland, (formerly part of the ancient oakwood of Raheen Woods and the Great Forest of Aughty) in partnership with Tuamgraney Development Association Woodland Subgroup, The Woodland League and our communities

The Shannon River Keepers project began by listening and connecting, across the Shannon catchment to individuals, community groups, environmental organisations, local authorities, landowners, farmers, fishers, researchers and cultural practitioners already caring for the river. Through collaborative mapping and relationship-building, we aim to seek to reveal the existing constellation of people and initiatives that together form the living guardianship of the Shannon. This e

On Wednesday, we held our first event, which was an exploration of the future of food and farming across the Shannon basin. It was a beautiful weave of farmers and people expressing their concerns, hopes and dreams - from facing the realities of short-term financial incentives, to excess pesticides and fertilisers, to recognising the need to go deeper into listening to the land and working in harmony with nature, rather than against it. Together, we explored the Rights of Riv

A vision for a Bioregional Source to Sea approach to care for the River Shannon - Saol na Sionainn - the Life of the Shannon. 'We exist to strengthen the relationships that allow rivers and communities to flourish together, and create long-term change for the Shannon’s health.' Renewing our relationship with the River Shannon through practical action, education, cultural revival, sacred connection, and advancing the Rights of the River Shannon. The Shannon River Keepers was e

An evening of Conversation, community and creativity. CELT & THE WOODLAND LEAGUE were delighted to host a wonderful evening with Writer-In-Residence Kerri ní Dochartaigh in conversation with farmer, writer and rewilding advocate Eoghan Daltun for World Rewilding Day on March 21st 2026, as part of our Writer in Residence Programme kindly supported and funded by the Irish Environmental Network. Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, a High Nature Value farmer and, above all

= Gather and Tend, Honour and Mend series of workshops with our Writer in Residence, Kerri ní Dochertaigh took place over a number of weeks in Spring 2026, including Tuesday February 17th at the writers home in Co. Clare & again on Sun & 01 Mar | Slieve Aughty Centre in Co. Galway CELT Writer-In-Residence Kerri ní Dochartaigh held a number of community workshops to invite members of the public to share and record stories of the Great Forest of Aughty. on Sun, 1st March in

Wonderful one day workshop nohow to Grow Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs with Forest Gardener Sean Bromley

Public Launch of Kerri Ni Dochertaigh as Writer in Residence in partnership with The Woodland League took place on 4th December 7- 8:30pm at Raheen Woods Steiner Community National School, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare CELT are delighted to welcome and work with renowned nature writer and ecopoet Kerri Ni Dochertaigh as our Writer in Residence, taking place in partnership with the Woodland League and NatureCulture@LLN with thanks to funding awarded under the Irish Environmental Netw

Make your own Festive Season Gifts! One Day Workshops Sun, 30 Nov | 10 - 4pm Location: Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack, Loughrea, H62DX77 One Day Stone Carving Workshop with Tommy our tutor teach the fundamental skills of stone carving, achieved by creating a stone "sketchbook" and work step by step as a group creating a beautiful and unique piece of art and practicing a host of different skills and techniques. Lessons to learn included... which tools are needed and what

We had a truly magical workshop at Westcountry Willows home place in Co. Roscommon to end the learning year of 2025! With deep gratitude thanks to Alan and Kate Burrows for their warm hospitality and hugh generosity in sharing on their inspiring work and all the new sustainable living and eco onsite developments .. including the planting of willow on their recently acquired land, alonside ttheirbeautiful hand crafted educational space in their cob and wattle round house! Th