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ON the weekend of June 30, Ennis will put on a major celebration of life, sport and people with events organised by Ennis Street Festival, Clare Community Games and the Tony Griffin Cycle.
On Saturday morning the Clare hurler and many cyclists will begin the final leg of his epic 7,000 mile
cycle from Canada in aid of cancer research and care from Dublin.
Saturday begins in Ennis with the finals of the Clare Community Games. The event will be preceded with a parade from Station Road in Ennis to the courthouse of the vari- ous areas taking part. It is fitting that Tony was once a competitor in the Community Games Final.
The Ennis Street Festival, which is
an annual event, will take place on Sunday, July 1, from 12pm until late.
A great day of music, dance, work- shops, story telling, magicians, pup- pets, art exhibitions, street entertain- ment, pub gigs and a gig rig in the upper market area between 2pm and 8pm will all take place.
Food will be for sale throughout the day at the market section in Market Place. Sunday will also mark the of-
ficial re-opening of Dan Murphy’s House with Irish music and danc- ing in memory of Johnny Patterson (1840-1889).
Music will continue throughout the evening in Ennis and with a welcome home event for Tony in the West County Hotel taking place later in the evening.
Tony and his group are due to ar- rive back into Ennis at about 4pm
and again everybody is invited to take part in a massive and colourful Siege on Ennis.
Further information on the weekend can be found at www.ennisstreetfes- tival.com and www.tonygriffinfoun- dation.com.
Further information on the Clare Community Games you can contact members of the committee on 087 TOPE