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# puca

Last year
2022
# the scare from clare
'It's a wild place and he's a wild thing': The Púca finds a home in the Burren
Plans to install the Púca in Ennistymon were scrapped earlier this year.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 11:30 PM
# Clare
Controversial €30,000 Púca statue given new home after Ennistymon 'hullabaloo'
The statue’s creator, Aidan Harte, welcomed the fact that the Púca finally found a home.
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May 13th 2022, 3:54 PM
# ennistymon
Council said no to Púca statue after locals described it as 'ugly', 'vulgar' and 'grotesque'
Hundreds of locals participated in a survey about the proposed statue.
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Mar 29th 2022, 5:06 PM
# like a horse
The Púca statue will NOT be erected in Ennistymon - but other Clare towns might get it instead
The council u-turn follows an online survey of local opinion.
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Jan 11th 2022, 5:24 PM
All time
# ennistymon
Clare County Council pauses plans for Ennistymon Púca statue following backlash
Fr Willie Cummins denounced the planned sculpture as “sinister” from the altar at Sunday mass.
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May 11th 2021, 1:27 PM
# puca
Ireland to take 'ownership' of Halloween for new festival
The festival has funding for three years and is inspired by Irish mythology.
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Jul 30th 2019, 5:47 PM