A controversial sculpture has divided opinion in Ireland, pitting rural traditionalists against the country's urban liberals. The furore is over a commission aimed to attract tourists to the small ...

A local authority has unveiled a “magnificent” statue in north Co Clare, inspired by the Irish folklore figure An Puca and the area’s equine heritage. The Puca statue, which was commissioned by Clare ...

A two-meter-tall bronze art installation has been unveiled in the Burren to mark the birthplace of GAA founder Michael Cusack. Inspired by Irish folklore and the area's equine heritage, the Púca was ...

'The Púca of Ennistymon' will be forced to find a new home after Clare County Council shelved plans to erect the statue in the small town. Clare County Council confirmed on Tuesday that it would not ...

Clare County Council is not to proceed with the installation of the €30,000 Púca of Ennistymon artwork in the north Clare town. Instead, the controversial sculpture is to be offered to other north ...

Imagine a horned human-like figure stalking towards you through the shadowy woods, and you can start to visualize the longstanding Irish Halloween tradition known as the Púca Festival. Add in some ...

A controversial statue of a Púca will be moved to a new home in the middle of the Burren after plans for it to be placed in Ennistymon were shelved. The two-metre high bronze art statue, which had ...

Sculptor Aidan Harte spoke to folklorist Jonny Dillon on the National Folklore Collection's podcast, Blúiríní Béaloidis about his Púca of Ennistymon which caused much controversy when the mould was ...

The iconic festival celebrating Ireland as the origin of Halloween will be a jamboree of spectacle, storytelling, music, mischief and more Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, Púca is ...

One of my earliest childhood memories is a 1970s primary school performance at Halloween. Dressed in the simplest of ghost costumes we recited the lines “Púca! Púca! Is mise an Púca! Púca!/ Púca! Púca ...

The statue’s creator said that the setting was appropriate, remarking that it was ‘a wild place for a wild thing’. The Púca statue, inspired by Irish folklore, is officially unveiled in The Burren ...