3,000 book enthusiasts set their sights on Ennis festival

ABOUT 3,000 book enthusiasts are set to descend on Ennis today for the fifth annual Ennis Book Club Festival.

Booker Prize-winning author Anne Enright and author and actress Pauline McLynn are amongst a large number of literary figures due to attend the weekend festival

Chairperson of the organising committee, Ciana Campbell, said yesterday the festival will provide a much needed economic boost to Ennis and will help consolidate Co Clare’s status as a thriving cultural and arts centre.