Willie Clancy Week took centre stage in Miltown Malbay recently.

This year’s Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy is believed to have been the busiest Willie Week yet, with hordes of people coming to the West Clare town for the music and craic.

To get a fuller picture of just how successful the week was, and what it means to local businesses and what it says about the health of traditional Irish music, Alan Morrissey was joined by Harry Hughes, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy Administrator and Tony Cogan, Cogan’s Bar and Restaurant in Miltown Malbay.