Garrykennedy in Ireland's top 10

Garrykennedy was included among '10 of Ireland's most charming villages' by the Guardian newspaper in Britain.

The "sliver of a village" with its "gorgeous harbour front" was once a "transport hub for building materials but these days its wooded shoreline offers a welcome retreat for Lough Derg’s leisure traffic, as it drifts along the Shannon," the Guardian said of Garrykennedy. "There are Instagrammable views an hour’s hike away at the Lookout, a spectacular perch above the lake with views into Clare and Tipperary."

At the March meeting of Nenagh Municipal District, local councillor John Carroll welcomed Garrykennedy's inclusion in the Guardian compilation.