The village is 10 kilometres northeast of Ennis on the R458 road to Gort.
It is in the parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.
The parish church of St Cronan is in Crusheen.[3]
The village consists of the church, Garda station, two public houses, post office, a supermarket, petrol station, funeral home. The local GAA club is Crusheen GAA. There is also a community centre and a national (primary) school. Crusheen National School, also known as Inchicronan Central National School, had an enrollment of 147 pupils as of September 2021.[4]
The main RTÉ television and radio transmitter at Maghera mountain is located east-northeast of the village.
According to census results, the electoral division surrounding Crusheen saw 20% population growth between 2006 and 2011 (from 720 to 864 people).[5] In the same period (2006-2011), the population of the village grew from 377 to 467 people.[6] As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 543.[1]
Villages which are close to Crusheen include Barefield, Ballinruan, Clooney and Ruan.