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Festivals around Ireland

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Wexford Opera

16/10/2008 - 02/11/2008

Autumn Cultural breaks

Autumn Cultural Weekend Breaks 
Boasting the delights of Dublin theatre, the high notes of Wexford’s Opera Festival and the sublime Belfast Festival at Queen’s, taking an Autumn break in Ireland really doesn’t get much better than this.

Saint Patrick

12/03/2009 - 17/03/2009

St Patrick’s Festival

St Patrick’s day is celebrated in style all over the country, with festivities kicking off in the Republic’s capital Dublin in the week before March 17th.

Ocean Race

13/06/2009

The Volvo Ocean Race 2008/9

Beginning in October 2008, the fanfare that comes with the Volvo Ocean Race will be all apparent when this sailboat extravaganza reaches Galway in June 2009!

World Rally

29/01/2009 - 01/02/2009

World Rally Championship 2009

If it’s pulse-racing action you’re looking for, then don’t miss out on the Irish leg of the World Rally Championship 2009

Upcoming events

01 May 2010 - 31 May 2010

North West 200 spectacular

<p>What’s on? North West 200, Portrush/Causeway Coast, County Antrim</p> <p>When is it? May 2010 <br /> </p> <p>W...

01 Aug 2010 - 31 Aug 2010

Cycling Tour of Ireland

<p>What’s on? Cycling Tour of Ireland, South, West and Midlands</p> <p>When is it? August 2010</p> <p>W...

10 Sep 2009 - 08 Nov 2009

Limerick City Gallery of Art

Limerick City Gallery of Art is home to an important collection of Irish paintings and also holds the National Collection o...

Location:
Limerick City

02 Nov 2009 - 09 Nov 2009

Songfest -Clonmel

This exciting five day event in various venues around Clonmel, provides an invaluable platform on which song writers can perform t...

Location:
Clonmel

05 Nov 2009 - 08 Nov 2009

Listowel Food Fair

Food lovers from around the country gather to enjoy this celebration of local food.

Location:
Listowel

06 Nov 2009 - 08 Nov 2009

Upperchurch Walking Weekend

Upperchurch Hill Walking Festival takes place on 6th 7th & 8th November 2009. Come and enjoy a great weekend of walking, with w...

Location:
Upperchurch

09 Nov 2009 - 14 Nov 2009

Kiltimagh 'In Sight of Raftery' Festival

The Kiltimagh ' In Sight of Raftery ' Festival, is almost a week-long festival of poetry, storytelling, writing and music, celebrating t...

Location:
Kiltimagh
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12 Mar 2010 - 17 Mar 2010

St Patrick’s Festival

<p>What’s on? St Patrick’s Festival</p> <p>When is it? 13-17 March 2010 <br /> </p> <p>What’s it a...

Location:
Dublin

12 Jul 2010 - 25 Jul 2010

Galway Arts Festival

<p>What’s on? Galway Arts Festival</p> <p>When is it? 12-25 July 2010</p> <p>What’s it all about? </p...

08 Sep 2009 - 08 Dec 2009

Autumn Music in Castleconnell

Limerick County Council Arts Officer, Joan MacKernan, is organising a series of four concerts devoted to the music of Ludwig v...

Location:
Castleconnell

01 Nov 2009 - 08 Nov 2009

Corona Cork Film Festival

The Festival moves two weeks from its traditional slot to November 1st to 8th 2009. The annual extravaganza of film offers f...

Location:
Cork City

04 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2009

Duiske Concert Season

A unique chance to hear Classical and Traditional music in a 13th century setting.Since 1991 Duiske Abbey in Graiguenamanagh, County K...

Location:
Graiguenamanagh

05 Nov 2009 - 09 Nov 2009

Ennis Trad Festival

The Ennis Trad Festival is a festival for those who love to hear (or play) Irish Traditional music of the h...

Location:
Ennis

06 Nov 2009 - 08 Nov 2009

Waterford Film Festival 6th -8th November

The Waterford Second Film festival.6th -8th November After a very successful 2 year Waterford Film Festival is back The festival w...

Location:
Waterford City

09 Nov 2009 - 14 Nov 2009

Take Your Seat this November!

TAKE YOUR SEAT - MONDAY NOVEMBER 9TH – SATURDAY 14TH 2009 Great ticket deals in over 30 venues across the country. Register and be i...

Location:
Blanchardstown

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The inventor of the submarine, John Holland, came from Liscannor in County Clare. Holland emigrated to Boston in the 1870s where he later submitted a design for a submarine to the United States Navy. Although many of Holland’s designs were successful, his first submarine design was rejected by the Navy Secretary as “a fantastic scheme of a civilian landsman”.