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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...

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

13 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Cashel Arts Fest

Now in its 7th year, Cashel Arts Fest has grown and developed into a community festival 2009 - from 13-22 November 2009. This year’s...

Location:
Cashel

14 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Opera Ireland Winter Season

The Opera Ireland Winter Season runs from November 14 – 22 at The Gaiety Theatre featuring five fully staged performances of Verdi’s M...

Location:
Dublin City

19 Nov 2009 - 29 Nov 2009

IFI French Film Festival 2009

This year’s IFI French Film Festival aims, as ever, to provide an eclectic look at the best of recent F...

Location:
Dublin City

20 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Limerick Winterfest

Limerick City Centre will kick-start the festive shopping season with a Winterfest weekend packed full of reasons to visit t...

Location:
Limerick City
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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

06 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Tulca - Season of Visual Arts

Tulca is the Gaelic word for wave, flood, deluge, gush, outpouring. It is an independent organisation that reflects a unique c...

Location:
Galway City

13 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Art Trail

Art Trail endeavours to provide an opportunity for visual artists & art groups to make & present site responsive work in Cork C...

Location:
Cork City

18 Nov 2009 - 04 Dec 2009

Cinemagic – World Screen Festival for Young People

Film fans across Northern Ireland are in for a cinematic treat as the 19th Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and T...

Location:
Belfast

20 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Wexworlds Sci Fi and Fantasy Fiction Festival

Over the course of the weekend a variety of activities will be taking place including, talks and readings, science experiments, c...

Location:
Wexford Town

20 Nov 2009 - 22 Nov 2009

Georgian Christmas Market

No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa introduce Limerick's Georgian Christmas Market this November. The Market will open from Friday Nov 20th f...

Location:
Limerick City

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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”.