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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

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

27 Jan 2010 - 31 Jan 2010

Temple Bar TradFest 2010

From Wednesday 27th January to Sunday 31st January 2010 the Temple Bar TradFest will celebrate its fifth birthday in style with a...

Location:
Dublin City

27 May 2010 - 30 May 2010

Wicklow Arts Festival

The Wicklow Arts Festival is a Multi-Disciplinary Arts event that offers a wide range of entertainment to all age g...

Location:
Wicklow

23 Sep 2011 - 25 Sep 2011

Solheim Cup 2011

Ireland will welcome the Solheim Cup to Killeen Castle in County Meath from 23 - 25 September, 2011. The international event features 12 of the t...

Location:
Dunsany

15 Aug 2009 - 06 Dec 2009

Ambassador Theatre

The Ambassador Theatre is located at the top of Parnell Square looking down onto O'Connell Street. It was formerly a c...

Location:
Dublin City

23 Oct 2009 - 05 Dec 2009

Project Arts Centre

Project Arts Centre began life as a three-week festival at the Gate Theatre in November 1966. Although the initial impetus w...

Location:
Dublin City

10 Nov 2009 - 27 Nov 2009

The Helix

The Helix comprises three different auditoria, Mahony Hall, The Theatre and The Space, alongside a visual art gallery and these a...

Location:
Dublin 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

20 Nov 2009 - 23 Dec 2009

Rathwood Home & Garden World

Rathwood is an Award winning centre integrating Garden Centre, Gift Shop, Restaurant and much more. At Rathwood Gift Shop, you w...

Location:
Shillelagh

06 Mar 2010 - 07 Mar 2010

The Táin Walking Festival

Take a weekend to explore the spectacular landscape of the Cooley Mountains. Virtually undiscovered the weekend will expose you to d...

Location:
Carlingford

21 Sep 2010 - 23 Sep 2010

National Ploughing Championships

The National Ploughing Championships is the All-Ireland National Ploughing finals and is the largest rural gathering of people in E...

Location:
Athy

01 Dec 2007 - 31 Dec 2009

National Library of Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s literary heritage, visiting award winning exhibitions or researching family history are just some of the many reasons t...

Location:
Dublin City

01 Sep 2009 - 31 Dec 2010

Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats

The multi - award winning exhibition Yeats, the life and works of William Butler Yeats, celebrates one of the greatest poets o...

Location:
Dublin City

09 Nov 2009 - 28 Nov 2009

Knives in Hens

Knives in Hens at the Smock Alley.

Location:
Dublin City

10 Nov 2009 - 27 Nov 2009

A Doll's House

A Doll's House at the The Helix.

Location:
Dublin City

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Did you know?

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”.