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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

27 Nov 2009

VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre

VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art the George Bernard Shaw Theatre presents the work of a balanced mixture of local, national i...

Location:
Carlow

04 Dec 2009 - 16 Jan 2010

Christmas in Killarney

Can you remember the Christmas of your youth, the frosty winter evenings, the excitement of visiting Santa, the magical atmosphere, t...

Location:
Killarney

19 Dec 2009

Wexford Opera House

Wexford Opera House is Ireland’s first ever fully-specified purpose-built opera house. Newly built, it dominates the skyline o...

Location:
Wexford Town

08 Feb 2010 - 14 Feb 2010

Snowdrop Week at Altamont Gardens

Spring is in the air and what better place to witness it first hand than at Altamont Gardens who celebrate t...

Location:
Tullow

24 Feb 2010 - 28 Feb 2010

The Gathering Festival

A weekend of traditional music & dance with workshops, sessions, live shows and much more. Concerts and sessions will feature acts i...

Location:
Killarney

16 Apr 2010 - 18 Apr 2010

Waterford Festival of Food

The Waterford Festival of Food is to take place in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford The Tempting aroma of the very best o...

Location:
Dungarvan

01 May 2010 - 02 May 2010

Heineken Kinsale Rugby Sevens by the Sea

International rugby seven a side competition. The Heineken Kinsale Sevens is the largest seven a side rugby competition in Europe. T...

Location:
Kinsale
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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

30 Nov 2009

Music in Kilkenny

Music in Kilkenny - Comprises of a number of concerts taking place in St. Canice's Cathedral, Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. K...

Location:
Kilkenny City

18 Dec 2009 - 20 Dec 2009

New Ross Nollaig Festival

The New Ross Nollaig Festival - December 19th-21st Enjoy the seasonal atmosphere of the historic walled town of New Ross. T...

Location:
New Ross

22 Jan 2010 - 24 Jan 2010

The Shindig Traditional Music and Set Dance Festival Weekend

The 'Shindig' is a fun packed weekend of great Irish music, dancing singing, story telling and the occasional pint of G...

Location:
Tralee

17 Feb 2010 - 21 Feb 2010

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh is a traditional music school held in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht over 5 days, concentrating on teaching t...

Location:
Ballyferriter

06 Mar 2010

Enniscorthy 1500 Celebrations

During 2010, Enniscorthy Town Council plans to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the existence of Enniscorthy since it was founded by S...

Location:
Enniscorthy

30 Apr 2010 - 03 May 2010

Ballyhoura International Walking Festival

Ballyhoura’s International Walking Festival takes place annually over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Straddling parts of counties Limerick, Tipperary a...

Location:
North Cork

07 Jun 2010

Cork City Marathon

26.2 mile road race for individuals and for teams of up to 5 runners, making the event the marathon for everyone. Runners, j...

Location:
Cork 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”.