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Good Auld Ireland

How well do you know the Irish countryside? Do you look for new walking and hiking trails, visit castles and ruins, explore the prehistoric sites? Have you been to Dun Aonghasa, seen the Shanes Castle, walked the Viking Triangle, climbed…

All set for Black Friday?

Black Friday is coming to Ireland! All shops, big and small, actual and virtual, promise you discounts between 20 and 70 per cent this weekend. We’ll save you some time and post here some of the best deals you can…

The City Spectacular 2017

The City Spectacular is one of the best events that take place in Dublin every summer. Unfortunately, not many have heard or experienced the event but it is worth the excitement. It was originally named the Street Performance World Championship…

The Life and Works of Yeats

This is a tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats” on the first Thursday of each month. It introduces William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) – one of the great poets of the twentieth century –…

Free Access To Heritage Sites

This Wednesday 05 July, fees at some Office of Public Works Heritage (OPW) sites will be waived. Free Wednesday often occurs once a month on the first Wednesday of the month. The OPW looks after the state-owned heritage sites, utilises…

Inspirefest 2017

Inspirefest is a unique international festival of technology, science, design and the arts. The festival will take place from the 6th to the 8th of July at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. Inspirefest is Europe’s leading sci-tech and Arts…

Festa Junina 2017

Festa Junina, otherwise known as the Midsummer Festival, is taking place in the Tivoli on Sunday the 25th of June. The day will be filled with performances from live bands such as Forró Namangaia and Trio The Pé No Chão and…