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Dingle, Ireland Summer Painting Workshop
New York area based artist Anya Kotler is collaborating with Irish musician and artist Billy O’Brien to create this 10 day painting workshop on the beautiful Dingle Peninsula. Anya will guide you to strengthening your creative practice through a variety of exercises, challenges, critiques and discussions. She will be sharing with you some of the […]
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Five unexpected facts behind St Patrick’s Day
The big day – 17 March – will soon be here, and once again people all around the world will be inspired to pay homage to St Patrick, Ireland, and Irish culture and heritage. As one of the most popular cultural events on the planet, St Patrick’s Day is celebrated by millions every year. Yet […]
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St Patrick’s Day traditions back in the old country
St Patrick’s Day in Ireland isn’t just a celebration of the patron saint, it’s also a demonstration of the pride of being Irish and a source of joy that helps to kick off the spring season. Around the world it might be all green beer, dressing up like leprechauns and donning ‘kiss me I’m Irish’ […]
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St Patrick’s Day merriment you won’t want to miss
After a two-year break, live parades and in-person events are back in Ireland to celebrate the island’s national holiday. With the people taking to the streets to celebrate St Patrick’s Day for the first time since 2019, the whole country is setting up for an array of festivities that will be bigger and better than […]
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Epic ways to celebrate St David’s Day
St David’s Day celebration traditions 1 March is one of the most colourful days of the year here in Wales. You’ll find bright yellow daffodils, green leeks and vibrant traditional dress. Join the festivities and discover the wondrous legend of St David in true Welsh style. Usually, St David’s Day is a day of parades, concerts and […]
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Titanic Belfast set to celebrate ten terrific years
Voted the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction and recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landmarks, Titanic Belfast is getting ready to mark its tenth birthday. To mark its 10th anniversary on 31 March, the world-leading attraction is inviting people to share their favourite ‘Titanic Memories’ from over the last decade for the chance to […]
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The 10 best places to steal a Valentine’s Day kiss on the island of Ireland
On an island that seems just perfectly designed for lovers there’s no shortage of stunning destinations where you can steal a romantic kiss. It doesn’t have to be exactly on 14 February, but think of the brownie points you can score if you can set up a romantic smooch somewhere in Ireland for Valentine’s Day […]
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Celebrating Burns Night
What day of the year combines haggis, whisky and poetry with lots of fun and laughter? Burns Night of course! What is Burns Night? Burns Night marks the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth on 25 January each year. What is a Burns supper? Held throughout the world on Burns Night (or on an evening close […]
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Ireland gets ready for a cracking Christmas and New Year
2021’s Christmas and New Year festivities across the island of Ireland will be a return to the sparkle and communal joy so much missed in 2020. Ireland is gearing up for a Christmas season bursting with fairy lights, festivals and fun. With the relaxing of travel restrictions and the reopening of venues across the island, […]
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Belfast
Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan star in Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age tale set amid the tumult of late-1960s Northern Ireland. In his three decades of filmmaking, Kenneth Branagh has ushered us into Henry V’s campaign at Agincourt, Thor’s celestial chambers on Asgard, and murderous intrigues aboard the Orient Express. Branagh’s latest work […]