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Dublin City Council Launch Sensoria – The First Ever Neurodivergent Friendly Festival In Ireland

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Dublin City Council (DCC) has launched Sensoria – Ireland’s first-ever Neurodivergent Friendly Festival. Sensoria is a celebration of the neurodiverse community through a considered and creative live outdoor event experience in Merrion Square Park, D2 on Sunday 28th April as part of World Autism Month. This free ticketed event takes place over two sessions – 11am-1:30pm
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New ‘Festival of Change’ Coming to Mayo and Offaly this April

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An exciting festival looking at art in the landscape is coming to Mayo this April. The Festival of Change in Mayo takes place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April 2024. The Festival of Change is a collaboration between Offaly County Council, Mayo County Council and Visual Artists Ireland and is funded through the Arts Council’s Invitation to Collaboration Scheme.
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Cork Named Number One Small European City By Fdi Awards

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Cork City was recently ranked very highly on FDI’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 awards. Beating off stiff competition in the highly competitive small city category, which includes well-established business cities like Geneva, Cambridge, Basel and Luxembourg. In addition to placing first for FDI strategy, Cork was placed: Topping the rankings for
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Ireland’s Entry for Academy Awards 2024 ‘In The Shadow of Beirut’ in Irish Cinemas This Friday

By Ryan Harmon
Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s ‘In The Shadow of Beirut’ will return to the Irish Film Institute’s screens from this Friday, 15th December. The Screen Ireland supported film was selected as Ireland’s entry for the Oscars®’ Best International Feature Film category by the Irish Film & Television Academy this October, and is currently on
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All Aboard Toots the Train As Christmas In Limerick Delivers Family Fun Throughout December

By Ryan Harmon
Toots the Train is making tracks to Limerick city this week as the Christmas in Limerick calendar of events continues to deliver festive cheer for all the family. Limerick city is the ideal destination to create cherished memories with loved ones or enjoy some seasonal shopping.   Glide gracefully towards December 25th with a visit to Limerick […]
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Screen Ireland and Film Fund Luxembourg Announce Successful Projects of Co-Development Fund

By Ryan Harmon
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Film Fund Luxembourg are delighted to announce the four selected projects of the Ireland / Luxembourg Co-Development Scheme.   The fund was launched at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and aims to improve the representation of female and non-binary filmmakers across the screen industry, in both Ireland and Luxembourg. For the 2023 iteration
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Leading Consultancy Firm Puts Limerick’s Local Film Sector Under Spotlight

By Ryan Harmon
Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick have launched a series of roundtable events to gather feedback for a report on developing Limerick’s local fim and TV sector. The Film and TV sector in the region has seen unprecedented growth in recent years, with several returnable TV series including Hidden Assets, Smother and the upcoming Blackshore series […]