The Medieval City Walls and Towers form a prominent landmark that influence the character of Waterford, while also providing a tangible link to the story of Ireland’s first city. However, at present there is very little interpretation of the Walls and Towers, their significance and the stories associated with them. The Interpretation Plan has been […]
Joe O’Brien TD Minster of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, launched a new National Pilot Community Volunteers Programme in partnership with Volunteer Ireland and Volunteer Centres, supported by Local Authorities. This exciting new volunteering initiative is a government led, nationally formulated programme for the whole of Ireland which
The Roger Casement Statue was lifted into place at the end of the new jetty at the Dún Laoghaire Baths project which is currently under construction. The statue was commissioned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and commemorates Casement who was born in Sandycove in 1864, became an early international human rights campaigner and who was […]
Welcoming the news that The Open will return to Royal Portrush in 2025, Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “As we begin to rebuild our overseas tourism business, today’s announcement that The Open will return to Royal Portrush in 2025 is excellent news. The outstanding success of the 148th Open in 2019 proved that […]
Dublin City Council proudly presents Pedalpalooza, a FREE multi-activity bike event for all, taking place Sunday 12th of September from 1pm to 5pm in Fairview Park. Pedalpalooza aims to celebrate and promote the benefits of cycling through workshops, entertaining talks and fun activities, and takes place as part of National Bike Week. Organised by Dublin […]
The ‘Magic Nights By The Lee’ live music series drew to a close in Cork on Saturday night with artists Keith Pascoe, Jack O’Rouke and Sinead Ní Mhurchu delivering an Evening of Classical and Pop music in The Glen River Park. An audience of 200 people including Maeve Fleischmann, granddaughter of acclaimed UCC Professor of […]
Enterprise Ireland and Tourism Ireland Collaborate with QVC to Showcase Irish Design to US Audiences
Enterprise Ireland and Tourism Ireland are collaborating with QVC, a world leader in multiplatform video commerce, on three live ‘Made in Ireland’ shows that will reach millions of US customers across QVC’s TV broadcasts, streaming service, mobile apps, social pages, and website in the US. The shows will deliver an important platform and selling opportunity […]
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher will officially launch 8 newly installed city parklets this week, on August 31st and September 2nd. Following a call-out for “parklet partners” in September 2020, a number of local businesses and community associations were selected to take part in the National Transport Authority-funded scheme. The parklets, designed by […]
Did you know that Irish whiskey almost went extinct in the 1970s? In 1975, there were only two Irish whiskey distilleries left in operation, New Midleton just outside of Cork, and Old Bushmills in Northern Ireland. Both were owned by one company at the time, Irish Distillers, which is now part of Pernod Ricard. Things […]
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., has announced a new initiative under the Creative Imagination Strand of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023– ‘Poetry as Commemoration’. The project is led by the UCD Library’s Irish Poetry Reading Archive and supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts,
Part floating arts studio, part science lab, the recently-launched Eco Showboat project boasts action and ambition by the bucket-load. With the aim of connecting communities along Ireland’s waterways to ignite urgent climate action and build a shared, zero-carbon future; the Eco Showboat project website and an exhibition of the vessel’s design drawings were launched in
Dublin Book Festival is excited to bring three new and exciting events to screens this Autumn. They’ll be hosting events to celebrate the launch of three spectacular books. Bestselling author Cecelia Ahern will join them on 4th September to talk to Sam Blake about her new novel ‘Freckles’, life as an Irish writer, and her continued […]
This year Heritage Week in Sligo has been a great success! The event took place from Saturday, August 14th to Sunday, August 22nd 2021 and was coordinated by The Heritage Council and Local Authority Heritage Officers. In response to public health guidelines relating to COVID-19, National Heritage Week moved away from in person events only, […]
Problematic statues, gender history in Ireland, and why we’re obsessed with death: Dublin Festival of History announces its 2021 programme. The free festival will run from 20th September until 10th October, with a mix of in-person and online events. What does the recent Mother and Baby Homes Report tell us about gender history in Ireland […]
The search is on for Clare’s top young community leaders following the launch of the sixth annual Clare Garda Division Youth Awards, sponsored by Shannon Group. The awards seek to identify inspirational young leaders and one youth group in recognition of their voluntary work and personal achievements. All award nominees and winners are aged between […]
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’ Gorman, T.D., has approved €2.2 million in capital funding to support national youth services, and youth organisations and clubs across the country. The announcement will see 470 grants provided to services and youth clubs across 14 Education and Training Board areas and 24 National Youth […]
The first of the ‘Magic Nights By The Lee’ live music events series opened in Cork last Friday with the internationally renowned White Horse Guitar Club taking to the stage in Ballincollig Regional Park in Cork. An audience of 200 people attended the free music show produced by The Good Room and supported by Cork […]
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher will officially dedicate the community room in Ballyphehane’s Tory Top Library, to Joe Murphy, an Irish volunteer who died on hunger strike in 1920. The event was held as part of Heritage Week, and Cork City Libraries, in association with the Togher/Ballyphehane Centenary Committee, will officially name its community room in Tory
In a new book that is inspired by Ireland’s natural heritage and wildlife, child and young people’s therapist Katie O’Donoghue tells the story of the Little Squirrel who hasn’t left his nest since last autumn, with the story created to help children with their worries. He needs to gather nuts for the long winter to […]
Fittingly during Heritage Week, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has announced the establishment of the €2.2 million INSTAR+ archaeological research programme funded by the National Monuments Service, in partnership with the Heritage Council and administered by the Irish Research Council. The INSTAR+ programme, which will run