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West Wicklow Festival brings exciting line-up of classical music stars to Russborough for ‘Winter Weekend’ Superstar Latvian duo Kristīne and Margarita Balanas, mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty, violinist Mairéad Hickey and pianists Gary Beecher and Fiachra Garvey will perform over a single weekend at Russborough House.     Thursday 30 September: The West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival has launched its inaugural ‘Winter Weekend’, a...

Major boost for Ireland and tourism with €73million investment in new world-class visitor experience The large-scale tourism attractions awarded funding are in counties Cavan, Donegal, Dublin and Mayo. The projects displayed the greatest potential to increase employment, drive visitors to the region and lengthen the tourism season beyond the summer. Up to 8,000 direct and indirect jobs are set to be...

Minister Catherine Martin publishes a progress report on the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce recommendationsFrom Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce published a report, ‘Life Worth Living’, in November 2020 which included ten recommendations to assist the recovery of the arts and culture sector post-pandemic.In April 2021 the Minister established an...

Message from the CEO of Fáilte Ireland: It is fantastic to see tourism and hospitality businesses across the country reopening their doors. Our research shows that when restrictions eased last summer, the economy saw a return of €843 million from domestic holiday spend in Q3 (up 52% on the previous period in 2019). Based on this, an earlier reopening and a...

  Everybody knows a pint of Guinness always tastes better in Ireland – but beyond the famous black stuff there is so much more to explore for this year’s International Beer Day   The global celebration of beer on 5 August is the perfect excuse to go on a beer journey around the array of mainstream breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs dotted across...

Fáilte Ireland and RTÉ have joined forces to show the nation that there’s ‘No Place Like Home’ when it comes to holidays. Building on the success of Fáilte Ireland’s current domestic marketing campaign, ‘Ireland, Make a Break for it’, a new RTÉ television series ‘No Place Like Home’, in association with Fáilte Ireland, will air this Sunday August 9th at 6:30pm on RTÉ One running each Sunday for four weeks.

Go behind the scenes at Ireland’s top film locations If there were an Oscar for best film location, Ireland would have a long list of credits. When it comes to dramatic settings you can’t do much better than the island of Ireland, which is why it’s become the ‘go to’ place for movie-makers. It’s where Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Star...

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum assembles “the boys of the NYPD choir” to sing Galway Bay this Christmas   Exhibition launches in Dublin telling the story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan The Pogues’ song Fairytale of New York is regarded by many as the anthem for Irish global emigration.  It remains one of the most played Christmas songs of the...

  Feature Image; 2023 Samhain Festival, Longford Rooted in Ireland’s rich tapestry of folklore, mythology and oral storytelling, Irish horror is having a moment, with eerie tales and spine-chilling films captivating audiences across the globe. As the Home of Halloween, Ireland’s tradition of Samhain – the festival to celebrate the autumn. In a land steeped in tales of banshees, fairy forts, puca's,...

Travelling around Ireland on public transport is now truly cost effective after a substantial price reduction on fares. Fares on Dublin Bus, the Luas tram system in Dublin, bus operator Go-Ahead Ireland and DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) rail services have been cut by a fifth for the remainder of 2022. All Irish Rail intercity and commuter fares across the country...