Cork Food Festivals 2012 Renowned the world over as the gourmet capital of Ireland, Cork leads the way when it comes to food festivals. Spend the rest of the year in a state of culinary bliss by sampling some of the finest locally-grown produce in season prepared by craftspeople who are passionate about food. Throw in spectacular scenery and you’ve truly got a mind-blowing foodie experience! A fine example is the Baltimore Seafood Festival, from May 25th to 27th. Run in conjunction with the Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival, it combines the …
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Live at the Marquee Cork 2012
In a year when music fans will be gasping without Oxegen, Cork’s Live at the Marquee provides a welcome month-long injection of entertainment, with everybody from Tom Petty and Christy Moore to Jedward and Olly Murs set to take to the stage between June 7 and July 7, 2012. Football fans are not forgotten either. Big screens will broadcast Ireland’s European Championship group matches against Croatia, Spain, and Italy on June 10th, 14th, and 18th , accompanied by live music and pre-kick-off and half-time family entertainment. Tickets for the soccer …
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Roscommon Lamb Festival 2012
The people behind the Roscommon Lamb Festival understand that nothing comes close to the taste of succulent spring lamb cooked to perfection. This May bank holiday weekend, they will host their fifth annual festival to celebrate that fact, but the Roscommon Lamb Festival is about more than lamb; it has developed into one of the Midland’s top agricultural, country, and family festivals. Tasty features of this year’s event include the Best of Roscommon Food & Drink event “Real Roscommon Food” on Friday 4th, when Professor Patrick Wall of UCD will speak about …
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Gourmet Greystones 2012
Greystones goes gourmet this May bank holiday weekend when local chefs celebrate their passion for seasonal and local quality food. Enjoy a gastronomic tour of the world on Sunday May 6, with the best of Irish and international food on offer in the restaurants and cafes of Greystones. Learn to create your own full Irish from scratch by having a go at a black pudding making workshop with Jack McCarthy or a pork curing and charcuterie workshop with Ed Hick. Other workshops include dairy farming, cheese and butter making with …
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Give Her a Break This Mother’s Day
Mothers across Ireland are awaiting Sunday March 18th with a mixture of hope and dread. Will you show her how much you appreciate her tireless efforts on your behalf with another bunch of wilting service-station flowers? Or will you make 2012 the year you really show how much you care? Give your mother a treat this Mother’s Day with a voucher for a GoIreland hotel break. For just €74.50pps, she can enjoy two nights bed and breakfast at a range of superb 3 and 4 star hotels throughout Ireland. And …
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St. Patrick’s Day – The World Goes Green for St. Patrick’s Day 2012
Some of the world’s most iconic sights will go green for St. Patrick’s Day this year. In addition to the London Eye, South Africa’s Table Mountain, and New York’s Empire State Building, Niagara Falls and the TV Tower in Berlin will go green for the first time ever.
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Bealtaine Festival 2010
In Irish or Gaelic, the month of May is known as Mí Bhealtaine or Bealtaine. The Bealtaine Festival is an Irish national festival that runs from 1st May to 31st May and celebrates creativity in older age and is co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity and includes events organised by hundreds of partner organisations. For further details please read on… Now in its 15th year Bealtaine continues to grow and this year will see more events and organisers than ever before with hundreds of events taking place across the country, this …
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Plan Your St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland Now!
Ireland’s biggest festival and celebration – St. Patrick’s Day is taking place next month! Now is the time to plan that long-awaited trip to Ireland to celebrate it with us! After all, St.Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland – so we really do know how to celebrate it best! Everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day and it is celebrated all over the world, but there really is nowhere to match the excitement, colour and atmosphere than in Ireland! On this special day, young and …
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Puck Fair 2009
Looking for an Irish Festival with a difference? Then Puck Fair is the festival for you. Puck Fair is one of the oldest festivals and fairs Ireland has to offer and is traditionally held on 10th, 11th and 12th of August. The picturesque town of Killorglin, in County Kerry, is home to Puck Fair. This is truly one of Ireland’s most unusual street festivals not to be missed. For further details please read on… The town of Killorglin lies in the shadows of The McGillycuddy Reeks. Killorglin is located in …
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Guinness Celebrates Arthur’s Day
This year the people at Guinness are planning a huge celebration to mark 250 years in business. On 24th September 2009 the world will come together to celebrate and toast to the legend that is Sir Authur Guinness. With celebrations and prizes planned to mark the occasion you won’t want to miss out. For further details on this historic celebration please read on… Celebrating 250 years of brewing, and the anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing the lease on Saint James’s Gate Brewery, the people at Guinness will offer the opportunity …
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