Award-winning gastro-pub group, Balloo Inns, has announced a new addition to its team at Balloo House, Killinchy, County Down. Renowned chef Danni Barry has joined Balloo House as Executive Head Chef expanding its awarding-winning culinary…

Marketing body Tourism Ireland has created a new online film to highlight Ireland's Ancient East. Titled "Top Experiences in Ireland’s Ancient East", the video was created to remind people everywhere that Ireland’s Ancient East is a great…

Roddy Doyle will attend the 11th Fastnet Film Festival in Schull, Cork and will take part in several events between May 22 - 26. An international award winning writer, Doyle is the author of 11 novels and seven children’s books. He has also…

New work from local and visiting companies, prestige touring productions, live music, comedy nights and world premieres - Cork’s Everyman Theatre have a stacked line-up in the coming months. The Season started off in style with the…

International singing and songwriting legend, Mariah Carey has today announced that she is bringing her upcoming Caution World Tour to Europe. The tour will open at Dublin's 3Arena on May 22, 2019. Then the singer will take over the…

For the fourth year in a row, some of Dublin’s best-known buildings are lighting up in red to mark the 2019 Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Pig - which officially begins tomorrow, February 5. The illumination has been organised…

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) has announced details of its 2019 Artistic Programme. The line-up was officially launched by Mark O'Kelly, Head of Painting at the National College of Art, at a special event on Friday, February 1. An…

Today a handful of lucky journalists were given a sneak peek of Joey, the astonishing life-sized puppet horse set to canter onto the Bord Gais stage as The National Theatre's smash hit play War Horse returns. The story recounts the…

Tourism Northern Ireland have unveiled a fusion of vibrant sports, arts, culture and tourism talent as well as stunning landscapes in a short film to celebrate the arrival of 2019 for Northern Ireland. It is a year in which the eyes of the…

Renowned Sligo artist Brigit Beemster will be facilitating a Ceramic masterclass in Gallery Zozimus on Wednesday, February 6 from 12:00 to 14:00. The gallery is located at 56 Francis St, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8. Beemster will be creating…

This month, Irish author Edna O’Brien revisits her era-defining novel The Country Girls, adapting the story for the Abbey Theatre stage. Published in 1960, the novel tells the tale of Caithleen "Kate" Brady and Bridget "Baba" Brennan - two…

Love and Courage season at the Gate kicks off in 2019 with a thrilling double act of international drama. First up is Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children starring Marie Mullen (Dancing at Lughnasa), Sean McGinley (The General) and Ger Ryan (The…

Ted Fest – the annual ode to legendary TV series Father Ted will take place this year from February 21-24 with Inishmore standing in for Craggy Island. Speaking about the festival to Travel Ireland Magazine, co-founder Peter Phillips says:…

Ever wondered how animals learned to fly? Now you can learn as the National Museum of Ireland, in collaboration with National Museum Wales, have officially launched their new Jurassic Skies exhibition. Located in the Decorative Arts and…

West End sensation Motown the Musical will dance its way onto the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre’s stage from February 5 – 23. Telling the story of the famous record label founded in 1959, this London production continues to play to standing…