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The special 10th anniversary tour of American Idiot – the Tony award-winning rock musical from punk-pop and multi Grammy award-winning band Green Day - is coming to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Leading the cast is: Waterloo Road’s Tom Milner as…

As part of the ongoing Travellers’ Journey exhibition, the National Museum of Ireland in Turlough Park, Co Mayo will host a number of talks and events exploring Traveller life and traditions in the west of Ireland. On Saturday, February 23,…

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…

The National Botanic Gardens, the Irish Writers Centre and the Five Lamps Arts Festival have launched a Flash Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction competition themed around Climate Change. Writers are being asked to embrace the concept through…

Irish and French tourism businesses came together in Toulouse this week, to take part in a B2B workshop and networking event organised by Tourism Ireland. Tourism Ireland met with local travel agents, to inform and educate them about…

Galway Food Festival will not go ahead this year, the event revealed today in a statement. Organisers say the event is taking a break for 2019 'to reflect on its position and impact in the food community in Galway, and to look into funding…

The second annual Careers in Screen Day - hosted by the IFI and Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival will take place on Thursday, February 28. Offering a day of activities for young people interested in finding out about working…

Traditional music 50 years ago was essentially a national culture. Touring giants The Chieftains and The Johnstons played Europe and America while the loose network of fleadhanna drew some interested tourists to Ireland. Since then Irish…

Tradfest returns to Temple Bar this January 23 - 27, showcasing the best of both Irish and international folk artists. Since its establishment in 2006, the past decade has seen Tradfest grow to become Ireland’s largest festival for…

See two plays for the price of one at the Abbey Theatre this month with the Irish premieres of Philip Ridley’s Tonight with Donny Stixx and Dark Vanilla Jungle. Working in a wide range of artistic media, the English storyteller is perhaps…

Perhaps the most exciting trad combination of recent times, Matt Molloy and John Carty will headline Co Clare’s Shannonside Winter Music Festival, taking place between January 17-21. These two giants in the traditional music scene are…

Galway Astronomy Club’s Astrofest 2019 will take place Saturday, January 26 in the Harbour Hotel, Galway with registration from 9:15am. Set up in 1998 after Comet HALE-BOPP stunned astronomers across Ireland, the club has grown throughout…

Did you know the term ‘Swan Song’ is derived from the legend that, while they are silent during their lives, swans sing beautifully and mournfully just before they die? With this in mind, Music for Galway’s Midwinter Festival 2019 –…

Twenty free flights will be given away by Cork Airport over the coming 12 days as part of a festive countdown to Christmas Day. Commencing from December 13 on the airport’s social media platforms, the 12 Days of Christmas competition will…

19 tourism businesses from Ireland joined Tourism Ireland in Cannes last week, for the annual International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM). ILTM is an invitation-only event for the global luxury travel industry. It attracts more than 1,500…