Since it was first held in 1978, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has become one of Ireland premier and most successful internationally renowned musical events.
The Festival is continually growing to be bigger and better year-on-year, as thousands of visitors from all over the world travel to Cork to enjoy the city and bask in the delights that the festival has to offer.
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Irish boxer Katie Taylor goes through to the next round in her bid to become the Olympic champion. The winner will be determined on Thursday which leaves Katie with two more fights in London. She will box against Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan tomorrow. Should Katie win, she will most likely be placed into yet another final along side her old foe Sofya Ochigava of Russia.
Last night, Katie, who is a four time World and five time European champion. has made it clear that she is: ‘here to win gold – nothing else’. Good luck Katie!
For opera fans or lovers of a good show, the charming seaside town of Wexford, every year since 1951, holds an exciting and unique opera festival. Fondly referred to as “one of the best small festivals in the world”, the Wexford Opera Festival is a treat for fans of good opera with three unique headline shows made-up of long forgotten classic operas expertly produced for a modern audience.
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It mightn’t be the Olympics but over in Bantry in the beautiful unspoilt natural maritime sporting arena of West Cork, a sporting event of a different kind has just finished as the curtain closed on the Atlantic Sea Challenge for another two year.
After 8 days of intense competition in over 12 events with international competitors from 16 different countries taking part, it was Northern Ireland who proved victorious with a 2 point margin of victory over team Ireland with Russia in third place. Team Ireland despite proving to be the most consistent crew with 6 wins out of the 12 events, lost due to a minor rules infringement in one of the sailing races earned them a 16 point penalty putting them under severe pressure to win. Continue reading
The Irish musician Van Morrison best known for his legendary song “Brown Eyed Girl” is just one of many music talents who will bring their distinctive blend of music to Sligo Live happening in late October. The festival which runs over six days from 24th-29th October, will have over 100 music acts playing live in various local venues from pubs to shopping centres, throughout the bustling West of Ireland town Sligo.
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Sad news. Following a short illness top Irish journalist and writer, Maeve Binchy has died at the age of 72. Binchy has sold over 40 million books and her stories have been translated into 42 different languages. Arguably her most famous work was made into a book, ‘Circle of Friends’ in 1995. Continue reading
The Dublin bike scheme was first introduced to the city 3 years ago and around 70,000 subscribers have signed up to use the bikes since it began operating in September 2009, making it one of the most successful city bike rental schemes in Europe.
A self-service bike rental system that is open to everyone from 14 years of age, it enables locals to commute between home and work, tourists on vacation in Ireland to travel through the city centre and offers everybody the option to get out and about to enjoy Dublin city at their own leisure.
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Culture Night will take place up and down the island of Ireland on Friday the 21st of September. This is a free night of music, entertainment, discovery and adventure. This year more places than ever are taking part in this special event with over 30 locations taking part. Historic buildings as well as museums, galleries are just some of the many centres that will have their doors open late into the evening. Continue reading
The highly anticipated London 2012 Olympics begins tomorrow and all eyes will be on London as nations from around the world come together to compete against one another in a number of sporting events and disciplines.
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Known nationwide as Ireland’s farming festival celebrating Irelands rich agricultural heritage, the National Ploughing Championships originated in 1931 as a ploughing match to settle an argument between two farming friends on which county had the best ploughmen. Today it has grown from such humble beginnings to become one of Europes largest (if not the largest) outdoor exhibition and agricultural trade show, annually attracting up to 1,100 exhibitors and over 190,000 visitors. Continue reading
