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Waterford Harvest Festival 2012

A city wide festival, the Waterford Harvest Festival celebrates the food heritage and culture in Waterford, and takes place 10th – 16th September 2012. A festival for food lovers everywhere, the Waterford Harvest Festival is a modern twist on the … Continue reading

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Rose of Tralee International Festival

Only a month away, The Rose of Tralee Festival,  one of Ireland’s largest and longest running festivals, which is based around the selection of the Rose of Tralee, an international event that encompasses young women of Irish descent from Ireland … Continue reading

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Tullamore Show entertainment for all the family

Happening throughout the country during the summer time is the well known and much loved family friendly agricultural shows. Not just confined to displaying Ireland’s rich farming heritage, modern agricultural shows now come with a large programme of events suitable … Continue reading

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Galway Festivals set to continue throughout month of July

The Volvo Ocean Race and its accompanying 9 day festival has been an unmitigated success for Galway and Ireland with record numbers in excess of 900,000 having flocked to the maritime city over the 9 days bringing in excess of … Continue reading

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Killarney Summerfest 2012

From the 27th July to the 5th August, the popular tourist destination of Killarney will be the place to be as its annual SummerFest takes place. A festival programme packed of events for all the family and a fantastic range … Continue reading

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John Barry Maritime Festival Wexford

This weekend in Wexford, thousands of visitors are expected to attend the two day festival to commemorate one of its most famous sons, Commodore John Barry, the founder of the American Navy. Wexford-born Captain John Barry offered his services to … Continue reading

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Many things to entertain this May

As we approach the start of spring and summer there are lots of events happening around the country for both locals and visitors on vacation in Ireland. Focusing on the forthcoming May Bank Holiday weekend, which this year is the … Continue reading

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DiscoveringIreland August 2008 Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter Seamus O’Murchu looks at one of the oldest beauty pageants in the world, The Rose of Tralee which starts on August 22nd. As always, DiscoveringIreland have a very special offer this month giving you the opportunity … Continue reading

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