Festivals & Events
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Thurles Halloween Arts Festival
Thurles will come alive again over the Halloween Holidays with the 5th annual Halloween Festival taking place in the Cathedral town. This years festival kicks off on Friday...
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Heritage Week in Tipperary 2012
A national celebration of Irish Heritage. Check out www.heritageweek.ie for all events taking place in North Tipperary
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Aglishcloghane Stepping Stones Feile
The inaugral Aglishcloghane "Stepping Stones" Feile will take place on the 3rd & 4th August 2013. The Feile will celebrate the community spirit of Aglishcloghane which has...
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The Bealtaine Festival
All over Tipperary Older persons groups and individuals actively participate in Arts events and workshops. The Tipperary Bealtaine Festival is run by the Arts Services of North...
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All over Tipperary
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Feile Éile
Féile Éile is a children's arts festival is now in its sixth year. With an ever-expanding programme of professional performers, workshops and a chance for children themselves...
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Killaloe Festival of Lights
The Killaloe Festival of Lights is a multi-cultural event celebrating the harvest, end of summer and the passing of loved ones.
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Location:
Ballina / Killaloe
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Feile Brian Boru
Féile Brian Ború is an annual festival with something to suit all tastes and ages – History & Heritage, Arts & Culture, Music & Entertainment, Kids events and sporting...
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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i3 Open Water Swim
Immersed in Ireland” (i3) is a two day open water swim event which will take place on Lough Derg at Ballina/Killaloe over the weekend of the 29th and 30th of September this...
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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Culture Night Ballina/Killaloe
Culture Night comes to the Quay Arts in Ballina/Killaloe. Culture Night is a night of free entertainment, discovery and adventure taking place in a record 34 towns, cities,...
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Ballina/Killaloe
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Boru 3 Peaks
Boru 3 Peaks annual charity event taking place Oct 12th to 13th 2013 in the surrounds of the picturesque twin towns of Ballina/Killaloe, Co Clare, nestled between the 3 peaks...
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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International Pike-Fly Competition 2013
The Pikefly International Fishing Competition was set up in 1998 to promote pike angling on Lough Derg. The competition was established to support an already successful...
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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Lough Derg Monster Adventure Race
The Lough Derg Monster is an adventure race held involving a grueling course of kayaking, cycling and running. The monster race is a 50k (approx) course.
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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Brian Boru Tri Challenge
Annual Triathlon suitable for all levels of tri-athletes, there's both a Sprint and Standard race.
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Location:
Ballina/Killaloe
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Writers Weekend in Borrisoleigh
Writer Derbhile Dromey is organising a weekend workshop for other writers – in a fairy fort in North Tipperary. It’s actually taking place at the Fairy Fort Farm in...
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Pottery Workshop at Fairy Fort Farm
A pottery introduction course for beginners will take place on Fairy Fort Farm near Borrisoleigh on the 3rd to 4th of November. You have the option of staying in Fairy Fort...
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Country Sports & Entertainment Festival
Come to Cabragh Wetlands on the 5th of August and experience fantastic family fun. The festival will host the Stone Throwing Championships of Ireland while traditional country...
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Cloughjordan Festival and Summer School of Music
This festival brings music lessons in different instruments, cookery demos, street market, music on the street,drama, film, workshops, painting, crafts and more to...
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Cloughtoberfest
Back for its 3rd year, Cloughtoberfest brings you a great combination of “Hot Club” gypsy jazz music from the finest Irish and International players with the finest beers...
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Dinner theatre @ Cloughjordan House this Christmas
If you’re looking for something a bit different this year, we might just have the night out to suit you! Cloughjordan House Ballroom is an enchanting setting for a Christmas...
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Fawlty Towers Dinner Theatre @ Cloughjordan House
Come dine with Basil, Sybil, and Manuel where they will serve dinner and a feast of comic delights, some familiar, some off the cuff, but all with a ‘Faulty’ seasoning with...
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Culture Night Cloughjordan
Culture Night is happening all around Ireland this September and Cloughjordan is getting involved too. All Culture night events are free of charge and welcome people of all...
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Duck Baker & Racker Donnelly @ Cloughjordan House
World renowned American finger-style jazz guitarist, Duck Baker,and popular folk poet Racker Donnelly will play an eagerly awaited set
at the intimate heritage venue of...
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Cloughjordan Honours Thomas MacDonagh
Events reflecfting the legacy of Thomas MacDonagh - family man, teacher, scholar, poet, writer, playwright, gaelgóir, patriot and signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish...
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Cloughjordan Community Lantern Procession
Cloughjordan's Halloween plans to be full of light! There will be a lantern parade which will include people of all ages from the town, which will culminate in a finale...
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Europub League Thurles 2013
The EuroPub League is a yearly soccer tournament for pub and amateur teams. The first one was in Vienna, Austria in Spring 2010, the next one was in Rome and after that...
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Dromineer Literary Festival
This festival celebrates writers and writing providing opportunities for emerging writers, readings, exhibitions and writing and poetry workshops for adults and teenagers.
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World Mirrors @ Dromineer
This is the first world sailing event to be held in inland waters in Ireland and will attract competitors from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and mainland Europe...
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Glen of Aherlow Walking Festival
The annual Glen of Aherlow Walking Festival takes place over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Organised by the Glen of Aherlow Fáilte Society and the Galtee Walking Club this...
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Location:
Glen of Aherlow
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WiseWoman Weekend
* Celebrate*Re-energise*discover *
A time to rejuvenate, be affirmed, inspired and laugh out loud.
A weekend of celebration discovery and fun where women can connect and...
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Location:
Gurteen College
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Tipperary Drama Festival
Competitive drama festival involving some of the best amateur drama groups in Ireland.
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Tours of Holycross Abbey
Free Guided Tours of Holycross Abbey are available each Saturday and Sunday. Times for Tours are as follows: Saturday at 11am and Sunday at 2.30pm(Sunday Mass is available at...
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Killea Festival :Margaret O’Sullivan 2013
Killea Féile: Margaret O'Sullivan will take place on the June Bank Holiday weekend. It is a celebration of Traditional Irish culture from the local area and beyond and...
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Aonach ar Siúl Walking Festival
Aonach ar Siúl Festival takes places annually over a weekend and features an excellent choice of walks showcasing the variety of hikes available in the area.This festival...
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Spleodar Community Arts Festival
Includes a range of events and workshops including theatre, film, music, dance and visual art.
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Visit Nenagh Classic
The Visit Nenagh Classic will bring Continental style one day racing to Nenagh and indeed Ireland on April 21st 2013. This promises to be a day's racing with a difference for...
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North Tipp Sprint
The North Tipp. Sprint takes place on the 14th of April and is now entering its 5th year. We pride ourselves in providing a low cost, high quality race. Our race has attracted...
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North Tipperary Agricultural Show
The North Tipperary Agricultural Show will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 6th August 2012 at our show grounds on the N52.The core attractions are cattle, sheep, poultry,...
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Bop while you Shop
Bop while you Shop is a one day music festival which takes place on the 11th of August. This years headline act is Crystal Swing!
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Culture Night Nenagh
Culture Night in is a night of free entertainment, discovery and adventure taking place in a record 34 towns,cities, counties and islands in Ireland. The town of Nenagh has a...
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Nenagh Silent Film Festival
Why not experience a festival with a difference that not only recreates the nostalgic atmosphere of a golden era of cinema, but also brings a hidden cinema-making art-form to...
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Connie Ryan Set Dancing Workshop
A combination of Set Dancing Workshops and Céilithe over the first weekend of January. It would interest anybody who likes to set dance, both beginners and advanced.
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Keith Barry comes to the Abbey Court Hotel
The Abbey Court Hotel, Lodges & Trinity Leisure Spa are proud to welcome ‘KEITH BARRY’ for a brand new show on Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Brendan Grace - The Grand Master of Comedy
The Abbey Court Hotel, Lodges & Trinity Leisure Spa are proud to welcome back ‘ Brendan Grace’ the Grand Master of Comedy on Tuesday 22nd January 2013.
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SWITCH
switch 2013 :Nenagh Showcases 8 Days of Contemporary Video Art from 8 International Artists
switch, Nenagh's unique, annual visual art event takes place from the 3rd – 10th...
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Bop while You Shop
Bop while you shop is a one day music festival with lots of family fun.
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An Post Rás - Nenagh
A stage finish of the An Post Ras will take place in Nenagh on the 20th of May.The riders will race from Longford to Nenagh on the 20th of May and the following morning the...
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Nenagh Players 70th Anniversary
Celebrating their 70th Anniversary, the Nenagh Players have plans to showcase photos and archive material in the Heritage Centre in Nenagh to family, friends and relatives and...
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Walk In Ireland Guided Tours
Guided walking breaks from the one day stroll to the more energetic 5 day outing. See what Tipperary has to offer which can only be appreciated by walking the hills and...
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A Taste of Roscrea
Christmas markets and entertainment held in the historic setting of Roscrea castle and Damer house.
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Madness
The good people of Phoenix Productions are back with their annual cabaret this April. Aptly titled Madness, Phoenix Productions bring you back to the 1980's performing hits...
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Location:
Source Arts Centre, Thurles
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Terryglass St. Patrick’s Day Festival
The Shortest / Noisiest Parade in the County! 4th Terryglass St.Patrick's Day Festival will take place in this picturesque village on shores of Lough Derg. Irish Dancing...
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Terryglass Arts Festival
Community run festival celebrating arts, creativity, talent, inspiration and enjoyment. Programme includes visual arts, theatre, dance, music and craft workshops for adults and...
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Tipperary Fayre
Bringing together a mouth-watering array of food produced by local growers in Tipperary, this annual event is a food-lover's paradise. The festival gives visitors the...
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Tipperary Mini-Marathon
Now in its third year this 10k Mini Marathon has grown from strength to strength since the inaugural event in Thurles in 2010.
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Culture Night Thurles
Culture Night in Thurles will be a night of free entertainment in various venues in the town welcoming people of all ages to taste and sample cultural offerings.Events will be...
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Thurles Halloween Criterium
A criterium is organized in Thurles (co Tipperary) as part of the Thurles Halloween Arts Festival. Earlier this year Thurles was awarded the prestigious title European Town of...
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Thurles Sarsfileds International Festival of Hurling
In July 2013 Thurles Sarsfields (date TBC) will again host an International Festival of Hurling which will see over one thousand players from Ireland and overseas descend on...
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The Hunt
Lucas is a 40 year old primary school assistant in small town Sweden and is popular with children and staff alike. When one day a child makes an untrue claim about his...
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An Evening with Dominic Kirwan and Louise Morrissey
Dominic Kirwan, one of Ireland's best and most popular concert performers, embarks on a nationwide tour with his excellent band in early 2013. Dominic has built up a very loyal...
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Brendan Grace
Brendan's latest show features many of the all time favourite parodies. A brilliant character actor, his sense of timing and ability to read an audience is without equal, his...
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Wonderland Drama Workshop
Wonderland invites 7-12 year olds into its colourful world of drama, dance, directing and playwriting, stage design and lighting, music and sound art, comedy and clown for a...
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Opera d’Arte
Experience all the passions of opera in one spectacular production, featuring leading voices of the Irish and International operatic stage: Sandra Oman, Soprano (Opera Ireland,...
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Games Fleadh
Ready for some Giant Size Gaming?
LIT’s gaming society TippSoc in association with The Source Arts Centrebrings Big Screen Gaming to Thurles as part of the annual Games...
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Tromulí Phinnochio/Pinnochio – A Nightmare
Who’d have thought people would give you grief for having a wooden head? Pinocchio has an urge to do whatever he wants whenever he wants. Enter the dark side of this classic...
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Open Mic Night
Following its success in 2011, Open Mic Night is back. There is so much talent going un-noticed out there, we just have to provide people the opportunity to show off! Once...
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Full Up - 24 hour pop up print studio & exhibition
The Source Gallery will become an open print studio for 24 hours. Limerick Printmakers will work with invited local artists, Limerick School of Art & Design students and local...
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The Master
One of the most anticipated films of the year, Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of an aimless WWII veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who befriends the charismatic founder of a new...
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Allegiance
Written by Mary Kenny
In 1921 his friend and leader, Eamon de Valera, ordered Michael Collins to travel to London, with the Irish delegation, to negotiate the Treaty that...
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Ireland’s Got Mammies
Stand up comedian and TV star Colm O'Regan created the Twitter sensation @irishmammies and introduced the world to the gentle wisdom of Irish Mammies everywhere. In just six...
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Isla Grant - The Hits Tour
Scotland’s most popular singer-songwriter, Isla Grant, makes a welcome return visit to Ireland. Isla is now established world wide as a singer/songwriter of the highest...
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David O’Doherty: Seize the David O’Doherty
Our favourite comedian is back. Born at the end of 1975, he wanted to become a professional cyclist, a professional jazz musician but instead he became a professional...
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Southern Tenant Folk Union
A seven piece all acoustic band from Edinburgh with banjo, mandolin, fiddle and harmony vocals, they perform an eclectic mix of high energy atmospheric folk that has lead to...
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All My Sons
All My Sons is a post World War II story of an ordinary American family with a shameful secret. Joe Keller, a self-made businessman, consciously ships defective aircraft engine...
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About Elly
With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college pals (two married couples and a brother and sister, along with three young kids) decide to reunite...
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Alfred Hitchcock Retrospective
Vertigo
2pm
A brilliant but cynical view of human obsession and the tendency of those in love to try to manipulate each other. James Stewart is excellent as the neurotic...
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Fishamble: The New Play Company presents ‘SILENT’ by Pat Kinevane
Fishamble: The New Play Company presents SILENT by Pat Kinevane- winner of Fringe First and Herald Angel Awards at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 and Argus Angel at Brighton...
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Gay Byrne Live
Gay Byrne, one of the most loved television and radio personalities in Irish history will perform his show, Gay Byrne Live as part of a short Irish tour at the Source Arts...
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David McSavage
L’Enfant terrible, writer and star of hit TV series The Savage Eye is back. David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most popular and risqué comedians.
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The Happy Wall
Thurles Library presents The Happy Wall By Áine H. Symons.
In a unique idea sparked from a fifth year student's imagination, Thurles Library is delighted to present The...
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Short Cuts
Thurles Drama Group presents Short Cuts.
This is a delightful evening of excerpts from the worlds of theatre and comedy. Once again the members of Thurles Drama Group take to...
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Bealtaine Film – The Sapphires
In May 2013, access CINEMA will once again bring the Bealtaine Film Tour to venues nationally.
Organised as part of Bealtaine, the Irish national Arts Festival celebrating...
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Box Of Frogs
See Change presents Box Of Frogs. Directed by Caroline FitzGerald and written by Isobel Mahon
Three people on stage - happy, successful, gorgeous! But there’s one thing they...
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PJ O’Connell – Solo with Studio
The Source Arts Centre presents PJ O’Connell – Solo with Studio.
The Source Arts Centre is delighted to present the paintings and studio of Thurles artist PJ O’Connell....
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Let’s Dance
Elle Academy of Dance presents Let’s Dance.
The students of The Elle Academy of Dance are back to bring the stage to life with various dance styles including Jazz, Ballet,...
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Pilgrim Hill
Ireland, 2011, 96 mins, (12A) Dir: Gerard Barrett.
Writer-director Gerard Barrett’s highly effective documentary style drama paints a grim portrait of isolation and the...
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Declan Sinnott
With a career spanning over 40 years, Declan Sinnott has played guitar and produced music for Irish folk luminaries such as Christy Moore, Mary Black, Sinéad Lohan and John...
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Tribute
For the first time ever, much loved Disney characters from four popular TV shows appear together live on stage in an
unforgettable celebration of the magic that is Disney.
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Sher’ Before the First Night (Summer Workshop)
The Source Youth Arts Programme returns with Sher' Before the First Night Suitable 11 – 17 years.
Have you heard of Aladdin and his Magic Lamp, The Voyages of Sinbad, Ali...
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Art and Design Camp Suitable 6 – 14 years
Local artist Maria O’Brien returns to deliver a wide range of fun and educational art and design activities including painting, drawing, sculpture and paper craft, with a...
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North Stars Drama Camp Suitable 7 – 18 years
Like to create a play in a week? Come and join Fracture Youth Theatre Leaders Aoife Carry and Joanne Quinn in this fantastic local drama camp.
Registration Saturday 29 June at...
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I Want to Sing! Suitable 10 – 16 years
Enjoy the experience of Choral Academy Ireland’s renowned singing camp for young people. This exciting programme offers the chance to learn from esteemed vocal coach, Jim...
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Starcamp Suitable 4 -13 years
Starcamp incorporates singing, dancing and acting. It is fun and fully focused in self esteem. The general consensus is that Starcamp has had an incredible effect on...
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Tipperary Bealtaine Festival
The Tipperary Bealtaine Festival is a celebration of creativity in older age where older people take part in arts events and workshops throughout the country.
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Relay for Life
Relay for Life is a unique, 24 hour-long community celebration focussing on cancer and it can provide communities, individuals and families with hope and practical support in...
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Upperchurch Walking Festival
Upperchurch Walking Weekend takes place on the 9th, 10th & 11th of November. Choose from three National Loop Walks between 8km & 10km setting off from the village as well as...
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Upperchurch Family Fun Bike Day
Family Fun Bike Day will take place in Upperchurch on the 24th of June. There are three cycles on the day. A 60Km cycle commencing at 12 noon, a 25Km family cycle commencing at...
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Upperchurch-Drombane ‘The Homecoming’ Gathering
Two weekends of fun and social activities will take place in the vibrant villages of Upperchurch and Drombane, including clan reunions. There's a BBQ and Music planned for the...
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International Foot Hunt, Upperchurch
Upperchurch An International Foot Hunt will allow visitors to view local and international packs of hounds hunt around the area.
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Christmas Night Hike
Christmas night walk by torch light with carols and Christmas fare along the way.
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Sunrise Walk
Watch the sun rise as the community of Upperchurch host a guided walk through the hills of Upperchurch on one of the National Looped walks.
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