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Feile Na nDeise,
Dungarvan, Co Waterford |
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Guinness Féile na nDéise is a
traditional Irish music and culture
festival held in Dungarvan, Co.
Waterford, Ireland every May Bank
Holiday weekend. It feature's the best
that Waterford has to offer in terms of
top quality traditional musicians and
dancers and also diverse range of street
entertainment and exhibitions. Since the
foundation of the festival in 1995
performers and musical groups from all
over Ireland and Europe have performed
at Féile na nDéise. Dungarvan is a
thriving, seaside market town nestled
beneath the Knockmealdown Mountains,
situated beside Dungarvan Harbour where
the River Colligan broadens and enters
the sea.
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Festival of the Sea |
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Festival of the Sea an
alternating biennial festival,
the Irish launch
was in 2005,
linking County Waterford's Dunmore East,
Passage East, Cheekpoint and Ring and
County Wexford's Ballyhack, Duncannon,
Kilmore Quay, Fethard-on-Sea & Hook Head
with the different communities of the
Cape Shore and Irish Loop on the island
of Newfoundland.Festival
of the Sea links and celebrates
the people and cultures of coastal
communities of the south-east of Ireland
and south-east Newfoundland/Labrador. |
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Guinness Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival,
Co Waterford |
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Once a year in August music pilgrims
come from all over the world to the
Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival to
listen to authentic bluegrass music.
Bands play to ecstatic crowds, spread
out comfortably at 6 venues, both
indoors and outdoors. There also fine
dining, sunbathing, swimming, dancing
and jamming all day and night - a
Bluegrass picker's paradise.
A full programme will be
available at the pubs and hotels prior
to the start of the festival. |
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Lismore Castle Arts Gallery
Exhibition |
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Lismore Castle Arts is housed in the
once-derelict West wing of Lismore
Castle and hosts one major exhibition
per year. Our
dynamic programme of tours, annual
series of workshops and regular arts
related events are some of the many
benefits offered to visitors, friends
and the local community.
Lismore Castle Arts is committed
to the presentation and promotion of
contemporary visual art. We seek to
create greater opportunities for people
to experience visual art of
international significance in the South
and South East of Ireland.
Visitors are also invited to
stroll through the beautiful Gardens at
Lismore Castle and enjoy several pieces
of contemporary sculpture that have been
installed on permanent display |
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Nire Valley
Walking Festival, Co Waterford |
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The Nire Walking Festival takes place in
October, just follow
the route of the Nire River in County
Waterford as it tumbles down through the
valley from high in the Comeragh
Mountains. Walks of
all grades to suit all walkers come and
enjoy the sights.
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Sean Kelly Cycling Tour,
Dungarvan, Co Waterford |
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Welcome to the Sean Kelly Tour of
Waterford.
Sean Kelly was one of the finest
Irish cyclists
that Europe has ever seen and it was in
the beautiful County Waterford in the
South East of Ireland that he learned
that craft. Now, in paying tribute to
the name of Sean Kelly, County Waterford
invites you to pedal the hills and
valleys where Kelly’s bike once flashed
over the cobbles. As part of the
overall event, there are three different
routes of varying degrees of difficulty.
The 50 km Kelly Cruise should be
accessible to almost everybody who does
some regular cycling. The 90 km Kelly
Coast is a new route for 2010 taking in
Waterford's breathtaking Coast Road and
is aimed at the experienced touring
cyclist. But the 160km Kelly Comeragh
Challenge is only for the very
experienced, the very fit, and, maybe
even, the foolhardy. It requires guts
and ability in abundance – but, the
whole event can provide a hell of a
challenge for all levels of ability,
and, that is what this event is about –
participation, fun and sporting
challenge
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Spraoi Street
Festival, Waterford City |
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Spraoi is a
professional festival and street arts
organisation based in Waterford City,
Ireland. The
company is best known for producing and
programming the annual Spraoi Festival
which takes over the city centre of
Waterford on the August Bank Holiday
Weekend, and which now attracts
audiences in excess of 80,000 people to
the city. The Spraoi Festival
concentrates on showcasing top quality
national and international street art
and world music. Spraoi
also produce "Spraoi in the Park", based
in Waterford’s People’s Park on the
first weekend in July. The highlight of
the event is Spraoi’s major production,
The Spraoi Parade, now one of the
largest and most eagerly anticipated
outdoor events of its kind in Ireland.
Spraoi also devise and produce high
quality spectacle and events for other
festivals and events. These productions,
both large and small scale, take place
in a variety of settings. |
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The Booley House Festival,
Balyduff Upper, Co Waterford |
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The Booley House Show is proud to
present the very best of Irish music,
song and dance. Resident Seanachaí James
Lenane is a well known personality,
All-Ireland winner in his field, and is
sure to have you laughing as he regales
times past. The Booley House also
includes the Michael Ryan School of
Irish Dance, which encompass a wonderful
range of original step dancing routines
that always generate enthusiastic
audience response. A number of former
Booley House dancers from this school
have continued to have successful
careers performing in Riverdance, Lord
of the Dance, and other well-known
shows. Local Set Dance teachers, Tom
Hyland and Ciara Dunne, will have their
dancers doing Irish sets, often exciting
audience members to dance in the aisles.
A recent innovation to the show is the
introduction of brush dancers, which
have proved to be a showstopper. The
musicians provide a unique sound
performing on traditional instruments,
which has been the hallmark of the
Booley House since the start. Our
musicians include nationally renowned
artists Liam Flanagan, Tony Dunne, JJ
Cooley, Áine Fitzpatrick, Gerry McKee,
David Hyland and others. We are proud to
have singers Frances Foley, John Joseph
O'Donovan, Sarah O'Mahoney and Ber
Browne to complete our cast. As always,
you can expect a guest spot or two from
an invited artist to ensure the variety
and entertainment that epitomises the
Booley House.
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Tramore August Racing Festival |
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Tramore August Racing
Festival, Waterford is a 4-day
August festival (incorporating 3 evening
meetings) has everything a summer racing
festival should have: sun (usually!),
style, exciting racing, along with great
craic in the enclosures.
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Waterford Harvest Food Festival |
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Welcome to the Waterford Harvest
Festival 2010; ten mouth
watering days of giant food
markets, delicious barbeques, picnics,
feasts, cookery demonstrations, taste
workshops, free outdoor gigs and street
parties, craft villages, as well as lots
of free fun activities for all the
family.
Make a date to be in Waterford City for
this wonderful celebration of food this
September.
Experience wonderful sights and smells
as you stroll around the stalls. Food
producers and growers from 32 counties
will display their goods,
as well as delicious Irish
artisan produce such as smoked fish,
cured meats, sauces, pestos, marinades,
relishes, dressings, pickles, and smelly
cheese of every variety! |
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