New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) is bringing the world renowned Italian Film Festival to Cork and Dublin this month. The festival takes place in the Gate Cinema in Cork from April 20th – 23rd and in The Light House Cinema in Dublin from April 28th – May 1st. The programme features a mix of new…
Poetry Day Ireland 2023 Reveals Programme Get involved in the annual island-wide celebration of poetry, taking place Thursday 27th April 2023 #PoetryDayIRL Photographer credit Mark Stedman Now in its ninth year, Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry which invites the nation to read, write, and share a poem on Thursday…
One of Ireland’s top fashion designers, Helen Steele, along with a collection of some of the country’s leading artists, were picture perfect as they got in the frame today to launch Incognito 2023, Ireland’s most mysterious online art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. What makes Incognito so special is that…
Building Bricks of STEM Innovation in Young People Co. Down Youth Group Wins All-Ireland FIRST LEGO League Final Robots designed and built by students using LEGO strut their stuff in the Crowne Plaza Santry last weekend (Saturday 25th March), competing in the FIRST LEGO League finals. The winning team were The Treehouse Gang…
The renowned London Classic Theatre have announced the full cast for their UK and Ireland tour of Mike Leigh’s classic comedy, Abigail’s Party. Michael Cabot, the founder and artistic director of London Classic Theatre, directs Rebecca Birch (Beverly), Jo Castleton (Susan), Alice De-Warrenne (Angela), George Readshaw (Tony) and Tom Richardson(Laurence). Abigail’s Party premièred at Hampstead Theatre in 1977, with the role of Beverly being immortalised by Alison Steadman. London Classic Theatre’s…
Animation Ireland has announced today (Wednesday 1st February) that Irish TV star Baz Ashmawy will host the 2023 Irish Animation Awards on Friday 27th May. The premier event in the Irish animation calendar will be hosting its first in-person awards show since 2019 in Salthill in Galway to celebrate the creative brilliance and talent of the Irish…
Jutting out to sea on the tip of Ireland’s Ancient East is where Hook Lighthouse offers the perfect panorama of the rising sun, so where better to enjoy the dawning of the New Year of 2023 than over a Sunrise tour experience at breakfast at the world’s oldest original operating lighthouse. Tickets to the…
An elite cast of Ireland’s most talented young ballet dancers will perform the iconic Christmas favourite The Nutcracker as part of the Irish National Youth Ballet’s (INYB) winter programme, it was announced today (12.10.22). The show will run from 8th – 10th of December at The Helix, Dublin. An all-island troupe of 45 dancers, 11 of whom…
A beautiful redesign of two classic Celtic symbols by Liwu Jewellery has seen the popular Wexford-made collection come ‘full-circle’. In an innovative twist, the Trinity Knot and the Triskele, which are among the most well-known Celtic symbols in the world, are intertwined with circles in a circular disc design, introducing enhanced symbolism and a contemporary…
The Landscapes, Streets and Faces of Kilkenny Revealed in Nationwide Competition Kilkenny Tourism has announced the winners of their Visit Kilkenny Photographer of the Year Competition. The competition, which has been running for the past year, invites people to enter a photo that captures their best holiday memories in Kilkenny, or a photo that captures…