The country’s most dynamic dance, rap, and street artists are preparing to flock to Limerick City for the Make A Move Hip-Hop festival from July 5th to 8th this year. Local dance crew Limerockers have invited such international dance collaborators as breakdancer Bboy and Tommy Guns, from the Renegade Rockers. A major street art exhibition will light up the Pery Square area, and the Peoples Park will host the Park Paint Parade on July 7th. Look forward to DJs, fire eaters, food stalls, and demonstrations by the country’s best graffiti …
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Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival 2012
The Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, from Thursday 5th to 8th July, is about much more than seafood. The 2012 programme is packed with music, street theatre, stalls, exhibitions, and plenty of children’s activities. Seafood is the star of the show, of course, so you can sample the celebrated seafood platters in the Stella Maris Centre throughout the festival. Even though the programme is packed with events for everyone, this is definitely a festival for gourmet seafood lovers. At this time every year, the unassuming fishing village of Kilmore Quay in …
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Cairde Festival Sligo 2012
Celebrate diversity in Sligo with the Cairde Festival, from July 1st to 8th. Watch Sligo come alive with a vibrant weeklong explosion of music, theatre, dance, family events, visual art, and much more. Some of this year’s highlights include Yungchen Lhamo in concert with Liam O’Maonlai, Madu, Delicious O’Grady, The Cool Mules, Papagena Puppet Theatre, and a whole lot more. Annual highlights include The Shelly River Boat Race, also part of the Season of Yeats, which is inspired by Jack B. Yeats’s love of model boats. Park Fest is another …
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Irish Open Portrush 2012
The Irish Open returns to Northern Ireland this summer when the high-profile event is staged at Royal Portrush from June 28th to July 1st. The prestigious competition has not been held in Northern Ireland since 1953, but this year it’s Royal Portrush’s chance to shine, with its world-class links course set to showcase the talents of some of the world’s best golfers. Northern Irish natives Rory McIlroy (2011 US Open Champion), Darren Clarke (the Open Champion 2011) and Graeme McDowell (2010 US Open Champion) will all be competing against the …
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Westport Festival of Music & Performing Arts 2012
Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts is a grown-up festival for genuine music lovers. Staged on Saturday June 23rd and Sunday June 24th in the grounds of the historic Westport House in Mayo, this festival celebrates the very best local and international rock, folk, Celtic, and acoustic sounds. Enjoy everything from crowd-pulling rock concerts on the main stage to intimate singer-songwriter performances in the acoustic arena. Acts include Ray Davies, Jools Holland and his special guest Marc Almond, Seasick Steve, Imelda May, The Chieftains, Beth Orton, Lloyd Cole, Tom …
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Galway Arts Festival 2012
With the Galway Arts Festival, the most popular holiday in destination in Ireland lays claim to the country’s biggest annual arts festival. Now 34 years old, the festival has established an impressive reputation with artists and companies worldwide in the fields of theatre, spectacle, dance, visual arts, music, literature, and comedy. Galway Arts Festival 2012 will take place from July 16th to 29th and feature more than 500 writers, artists, and performers, staging some incredible projects. Look forward to a world premiere of new Irish theatre, site-specific visual arts commissions, …
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Cork Midsummer Festival 2012
Cork Midsummer Festival is nothing like any other summer event you will attend this year. This fresh and exciting annual festival draws more and more people of all ages with each spectacular staging. Ten days of world-class performances, special events, and entertainment begin on June 21st, with Rian, a thrilling evening of music and dance at the Cork Opera House. The festival showcases inspiring theatre, dance, music, opera, visual arts, and street arts from around the world, in all Cork’s major venues, as well as in unusual locations all over …
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Paul Simon at the O2 Dublin July 2012
It’s hard to believe that a quarter of a century has passed since Paul Simon released his iconic Graceland album, but it’s true. His “Graceland – 25 Years” tour comes to the O2 in Dublin Thursday July 12th and Friday July 13th 2012 and will feature Ladysmith Black Mambazo in a special performance of the entire album. The O2 concert launches Simon’s month-long European tour celebrating an album that sold 14 million copies worldwide and garnered universal acclaim from critics worldwide. Graceland won Album of the Year at the …
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Bruce Springsteen RDS July 2012
The Boss is back! Bruce Springsteen plays two nights at Dublin’s RDS this year – Tuesday July 17th and Wednesday July 18th. Accompanied by the E Street Band, Springsteen will play his first tour since 2009’s Working on a Dream live concert dates, but sadly without saxophone legend Clarence Clemons, who died last year. The highlight of many a music fan’s summer, the July RDS gigs are sure to be as unforgettable as Springsteen’s previous Dublin concerts and are likely to feature both old favourites and plenty of new material …
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Stone Roses Gig Dublin July 5th 2012
Prepare for the resurrection - legendary Manchester indie rock band The Stone Roses will play Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Thursday, July 5th, 2012! Having heard nothing new for 15 years, fans of the Stone Roses’ famed “Madchester” sound had resigned themselves to the band’s demise, but the four-piece held a press conference in London in October 2011 announcing their reunion and the launch of a worldwide 2012 reunion tour. Released in 1989, the band’s eponymous debut album is widely considered one of the greatest rock albums ever made, but their …
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