Category: Events
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Irish Public Holidays
From 2023 there are 10 public holidays in Ireland. This includes the new holiday in February for St Brigid’s Day. What dates do we have off, and when’s the next one? As of writing, the next public holiday is Monday 5th June 2023.
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Walking Festivals in Ireland
Walking festivals started in Ireland only around 20 years ago when some walking clubs got together to recreate the retreat of Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare. The Gaelic Lord had fought against England’s Queen Elizabeth I, and in 1602 marched 500km from his stronghold in Dursey Island on the South West tip of Ireland to Lough Neagh…
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Galway Walking Festival
Last year (2022) there was a very popular ‘Galway Walking Festival’. Running in April, there were up to three free walking tours a day, for a total of 30 over the course of the festival.