2021 Allingham Poetry Competition entries will be judged by Afric McGlinchey. The West Cork poet, editor and reviewer is the author of The lucky star of hidden things and Ghost of the Fisher Cat, both collections published by Salmon Poetry. Her poems have appeared in The Stinging Fly, Poetry Ireland Review, Poetry International and many other journals Afric McGlinchey…
Open the door to heritage is the message from The Heritage Council and Local Authority Heritage Officers as they invite people, heritage organisations and community groups to participate in Heritage Week events and projects. National Heritage Week starts on Saturday, August 14 and runs until Sunday, August 22. Heritage Week is aimed at getting as…
The 2021 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions are open for entries. First-place winners in Flash Fiction and in Poetry will each receive a prize of €300. Deadline for entries is 17 September 2021, with a fee of €5 per entry. Prizes will be awarded in a live on-line Awards Ceremony during the Nov 3-7 Festival. Poet Afric McGlinchey and novelist Nuala O’Connor will judge the…
Sea Sessions, Ireland’s number 1 surf and music festival, have announced an unbelievable array of diverse acts for June 2022. From Chart Toppers Kodaline to Cork Hero Lyra. From Superstar DJ Joel Corry to Dublin favs All Tvvins and a lot more in between. The full lineup of acts performing at Ireland’s Biggest Beach Party include Kodaline, Lyra,…
Eleven of Bundoran’s European partner towns under the Douzelage Town Twinning organisation, incorporating 13 locations, will take part in Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening 2021 initiative this week. The worldwide event sees a record 670 landmarks in 66 different countries light up in green in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. Coordinated by Bundoran Tourism Officer Shane…
A host of local musicians are lined up to take part in the special St Patrick’s Day celebration broadcast which will air on the Discover Bundoran Facebook page on March 17th in place of a real life parade through the seaside town. The special broadcast will kick off at 3pm (Irish time) and will feature…
There’ll be some St Patrick’s Day nostalgia on March 17th as Discover Bundoran will broadcast a series of vintage parades on its Facebook page. In place of a real life parade, footage of Bundoran parades from years gone by will be played out, starting in 1987 going right up to 2019. Organisers are also calling…
The deferred 2020 Cara Bundoran Run will be held as a virtual event across a two week window commencing Friday March 5th. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was impossible to run the event in March last year as scheduled and having examined all possibilities to try and reschedule it for a few different dates…
SEA SESSIONS REVEAL KODALINE AS FIRST HEADLINERS FOR 2021 THE BEACH PARTY WEEKEND OF THE YEAR JUNE 18TH – 20TH TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 17 DEC AT 9.30AM Chart toppers Kodaline have just been revealed as the first headliners for Sea Sessions. With a career that has to date encompassed three #1 albums in Ireland, two…
The virtu-Allingham Festival takes place this weekend (5th -7th November) and will happen online – the in person version being another casualty of the Coronavirus pandemic. On Friday 6 Nov, the Virtu-Allingham Festival will webcast an exclusive in-depth interview with Adrian Dunbar, star of the hit television series Line of Duty. The May 2019 finale to…
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