Choirs from Offaly invited to raise the roof at 2nd International Gospel Choir Festival
Choirs and singers from across Offaly are being invited to participate in the 2nd International Gospel Choir Festival taking place in Kilkenny this June. Last year’s Festival attracted 20 Irish choirs and over 2,000 visitors over one weekend. This year’s festival will triple in size, extending over June, July and August and will feature choirs [...]
Cloughjordan EcoLearn Experience Weekend: Biodiversity and Community
Spend a weekend exploring nature, biodiversity and sustainable community in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Irelands leading eco-neighborhood. Stay at Django’s Eco Hostel and take part in a number of activities that are both educational and fun. Through interactive talks, games, practical workshops and activity based nature walks, participants will learn how we all can play a part [...]
Record numbers sign up for Pieta House’s ‘Darkness into Light’ dawn fundraising event next weekend
Towns and cities across the country are buzzing with excitement as final preparations are put in place for the fifth annual Darkness into Light 5km dawn walk/run with Electric Ireland With only days to go, record numbers have already signed up for Pieta House’s Darkness into Light event next weekend as the suicide charity gears [...]
Cloughjordan EcoLearn Experience Day: Introduction To Cob
Spend a day immersed in a hands-on introduction to the beauty of cob building in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Ireland’s leading eco-neighbourhood. We will look at materials – earth straw and water – where to get them and how to mix them into cob. Learn how to sculpt walls and decorative features. Visit cob buildings that are [...]
An Electric Venue for this years National Forestry and Woodland Show
Stradbally Hall Estate, home of the famous Electric Picnic music festival in Co.Laois is the venue for the next Irish Forestry, Woodland and Bio Energy Show which will take place on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th May 2013. The show is a bi-annual event that will feature a wide range of forest and woodland machinery [...]
RIAC National Classic Car Show Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of February, 2013.
Organisers of the inaugural RIAC National Classic Car Show announced today that the up-coming event has surpassed all their expectations. Taking place in the RDS Simmonscourt on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of February, the first National car show the RIAC have organised since 1908 promises to be an eclectic gathering of vehicles spanning the [...]
Rashina Vintage Club’s Annual Threshing and Field Day
Rashina Vintage Club’s annual Threshing & Field Day will take place on Sunday 14th October in Doon, Co. Offaly from 12 to 6pm. Attractions on the day will include 6 working threshing mills, vintage display and a working field area with vintage ploughing and cutting corn with vintage binder. Vintage enthusiasts are invited to come along [...]
The Garden Sessions 2012 in aid of Offaly Hospice
We are so happy & excited to annouce some of our line up for this years The Garden Sessions 2012 Acts such as Hello Moon, Neil Hannon, A Band Called Wanda, The Mandolas, The Gandhis, The Walls, Daithi, I’m Your Vinyl, Marc O’Rielly, Winterking,Katie Kim, Ronan O’Snodaigh, Daniel Martin Moore … In aid [...]
