Ireland’s Festivals

Feb 28, 2012 4 Comments by

Ready for a party? You’d want to be if you’re planning on coming here. There’s always a festival around the bend in Ireland, usually closely followed by bunting, dancing, eating, singing and most definitely laughing.  Scanning our calendar, or indeed walking into our major towns half the time, you’d probably think we put on a [...]

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Kerry Comes Up Roses for the Rose of Tralee

Jul 12, 2010 1 Comment

Hey ladies, reckon your gaze holds a particular, indefinable “truth in your eyes”? If so, you may just be the next Rose of Tralee and winner of a five-day festival seeking the sweetest ‘Rose’ based on her intellect, ambitions and aspirations. And those truthful eyes? Well, they’re taken from the 19th century song The Rose [...]

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