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What's on in Ireland in June 2008

An Event Guide listing festivals and other happenings of particular interest to those visiting Ireland in June 2008

Goldsmith Summer School

Summer SchoolDate: | Location: Longford
Taking its theme this year from a line of Goldsmith's poetry:  “Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay” this... More....

Limavady Jazz & Blues Festival

Music: Jazz & BluesDate: 12th - 15th June | Location: Derry
A particularly relaxed and friendly festival, Limavaddy has grown to become a premier date in the Irish Blues calendar, and has a good serving of jazz thrown in too. Among the... More....

Taste of Dublin Festival

FestivalDate: 12th - 15th June | Location: Dublin
For 4 days in June Dublin will truly be a foodie paradise, with 22 of the city's top restraunteurs and many speciality and artisan food producers, presenting their wares in... More....

Dublin Writers Festival

Literary EventsDate: June 11th - 15th | Location: Dublin
Over the course of this four day festival over 40 Irish and internationalwriters and poets, journalists, political commentators, and evenlawyers will gather in Dublin for a series... More....

Cork Midsummer Festival

FestivalDate: June 15th - July 5th | Location: Cork
Encompassing theatre, dance, music of many varieties, visual arts and even circus, this is truly a festival with something for everyone. The 2008 Cork Midsummer Festival gets underway... More....

Darklight Festival

FilmDate: June 20th - 29th | Location: Dublin
This festival for filmmakers, animators and artists explores the convergence of art, film and technology, focusing on cutting edge film, animation, art and technology. Held at a number... More....

Pipeworks Festival

Music: ClassicalDate: June 20th - 29th | Location: Dublin
This triennial celebration of the Organ comprises 10 days of concerts, competitions, masterclasses and so much more, primarily taking place in the heart of Dublin city.   It's... More....

Byrne Perry Summer School

Summer SchoolDate: June 27th - 29th | Location: Wexford
Founded in 1995 with a remit of examining Irish history and literature from the eighteenth century onwards, the school broadly considers topics around how the last two centuries of... More....

West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Music: ClassicalDate: June 28th - July 6th | Location: Cork
The programme ranges from popular classics to little known pieces performed by an international list of musicians. Concerts are mostly held in Bantry House, with a massive programme... More....

Irish Harp Festival

Music: TraditionalDate: June 29th - July 4th | Location: Louth
Not just for Irish harpists, there is something here for lover and players of all styles and types of harp and harp music. The festival has grown to become on of the foremost Harp... More....

Garden Show Ireland

GardeningDate: June 6th - 8th | Location: Down
This wonderful event at Hillsborough Castle really has something for anyone with even a passing interest in gardening, and for the enthusiast it is an absolute joy. It's location... More....

Eigse Carlow

Arts FestivalDate: June 7th - 15th | Location: Carlow
There is a strong emphasis on visual arts here, but there is also comedy, a literary programme, music, street entertainment and many 'fringe' events in local pubs. It started... More....

Blooomsday Festival 2008

Literary EventsDate: June 9th - 16th | Location: Dublin
Although called "Bloomsday", this celebration of the life and work of James Joyce, and in particular of his novel Ulysses, actually lasts for a whole week. It's pimarily... More....

Bloom Garden Show

GardeningDate: May 29th - June 2nd | Location: Dublin
In 2007 Dublin had, for the first time, a garden festival to rival those at Chelsea and Hamton Court when Bloom '07 arrived at the Phoenix Park. There were some logistical... More....

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