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- Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh Conamara- Pearse's Cottage and Visitor Centre
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- Ardfert Cathedral
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- Emo Court and Estate
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- Boyle Abbey
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- Trim Castle
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- Hill of Tara
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre: Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre - Oldbridge Estate
- Céide Fields Neolithic Site and Visitor Centre
- Old Mellifont Abbey Monastic Site
- Corlea Iron Age Roadway and Visitor Centre
Unguided Sites
- Sherkin Franciscan Friary
- Greenhill Ogham Stones
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- Clare Augustinian Abbey
- Dysert O'Dea Monastic Site
- Quin Franciscan Friary
- Leamaneh Castle
- Cahercommaun Stone Fort
- Inishcaltra Monastic Site
- Kilfenora Cathedral and High Crosses
- Burnchurch Castle and Turret
- Buttevant Franciscan Friary
- Castlelyons Carmelite Priory
- Drumharsna Castle
- Abbeyknockmoy Cistercian Abbey
- Kilmallock Dominican Priory
- King John's Castle
- Grange Stone Circle
- Michael Collins Birthplace
- Knockroe Passage Tomb
- Knocknarea - Queen Medb's Tomb
- Pallas Castle
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey
- Knockdrum Stone Fort
- Caisleán Aircín (Arkin's Castle)
- Portumna Dominican Friary
- Rock of Dunamase
- Aghagower Round Tower and Church
- Creevelea Franciscan Friary
- Drumlane Abbey and Round Tower
- Ross Errilly Franciscan Friary
- Staigue Stone Fort
- Rosserk Franciscan Friary
- Murrisk Augustinian Abbey
- Grianán of Aileach
Unique Experiences
What's On
- Heritage Week: Evening Music Recital at Parke's Castle
- Heritage Week Tour: Nature's Medicine Chest
- Heritage Week Talk: Irish Myths and Legends for Children, Magical Tales from Long Ago
- Heritage Week: Story Time & Pop Up Library with New Ross Library
- Heritage Week: Bodhran Workshop
- Heritage Week Talk: Great Grandsons
- Comhaltas Seisiúns 2024 at Cahir Castle
- Heritage Week Talk: You Rang M'Lord?- The Life of a Victorian Servant
- Heritage Week Talk: Cloaks, Corsets and Cosplay - Aristocratic Clothing in the 18th Century
- In to the Wilds with Gearóid Coakley
- Music in the Bandstand with Lucan Concert Band
- India Day
- Heritage Week Event: What Lies Beneath the Bog
- Heritage Week Event: Magic Shadow Art Collage
- Mini Digs for Mini Archaeologists
- Turas Treoraithe trí Ghaeilge
- Heritage Week Tour: St. Enda's Fascinating Follies
- Heritage Week Event: Tunes, Tales & Turf!
- Heritage Week Worshop: Nature Mandala
- Heritage Week Workshop: Land Art
- Heritage Week Workshop: Nature Weaving Loom
- Wild Child Workshop: Earth Art
- Culture Night at The Custom House
- Heritage Week Trail: Reginald's Tower Prison Quest
- Heritage Week Talk: Waterford to Mallow Railway Line, A History
- Open House: Weekend Tours
- Heritage Week: Reginald's Tour Auf Deutsch
- Heritage Week Talk: A King's Ransom.. Or Not?
- Toiling the Soil - The Irish Connection to the Land
- Heritage Week Tour: Idioms- Connecting Heritage to Language
- Heritage Week: The Connection between Castles and Ordinary People
- Open House: Visit Rathfarnham Castle
- Open House: Visit Rathfarnham Castle
- Heritage Week: 'The Lost Tower Houses of Kinsale' an archaeological perspective
- Heritage Week: The Kinsale Railway Past and Present
- Heritage Week: 'Would you like to be buried with my people?' - Irish Wedding and Wake Traditions
- Heritage Week: Justin MacCarthy and his Charles Fort, Kinsale & French Connection
- Heritage Week: Children's Trail - Fascinating Folk from Kinsale
- Heritage Week: Take a Local Link to the Past
- Heritage Week: Free Admission to Charles Fort
- Aughnanure Castle Public Appeal for Information
- Heritage Week: The Art of St. Enda's
- Heritage Week: Wild Child Day Bird Boxes
- Heritage Week: Guided Tour Through Irish
- Heritage Week: Fox & Raven Stick Puppets
- Heritage Week: 'Athenian' Stuart and his ceilings
- Heritage Week: Rathfarnham's Via Dolorosa - A short talk on a little known local route
- Heritage Week: Tarot Reading Class
- Heritage Week: Mystical Stained Glass Window Workshop
- Heritage Week: Origami Skull Bookmarks Workshop
- Heritage Week: Secret Agent Tour
- Heritage Week: Apollo Sun Masks Workshop
- Heritage Week: Biodiversity Tour of the Dubh Linn Gardens
- Heritage Week: Embroidery Workshop
- Azure Workshop
- Neo-Gothic Interiors of the Chapel Royal
- Heritage Week: Traces of Classical Antiquity at Farmleigh House
- Ukrainian Stars in an Irish Sky
- Photography Display Recalling the Construction of the N25 New Ross by Pass Bridge
- Heritage Week: Dinosaur Tree Tour with Dr. Paddy Madden
- Heritage Week: Fabrics at Farmleigh
- Heritage Week: Lady Eleanor Butler, Countess of Desmond
- Live at Rathfarnham Castle: Ruth O'Hara (harp) and Megan O'Neill (soprano
- Hidden Gems of the Ormond Castle Collection Tour
- Behind the Scenes at the Herbarium
- Themed Tour - Biophilia
- Blissful Blooms
- Heritage Week: From Soil to Salve - the Medicinal Properties of Plants Found at Farmleigh
- Heritage Week: Native Irish Trees at the JFK Arboretum with Éanna NÍ Lamhna
- The Story of the Three Guinness'- Arthur, Desmond and Kenelm
- The Art, The Artist & The Art Collector
- The Parks and Gardens of Dublin: Christy Boylan in conversation
- Farmleigh and Dublin Book Festival Family Fun Day
- Trad at Altamont Gardens
- The Art of Nature - Abstract Art Exhibition by Sarah Loughnane
- Education Workshop: Fox Mask
- Education Workshop: Origami Ruff Workshop
- Education Workshop: Dragon Stick Puppets
- Education Workshop: Unicorn Stick Puppets
- Education Workshop: Rose Crowns
- Specialised History Talk -Constance and Casimir Markievicz
- Romantic Piano Duets: Journey through the Ages
- Fintan Gilligan’s Quartet, Castleknock Music Festival 2024
- The Search for the Lost Priory of the Knights Hospitaller Kilmainham
- Viking Burials and Grave Goods in Kilmainham/Islandbridge
- The Soldiers & Chiefs Exhibition at 18
- Irish soldiers' experiences in the Crimean War & at the Royal Hospital
- Guided Tour of Bully's Acre Cemetery
- The School of Irish Archaeology: The Big Dig at The French Church
- Absent Destination: An exhibition by Sean Hillen
- Common Roots
- Yoga at Annes Grove
- Living History- Bringing the 17th Century to Life
- Chapterhouse Theatre: Beauty and the Beast
- Oldbridge's Farmer's Market
- Dublin HandelFest 2024
- Irish Workhouse and Famine Tour
- Irish Waterways Transport Tour
- The School of Irish Archaeology: The Big Dig at Kells Priory
- The School of Archaeology: The Big Dig at Tintern Abbey
- Three Day Tutored En Plein Air Painting
- A Walk through the JFK Arboretum Meadows with Head Gardener Kevin Naughton
- Sojourn (Niamh McGuinne) and Finds (MIDDEN Collective)
- The Glebe Gardens Symposium
- Jurassic Fort
- Take a Local Link to the Past
- Local Folklore Tour
- Exhibition: Society & State – Ireland Through Its Records
- Guided Tour and Glass Plate Photography Demonstration: Goddard Orpen, The Vision of a 19th Century Lensman
- Dublin Plein Air Painting at Farmleigh
- Farmleigh Food and Craft Markets
- Tree Trail
- Ceramics Ireland Annual Members Exhibition
- ‘Heavy Stuff, Light Us,’ Solo Exhibition by Ciara Tuite
- Bully's Acre Tours
- 'Pastoral' and 'Memories of my Walk' by Maeve Callanan
- Guided Tour of the Remains of St Mary's Abbey
- History Talk: Irish Civil War Fatality Project
- History Talk: The Irish Workhouse
- Discover Derrynane
- Pride at Dublin Castle: History Talk on the Scandals of 1884
- Secret Agent Tour
- Origami Heart Card Workshop
- Skull Mask Workshop
- Origami Fox Bookmark Workshop
- Living History
- Eight Centuries of Friendship: The Burkes and the Dominicans in the West of Ireland
- Alice Kyteler: Witch, Victim or Feminist Icon
- Biodiversity Week: A Conversation & Presentation about Bats
- More Than Concrete Blocks: An illustrated talk on Dublin’s 20th century architecture by Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council
- The Dublin Philharmonic Society’s 40th Season Celebration featuring Ella Nagy (piano), Rory Lynch (tenor) and Seán Tester (tenor)
- Cormac Breatnach (whistles) & Martin Dunlea (guitar)
- Painting Dublin, 1886 – 1949: Visualising a Changing City An illustrated talk by Dr. Kathryn Milligan
- Biodiversity Week: Dusk Chorus
- Pelleas Ensemble Recital
- Biodiversity Week: Insight Tour
- Biodiversity Week: Guided tour of the Biodiversity Trail at Ennis Friary
- Biodiversity Week: Illustrated Talk- The Importance of Honey Bees as Pollinators
- Kinsale and the Civil War
- Zoë Conway & John Mc Intyre
- Talk: Reading for Old Soldiers: The Libraries of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
- Biodiversity Week: Fascination of Plants Day at Ormond Castle
- Irish Sign Language Tours
- Dublin Then & Now
- Specialised History Tour
- Specialised Art Tour- Vincenzo Waldré
- Azure Session
- Specialised History Tour
- Respond to the Artwork
- Bláthanna Art Exhibition by Trish Trish Taylor Thompson
- Make Your Home a Nature Reserve
- Biodiversity Week: International Conifer Conservation Programme
- Exhibition- Mhairi Sutherland
- Chapterhouse Theatre in the Gardens: Beauty and the Beast
- Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Beauty and the Beast
- Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Little Women
- Theatre in the Gardens: Little Women
- Plein Air Workshops
- Lunchtime Garden Talks
- Welcome in the Dawn Chorus
- Irish Cactus & Succulent Society Show
- Erasmus Children's Garden Drop in Activities
- Pride and Potest- 50 years of LGBT Liberation in Ireland
- Biodiversity Week: IWT People for Bees
- Bloom Garden Festival
- Biodiversity Week: Portumna Gardens Walk & Talk
- Biodiversity Week: Quizzes at Portumna Castle
- Introduction to Bee Keeping
- Biodiversity Week: Nature Trail of Portumna Castle and Gardens
- Traditional Music
- Biodiversity Week: Bat Walk at Altamount
- Biodiversity Week: Dawn Chorus
- Biodiversity Week: Workshop with Michael Bell (Nature Learn)
- Biodiversity Week: Dawn Chorus at Corlea
- Biodiversity Week: Big Bog Biodiversity Collage
- Biodiversity Week: Wild Wetlands Biodiversity & Rewilding Walk and Talk
- Biodiversity Week: Corlea Wetlands Flora & Fauna Survey
- Biodiversity Week: Wild Pollinator & Wildflower Nature Walk
- Biodiversity Week: Go Wild at Céide Fields
- Biodiversity Week: Mysteries of the Bog Quest
- National Drawing Day
- Fiona Cribben - A Retrospective
- Biodiversity Week: Arctic Plants of Svalbard
- Bealtaine Festival: Lunchtime Garden Talk with Glebe Gardener
- Biodiversity Week: Pollinator Paradise
- Biodiversity Week: Biophilia Tour
- Oldbridge Estate Summer Fair
- Biodiversity Week: Exploring the Aquatic Life of Lough Gill
- Biodiversity Week: Twilight Nature Ramble
- Biodiversity Week: Parkes Castle Family-Friendly Activity
- Biodiversity Week: Dawn Chorus Safari
- Biodiversity Week: The International Conifer Conservation Programme
- Biodiversity Week: Formal Garden Tours at Royal Hospital Kilmainham
- Culture Date with Dublin 8- Tours of the War Memorial Gardens
- Hope Fest
- Biodiversity Week: Walk and Talk at the Botanic Gardens
- Biodiversity Week: Dusk Chorus
- Ardee Brass Band - Music in the Walled Garden
- Biodiversity Week: Nature in History
- Orpens at Farmleigh
- Biodiversity Week: Biodiversity in our Built Heritage
- Successor to Tone and Casement?: Sean Russell and the IRA
- Girlhood
- Frontier: Recent Paintings - an exhibition of paintings by Eddie Kennedy
- The List and the Line
- Rhododendron Week
- Biodiversity Week: Dubh Linn Gardens Tour
- Children's Rhododendron Potting Workshop
- Biodiversity Week: Help us build a Nature Mandala
- Biodiversity Week: The International Conifer Conservation Programme
- Philip Ryan Exhibition
- World Autism Day- Free Sensory Tour at Kilkenny Castle
- Easter at Farmleigh
- Children's Easter Egg Hunt
- Garden Talks at the Parade Tower
- Easter Time with Esther
- Themed Tour: Tree Lore - Myths and legends of Irish plants
- An Evening with Angie McLaughlin, folk songwriter, vocalist and musician
- Brian Brody and The Ghost Ensemble perform songs of love, loss and hope
- Feis Ceoil Winner's Summer Concert
- Toner Quinn -What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music
- Aoibhe Kettle, Naoise Kettle & Senan Shortall
- Professor: Jane Ohlmeyer 'Making Empire'
- RIAM Young Musicians
- Adult Embroidery Workshop
- Secret Agent Tour
- Specialised Art Tour
- Respond to the Artwork
- Mezzotint Print Demonstration
- Turas Treoraithe trí Ghaeilge!
- A Treasure Hunt for Irish Symbols
- Acetate Print Workshop
- Irish Harp Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
- Mike Nielsen-An Afternoon Performance By the Acclaimed Composer, Guitarist and Educator
- Step into Spring at Kilmacurragh Gardens
- How Plants are Named
- Irish Patchwork Society Exhibition: St Brigid - A Common Thread
- EUmies Award Exhibition
- Francophonie Festival
- Journée Internationale de la Francophonie /International Francophonie Day
- Dementia Inclusive Tour
- Child Friendly Tour
- Sensory Friendly Tour
- Snowdrop Month at Altamount
- Free Sensory-Friendly Tours
- Féile Bhríde: History, Mystery and Magic
- Azure Dementia-Inclusive Session
- St Brigid's Cross Demonstration
- Demonstration: How to make a St Brigid's Cross
- Themed Tour: Féile Bhríde - History, Mystery and Magic
- Themed Tour: Old Roots, New Shoots
- Educational Workshop: Mystical Stain Glass Windows
- Educational Workshop: Peaks of Inspiration
- Themed Tour: Bones of the Botanics
- Exhibition: Kilkenny Networks. Merchants-Magnates-Courtiers
- Exhibition: The Ros Tapestry, A Tale Told in Thread
- Exhibition: Last Prisoners
- Exhibition: ‘hearts ne’er waver’ - The Women Prisoners of the Irish Civil War
- Exhibition: IMOGEN
- Exhibition: Dublin Bowie Festival 2024
- Exhibition: Neglected Genius Thomas Frye - An Irish Artist in London
- Live Broadcast: Ambient Orbit from the Céide Fields, Lyric FM
- Christmas at Kilkenny Castle
- Christmas at Emo Court
- Christmas at Farmleigh
- Christmas at the Castle 2023
- Sustainable Christmas Craft Market at the National Botanic Gardens
- Science Week 2023: Trails and Tales at Kilkenny Castle Park
- Illustrated Talk: ‘Ireland under James VI & I’ by Professor Clare Jackson
- Concert: Tríona Marshall (harp) & Martin Tourish (accordion)
- Christmas Fair
- Dublin Book Festival: The Naturalist’s Bookshelf
- Dublin Book Festival: These Are My People Poetry Walking Tour
- Dublin Book Festival: Winter Feasts with Dee Laffan and Blanca Valencia
- Halloween fun- local lore, quizzes, photo fun and more!
- Sagas and Sceals
- Child Friendly Tours
- Sensory Friendly Tours
- Halloween Events: Decorated Vegetable Competition, Harvest Display and More!
- 'Magic, Murder and Monkshood' Guided Tour
- Halloween at Parkes Castle
- Fright of the Earls
- 'The Sarsfield Homecoming Project - The Search for the Remains of the Earl of Lucan
- Children's Ghostly Trail
- Guided Tour of Bully's Acre Graveyard
- Shivers and Shakes
- Children's Halloween Workshops
- Exhibition: Sculpture in Context
- Open House Dublin: Outdoor Guided Tour at Royal Hospital Kilmainham
- Open House Dublin: Irish National War Memorial Gardens
- Lecture: The shared architectural beauty of the Custom House and the Casino Marino
- Lecture: The shared architectural beauty of the Custom House and the Casino Marino
- Lecture: Industrialisation of Seaweed in 19th-century Ireland
- Lecture: Rathfarnham in 1798
- The Water Colour Society of Ireland’s 168th exhibition
- Office of Public Works Celebrates Culture Night 2023
- Culture Night 2023 at Kilkenny Castle
- Drogheda Brass Band
- The Country House & the Great Famine
- Doneraile Music Concert -Aoibhe Kettle (harp), Naoise Kettle (fiddle) and Senan Shortall (concertina)
- Edmund Spenser, Kilcolman Castle & Irish Poetry
- Malcolm Proud (harpsichord)
- Irish sign Language Interpreted Tours
- Sensory Friendly Tours of Kilkenny Castle
- Child Friendly Tours of Kilkenny Castle
- Into the West: A Community Willow Weaving and Biodiversity Project based on the Galway Hooker
- Dr Éimear O’Connor; ‘Images & Imagination, Creating Ireland at Home and Abroad’
- Finegan Viscardi Duo featuring Robert Finegan (saxophone) and Tara Viscardi (harp)
- Laura Snowden (classical, folk and contemporary guitar)
- Heritage Week Events
- These Shoes are made for Drawing
- Flax Spinning Demonstration
- Medieval Irish Harp Recital with Natalie Surina
- Jazz at the Glebe
- Heritage Week: Free guided tour in German @ 9:15am
- The Greatest Knight - Interactive Children's Archaeology Workshop
- Hidden Archaeology and Family History of the Oldbridge House
- Traditional music recital
- Mastering the Bow - A Brief Archery Showcase
- Making Harvest Knots Workshops
- Jigs & Reels with Triúr
- Connaught Rangers Talk
- Fine Dining in 18th Century Ireland Themed Tour (ages 12+)
- Copper Plate Printing Demonstration and the Print Room
- Preaching, Praying, and Entertaining: The Dominican Friars of Medieval Sligo - Talk
- Leather Workshop
- Collections in the Corridors - exploring the artworks, objects and aesthetics of Farmleigh’s hidden gems.
- Rhythms Of Light Tour
- Lunchtime Garden Talk at the Glebe House & Gallery
- Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Military Cemetery
- The Locket, the Compass & the sinking of the RMS Leinster - A Guided Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery
- Castletown House & Parklands
- Talk on the Waterford to Rosslare Railway Line
- Children’s Tour at Portumna Castle & Gardens
- Guided Tour of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens
- Poetry Poured and Explored
- OPW Conservation Crafts Demonstration
- Needle Felting & Wet Felting Workshop
- Swords and Shields Workshop for Kids (age 6 – 12)
- 'Of Gods and Gold', Talk in The Gilt Room
- Guided Tour of the Walled Garden and its Wonders
- Uilleann pipe recital by Mikie Smith Ardfert Cathedral
- Willow Weaving at Castletown House
- A Tour of Sligo Abbey with Dr. Kieran O'Conor
- Castle Crafts for kids (ages 8 – 12)
- Sagas & Scéals: an interactive storytelling event for children ( age 8+)
- Paint a Medieval Tile
- Guided Tours of Old Mellifont Abbey by Guides in Medieval Costume
- A Talk on Adam Loftus
- Cannons at the Castle – Unique Guided Tour
- Costumed Guided Tour at the Custom House Visitor Centre Dublin City
- Glebe House & Gallery
- A Story in Stone - Portumna Priory Guided Tour
- The Big Dig - hands on archaeology for kids ( age 6 – 12)
- Free Guided Tours of Exterior of Emo Court by Costumed Guides
- Free Tours of Nenagh Castle
- Heritage Talks and Tours
- The Gaelic Tradition of Crafts, Trades and Learning, Portumna Castle, Co. Galway
- Rathfarnham Castle, Co. Dublin.
- Reginald's Tower, Waterford City
- Tours and Talks in St. Audoen's Church
- Flower Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) at Kilkenny Castle Park
- Sensory Friendly Tours during August 2023 at Kilkenny Castle
- Turas Treoraithe as Gaeilge - Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta 2023
- Visite Guidée en Français /Guided tour in French
- Sketching in the Gallery - Kilkenny Castle
- Child Friendly Tours during August 2023 at Kilkenny Castle.
- Free Admission to Kilkenny Castle
- "Swords and Shields" Children’s Workshop
- Jigs & Reels Session with Triúr at Reginald's Tower
- The history of the Waterford to Rosslare Railway Line, talk by David Gazeley
- “ Nature’s Years" by award winning photographer Edno Delaney
- “The interdisciplinary nature of caring for our National Monuments.” A talk by OPW Senior Conservation Architect Flora O' Mahony
- Creative Writing Workshop
- ‘The Origin of Ireland’s Trees" presented by Dr. Colin Kelleher
- Dublin Handlefest at Dublin Castle
- Battle of the Boyne Living History Displays
- William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" at the Casino Marino
- "Saga and Scéals"- Story telling Events at Reginald's Tower
- Seisiún - A Music Trail Through Ireland
- "The Secret Garden"- Open Air Theatre Event at Oldbridge.
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" Open Air Theatre Event at Emo Court
- Sensory Friendly Tours
- Child Friendly Tours
- Eye on Nature Exhibition 2023
- Walled Garden and its Wonders Tour
- Diana Conolly - Carew Exhibition
- Summer Festival at Cahir Castle
- A talk by Liz Gillis "Women in the 19th Century "
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" Open Air Theatre Event at Oldbridge House
- The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare
- Discover Derrynane
- FROM SOIL TO SALVER
- The Allabair Trio: The Last of the Irish Bards, Turlough O'Carolan in Music
- CelloVision Project- ‘From Romania to Ireland and Back'
- History of Forestry in Ireland - The Development, Decline & Rejuvenation'
- 'Siren' at Portumna Castle Gallery -June 2023
- Biodiversity Week Events at National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh
- Free Lecture Series
- Sensory Friendly Tours Kilkenny Castle June 2023
- Child Friendly Tours at Kilkenny Castle - June 2023
- Biodiversity Week at Parke's Castle
- Pride Festival Talk: Queer Irish lives in the 18th and 19th centuries: An arsy-versy history of Lady Butler, Ms Ponsonby, Dr Barry, and Mr and Mrs De Lacy Evans.
- Child Friendly Tours
- Sensory Friendly Tours
- Bealtaine: Architectural Outdoor tour of Kilkenny Castle
- Children's Workshop:Sowing Seeds.
- Irish sign Language Interpreted Tours
- Bealtaine: From Tenement to Secluded Garden: The transformation of the Rose Garden
- Poetry poured and explored
- A Thousand Kisses Deep, New Arrangements of Leonard Cohen Songs
- The Oldbridge Floral & Food Fair May 20th & 21st
- National Botanic Gardens Biodiversity Month May 2023
- Felt making with Gabi
- The Garden of Eden
- Biodiversity Easter Egg Hunt
- Moon and Sixpence Puppet Theatre Show
- Springing into Stories
- Child Friendly Tours
- Sensory Friendly Tours at Kilkenny Castle
- The Big Dig
- BK Pepper and the Glasshouse Ensemble
- Amerghin Live
- Artist Talk & Tour of 'Under a Crescent Moon', a solo exhibition of new works by artist Róisín O’Sullivan
- Turas ar Chaisleán Ráth Fearnáin
- Journée Internationale de la Francophonie /International Francophonie Day
- Festival de la Francophonie en Irlande / Francophonie Festival
- Sensory Friendly Tours
- Child Friendly Tours
- Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - When I Am Laid In Earth
- Royal Irish Academy of Music Young Artists concert
- Upcoming March Events
- Engineers Week
- Child Friendly Guided Tours
- Visites guidées en français / Guided Tours in French
- Child Friendly Tours at Kilkenny Castle
- Sensory Friendly Tours at Kilkenny Castle
- Mike Bunn / ‘Plein Air’ photographic workshop
- David Bowie: Icon, a photographic exhibition by Philippe Auliac
- Bird Watch Lecture
- A Christmas Carol
- Christmas Floral Art Workshops
- Reginald's Tower Christmas Prison Quest
- Kilkenny Castle Sensory Friendly Tours
- Oldbridge Christmas Fair 2022
- Dublin Philharmonic Society presents TU Dublin Harp Ensemble
- Science Week 2022 at the National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
- Halloween events at Portumna Castle
- **Cancelled Due to unforeseen circumstances** - Family Bat Workshop Wednesday 2nd of November
- The Objects of Love Exhibition
- Kilkenny Day 2022
- Sagas & Scéals
- Events at the National Botanic Gardens
- Culture Night at Sligo Abbey
- St Audoen's on Culture Night
- Farmleigh House - Culture Night 2022
- "The Desmond Sessions" concerts at Desmond Castle
- Loughcrew Equinox Dawn
- The Oldbridge Harvest Fair
- Autumn Sounds with Duo Chagall at Farmleigh House
- Culture Night: Medieval and Renaissance Music
- Claíomh Living History Group present a 1640’s Irish Confederate Wars demonstration at Rock of Cashel
- Phoenix Park Biodiversity Lunch time Talks
- Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival and Honey Show
- Excavating the Lost Gatehouse of Kilkenny Castle
- Culture Night, Free admission to Kilkenny Castle
- Anne-Marie O’Farrell & Cormac de Barra (harps)
- The Wild Bogs of Ireland
- Citizen's
- Music in the Time of St. Enda's.
- ISL TOUR FARMLEIGH HOUSE
- Hilary Kinahan Art Exhibition
- EYE ON NATURE COMPETITION/EXHIBITION 2022
- Heritage Week 2022 Events at the National Botanic Gardens
- INTERNATIONAL ART TALK: Jacky Klein "Art and Technology Today: The New Frontiers"
- "Wild Child Day" at Ennis Friary
- Heritage Week 2022 Event at JFK :Wild Child Day- August 20th
- Heritage Week 2022 Event at Cahir Castle 13th August 2022
- Portumna Castle Heritage Week Events 2022
- Heritage Week 2022 Events at The Rock of Cashel : 13th -21st August.
- Heritage Week Events at Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park
- Landmarks
- SACK Live at Rathfarnham Castle
- The Last Hurrah of Summer with the Poetry Divas
- Heritage Week 2022 Events at Rathfarnham Castle 13- 21 August 2022
- Plant Heritage – The Irish Connection : Heritage Week Events at National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh
- Plant Hunters of the Americas- Heritage Week Events at National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh
- Wellness Walk- Heritage Week Event at National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh.
- Protecting Threatened Bird Species Heritage Week Event
- Heritage Week: Sketching in the Gallery
- Heritage Week: Children's Outdoor Archaeology Workshops
- Irish sign Language Tours Event at Kilkenny Castle
- Sir Henry Inglesby’s Fife and Drum Corps Performance at Kilkenny Castle Park
- Heritage Week: Sensory Friendly Tour - Kilkenny Castle
- Heritage Week: Architectural Outdoor Guided tour of Kilkenny Castle
- Heritage Week: Consort in the Castle
- Free Admission to Kilkenny Castle on 13th August as part of Heritage Week 2022
- Turas Treoraithe as Gaeilge -Seachtain Náisiúnta
- Heritage Week: From Tenement to Secluded Garden: The transformation of the Rose Garden from 17th to 21st Century
- Heritage Week: Child Friendly Tours at Kilkenny Castle
- 17th Century Living History at the Battle of Boyne Visitor Centre
- Plein Air Event
- Manchán Magan - 'What can Irish teach us about ecology, our psyche and the Other World?'
- Francesco Turrisi (piano) - "Northern Migrations"
- War & Peace- Open Air Theatre
- Fionnuala Moynihan- "The Poetic Piano"
- For the Love of the Master, 25 artists fascinated by Piranesi at Dublin Castle
- "For the Love of the Master " Exhibition at Casino Marino
- Tree Conservation at JFK Arboretum
- Heritage Week 2022 Event :The Importance of Trees Talk at The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
- Summer Festival at the Castle 2022- Cahir Castle
- Daily Guided Tours at The JFK Arboretum
- Bone Machine play the Music of Tom Waits
- Photo Ireland Festival 2022 at Rathfarnham Castle
- Comhaltas Seisiún 2022 at Cahir Castle
- Tara Lecture Series 2022
- Dublin International Chamber Music Festival
- Battle of the Boyne - Living History
- Irish Sign Language Tours: Brú Na Boinne- Knowth & Newgrange
- Irish Wildlife Trust Bat Walk at the National Botanic Gardens
- Biodiversity Week: Dawn Chorus at National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
- Biodiversity Week Tour: Alien Arrivals at National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
- Biodiversity Week Tour: Lichens, Mosses and the Dawn of Green Life at National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
- Biodiversity Week Tour: Pollinator Paradise at National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Wednesday 18th May at Castletown House and Parklands
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events at JFK Arboretum
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events from Saturday 14th May- 21st May at Pearse Museum- St. Enda's Park
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Event on Wednesday 18 May At The Glebe House & Gardens, Co. Donegal
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Event on Sunday 22 May at Ennis Friary
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Bird life in Charles Fort
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Sunday 22nd May at Phoenix Park
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Saturday 21st May at Phoenix Park
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Sunday 15th May at Phoenix Park
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Saturday 14th May at Phoenix Park
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Thursday 19th May at Castletown House and Parklands
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Tuesday 17th May at Castletown House and Parklands
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Events on Monday 16th May and Wednesday 18th May at Castletown House and Parklands
- Dawn Chorus at Castletown House and Parklands
- Knowth Lecture Series 5: Passages of Time: Genomic Tales from the Irish Neolithic
- Knowth Lecture Series 4 : Ireland's Ice Age Animals
- Knowth Lecture Series 3: Beakers, Knowth & Newgrange: the new and old, international and local at Brú na Boinne c. 2500BC
- Knowth Series Lecture Series 2: Style in the Megalithic Art at Knowth
- Knowth Lecture Series 1: Reflections on Light and Shadow in Culture
- Knowth Lectures 2022
- Biodiversity Week : Dusk Chorus
- From Tenement to Secluded Garden : The transformation of Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden from 17th Century to 21st Century
- The Last Five Marquesses of Ormonde
- Derrynane Rockpool Explorer
- See the endangered South American Plant Collection at Derrynane
- Discover the rich plant collection & biodiversity at Derrynane
- Derrynane Seashore Nature Trail Walk
- Pride Festival Talk: The Dublin Castle Scandals of 1884
- International Felt Stained Glass Exhibition
- The 1922 Siege of Kilkenny Castle
- Down by the River at Brú na Bóinne
- Biodiversity Week 2022 Event : Wildflower Walk
- Bring and Buy Plant Sale at Portumna Castle and Gardens
- Easter at Portumna Castle and Gardens
- Family Friendly Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle
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- Children's Workshop in Castle Park
- Biodiversity Week : An adult dusk Bat Walk in kilkenny Castle
- World Autism Awareness Day Event
- Bealtaine festival : Architectural Outdoor Guided Tour of Kilkenny Castle
- Tech Week: Bricks4kids Workshop
- Dublin Bowie Festival Exhibition
- The importance of forage for Pollinators
- Birdsong in Bealtaine
- Dawn Chorus
- Tree Week Tour: Trees of the World - An Arboreal Odyssey
- Tree Week Tour: Meet the Conifers - Evergreen Giants of the Ancient World
- Tree Week Tour: Meet Ireland's Native Trees
- Launch of National Tree Week, with Thomas Packenham
- A Spaciousness of Soul: Christine Lennon Carey
- Lorraine Whelan: Memory Is My Homeland
- Kilkenny Cat Walk Trail
- The Ros Tapestry, a tale told in thread
- In Our Own Image: Photography in Ireland, 1839 to the Present
- The Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives
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