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National and Regional Round-up
Ireland
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reland promotes itself as a land of breathtaking
scenery, cultural delights and truly captivating cities.
Almost 300 festivals and 3,000 music and theatre
events are already listed for 2009 and there are over
For four days in the summer of 2009, Northern
150 major sporting events to add to the enormous
Ireland will be host to the Tall Ships Atlantic
variety of attractions on offer to visitors.
Challenge and the vessels will transform the quayside
The Pan Celtic Festival takes place in Donegal Town along Belfast’s River Lagan. It is almost 20 years since
in April and aims to instil, strengthen and exchange the Tall Ships came to Belfast and last time over
Ireland’s Celtic cultures and traditions in music, song, 400,000 visitors came to the city to witness the fes-
dance and sports. Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany tivities. This year, well over a million people are
and the Isle of Man take part in street entertain- expected to make their way to Belfast to welcome
ments, the Pan Celtic Golf Competition, at Murvagh the thousands of ships’ crew who will have made
and the Pan Celtic International Song Contest. their 7,000 nautical mile voyage from Spain via
The Cycling Tour of Ireland sees 126 riders competing
Bermuda, USA and Canada.
on a gruelling five day race, which kicks off at Luxury is found in Northern Ireland at the five-star
Kilkenny Castle on 19 August. Lough Erne Golf Resort. The hotel has two champi-
Dublin is a city of festivals and culture and 2009 will
onship golf courses on a secluded island, nestling
see a diverse list of events which will attract visitors
between Lower Lough Erne and Castle Hume Lough
from across the world. The 6th International Dublin
and in 2009 the new Faldo Course will open.
Gay Theatre Festival takes place at the beginning of From the breathtaking scenery of its west coast to
May. September sees the 2009 Dublin Fringe Festival the intimacy of calm and tranquil villages in the Irish
and in October the city plays host to the Horrorthon countryside, to the energetic buzz of its cities, Ireland
Film Festival. never fails to please and impress.
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