Category: Events

I have done another review of the Heritage Week listings and have updated the events page to reflect this.

Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th to 25th August 2024 inclusive.

I have created a page with all IH related events loaded to the Heritage Week website as of today, which can be accessed here (and also at the top of the page).

The ESB is running tours of the Ardnacrusha power station between 1 July and 6 September 2024.

Further details and bookings can be made here.

The Wicklow People reports that the mining heritage of Glendasan will be celebrated on 23rd June 2024 at 3pm. All are welcome, but transport to the site from the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh will be required to be booked.

Further details in the Wicklow People article.

Warrenpoint and Kilkeel Libraries are hosting a photo exhibition “200 Years of Haulbowline Lighthouse” in their respective premises.

The exhibition will be displayed in Warrenpoint Library from Thursday 20 June to Saturday 29 June, and then in Kilkeel Library from Saturday 3 July to Tuesday 9 July.

The exhibition is free and open to all during normal library opening hours.

The above titled event takes place on 26th June 2024 at 8pm in Oisin House & Park, Rossmore, Co. Laois. The event is free and all are welcome.

Newbridge Local History Group are hosting the above titled talk on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 20:00 in Newbridge Parish Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

Presented by Professor Frank Barry, all are welcome.

This site doesn’t do trains normally, however, there is always an exception to the rule.

Donegal Daily is reporting that the Oakfield Park demense in Donegal will be hosting a 24 hour trainathon on the Difflin Lake Railway from 6pm on Saturday 25th May to 6pm Sunday 26th May 2024, to raise funds for Relay for Life Donegal, a cancer charity.

The inaugural Birr Engineering Festival will take place on 18th – 20th October 2024.

Further details can be found here.

A talk about the history of Pierce’s Foundry, Wexford, will be hosted by the Wexford Historical Society on 24th April 2024 at 8pm in Clayton White’s Hotel in Wexford.

All are welcome – entry is free to Wexford Historical Society members, with an entrance fee of €5 for non-members.