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Norse warriors will descend on Craggaunowen this May Bank Holiday Weekend (May 4 and 5) when the County Clare visitor attraction is transformed into a Viking village.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2024, Fleadh na gCuach (the Cuckoo Fleadh) is a cherished traditional music and community-based arts festival held in Kinvara, Galway. Known for its vibrant ambiance and exceptional talent, the festival has garnered a stellar reputation as a showcase for traditional music, attracting musicians from across Ireland and beyond.

When it comes time to build Stephen Walsh’s statue on the Dyke Road, the pose might well be based on the sensational bicycle kick he scored last Friday in Eamonn Deacy Park.

Classical music enthusiasts from the Midlands region are certain to appreciate the recently confirmed line-up for the seventh annual Birr Festival of Music.

Mayo Day will be returning this April to celebrate all things Mayo, with the flagship event heading to north Mayo for the first time - and Ballina is the place to be on Saturday, April 29th.

During a busy first month at the new lifeboat station at Coosan Point volunteer crew guided visitors from near and far through the state of the art facility in the first public tours of the base, the panoramic view from the new training room giving a new aspect of Lough Ree to the visitors.

On April 30, Mayo Day will be taking over the historic Linenhall with its very own programme of locally based, and locally inspired talent and events to suit all ages. Courtesy of Mayo County Council, this massive celebration of all things Mayo falls on the Saturday of the May Bank Holiday this year, with the Linenhall’s Lá Mhaigh Eo schedule kicking off at 11am with ‘Gráinne Mhaol’.

From Good Friday until the weekend just passed the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI came to the assistance of 17 people who encountered difficulties on and around the lake.

This May Bank Holiday weekend, leading Irish composer, Patrick Cassidy, will be in attendance at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris to host a Summer School for orchestral instrumentalists, music students, singers and composition students as well as choral and musical groups.