Cultural Ireland - Spraoi Festival

Waterford is the place to be at the start of August. The Spraoi Festival is a professional arts event that is aimed at promoting Waterford and celebrating the end of the summer. In addition to street theatre and stage acts you can also expect a wide variety of music events to keep you partying all night long.

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Cultural Ireland - Galway Arts Festival

Galway really is the cultural centre of Ireland and with such magnificent events as the Galway Arts Festival it is easy to see why. This festival will be taking place all over Galway City throughout mid-July. With so much to see and do you will be hard pressed to check out all the events you wish to go to.

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Cultural Ireland - Carlsberg Comedy Carnival

Dublin will be hosting its own comedy festival again this year in the Iveagh Gardens, and it was such a success before they have added an extra day! Ireland is home to a somewhat unique sense of wit but you can be sure that the international acts at this carnival will have your sides splitting with equal intensity.

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Cultural Ireland - Oxegen 2008

For the best live musical entertainment you will not do better than heading to Oxegen. This festival is a huge success each year, and it carries on the success that was originally a Guinness sponsored event called Witness, but is now sponsored by Heineken and it is bigger and better than ever. Heading to Naas for the second weekend of July is definitely a guaranteed good time, hopefully the weather holds out.

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Cultural Ireland - Galway Film Fleadh 2008

Galway is the home of some of Irelands best festivals and the Galway Film Fleadh is no exception. This festival takes place throughout the city and features a huge host of films, both feature length and short. The festival will be taking place from the 8th to the 13th of July so if you have any interesting in movies set your calendars now.

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Cultural Ireland - Killarney Summerfest 2008

Killarney is one of Irelands premier non-city destinations and is a major hub for exploring the South West of Ireland. Killarney’s Summerfest is a great addition to all the rewards of travelling to Kerry on holiday. The event runs throughout most of July and features a wide variety of differing events to entertain everyone.

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Cultural Ireland - West Cork Literary Festival

In the past Ireland was once known as the Land of Saints and Scholars. This title is well deserved, the Scholars part anyway, as Ireland has produced some of the finest writers in history. An attempt to revive that ancient tradition has given birth to the West Cork Literary Festival, held in early July, and it draws poets and storytellers from throughout the island.

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Cultural Ireland - Clonmel Junction Festival

Summer is very much the festival season in Ireland as the weather tends to prevent it during the other seasons, with this in mind the Irish pull out all the stops for the festivals we do have in the summer and the Clonmel Junction Festival is an excellent example of this.

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Cultural Ireland - The Ennis Street Festival

Any trip to Ireland will be a very rewarding outing for anyone looking for the best in scenic beauty or if you are simply to get away from it all. One other aspect of holidaying in Ireland that can be very rewarding to go out and experience Irish culture. One fine example of this is the Ennis Street Festival which is happening over the first weekend of July.

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Cultural Ireland - Kells Summer Festival 2008

Kells is a very important town for Irish heritage, especially well known because of the Book of Kells which is widely regarded as Irelands most important national treasure. The Kells Summer Festival is a great opportunity to experience Irish culture and learn something about Irish history all at the same time as having lots of fun. If you are in Ireland in early July, then you should take a look and you won’t be disappointed.

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