Events

The Burren Slow Food Festival is a showcase of all that is good about food from County Clare in one of the best possible settings - the Burren. Enjoy cookery demonstrations, farmers market, food talks and cookin' for kids workshops. The festival is about Community spirit and involves local & national chefs in Cookery demonstrations. Friday starts with a workshop involving local Producers and other stakeholders. Saturday and Sunday will have Cookery demonstrations, Food Talks, Childrens Workshops & a Farmer's Market. Expect top local and celebrity chefs, TV personalities and famous foodies to be involved throughout.

Galway Bay On Ice is an annual event in Galway City. Visitors to the city in December and January can expect to see Galway’s Spanish Arch area transformed into one of Ireland’s premier Christmas attractions with one massive 700m2 ice rink and a festive Christmas Market to enjoy. This magical ice skating event is ideal Christmas fun for the whole family with full catering facilities on site too! Situated at Nimmo's Pier in Galway City, in the historic 'Claddagh' area of the city, the rink and marketplace is located in an idyllic setting where the mighty river Corrib meets the even mightier Atlantic Ocean. This years event takws places from Nov 28th 2009 to Jan 10th 2010.

There’ll be a charge in the air this November as the Galway Jazz Festival fires up the city’s musical life with four nights of glorious music making. In this 5th edition, jazz admirers will have plenty to choose from in a line up that includes artists from Norway, The US, Germany, The UK and Italy and the best of Irish artists. Venues include The Crane Bar, Druid Theatre and St Nicholas' Church.

Galway Swing is the home of Swing Dancing in the West of Ireland and was established by Paul Neary, a dancer with many years of performance and competition experience in both Ireland and abroad, to bring partner dancing back to the city. Galway Swing is now recognised as one of the premier dance clubs in Ireland and continues to add to Galway’s vibrant dance and music scene. Galway Swing provides swing dancing classes to wannabe swing dancers of all ages and experience. Our club comprises of a number of talented teachers dedicated to passing on their skills and knowledge in a fun and professional environment. Classes with Galway Swing are relaxed and informal, giving our dancers the opportunity to learn at their own pace with a range of tailor-made swing dancing classes and courses set around a flexible timetable.

The Live Lounge at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Galway is a purpose-built, high-tech, fully equipped, state of the art venue over two floors with a dedicated VIP area. The Live Lounge is 6000 square feet of style and technology in a great space!<br><br> With digitally processed, fingertip control sound, the top of the range sound system ensures the Live Lounge is the ultimate live gig venue. With the most advanced technology available providing excellent sound quality and a 900 person standing capacity this is now one of the best music and entertainment venues in the West of Ireland.

Tri-Burgh is a triathlon taking place on the June 5th 2010 in Louisburgh, Co. Mayo. 2010 is the inaugural year for Tri-Burgh but it is set to grow to become an established annual event on the Irish triathlon circuit. We hope that you, your friends & family are able to join us for what will be a challenging & memorable event set in some of the most dramatic & panoramic scenery in Ireland, we invite you to stay and enjoy the warm Mayo hospitality afterwards. If there is anything that we can help with please let us know. We are really looking forward to welcoming you to Louisburgh in June.