Last Week of August - Electric Picnic Week 2025
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With 80,000 attendees or Picnickers, there has never been a larger edition of Ireland's largest music and arts festival.
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025
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One night you might hear a haunting violin in a candlelit chapel. The next, you could be watching world-class theatre under the stars or discovering a jazz trio tucked away in a hidden courtyard. Everywhere you turn,...
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Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus Merula or Lon Dubh Under Threat From Usutu Virus
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The blackbird was seen as a symbol of good luck in Ireland, especially in pairs or when it enters a house.
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Tall Ships - ARM Cuauhtémoc in Dublin, Ireland
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Under sail this is one of the most impressive of the touring training ships, seen here with dozens of cadets working the rigging high on the ship's masts as it leaves the safety of Dublin's River Liffey for the Irish...
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Colourful Sunrise, Saint Patrick's Day at the Coast 2025
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The Sun peeks over the horizon, casting a warm glow across the tranquil waters of the Irish coast, sand dunes in shadow waiting to warm up with the morning light.
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