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Festivals

# festivals - Thursday 6 June, 2013

Here’s how you can go to Electric Picnic for free

…and it doesn’t involve cycling.

# festivals - Thursday 25 April, 2013

9 international festivals for people in a strop with Oxegen and Electric Picnic

Unhappy with the line-ups? Try these alternatives.

# festivals - Friday 12 April, 2013

19 reasons why Electric Picnic must happen this year

It really is the greatest thing ever and this is why.

# festivals - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

Here’s the 2013 Forbidden Fruit festival line-up

Kasabian and Primal Scream will headline the two-day event in Dublin in June.

# festivals - Friday 5 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In pics: 10 years of Hard Working Class Heroes Irish Music This post contains images

In pics: 10 years of Hard Working Class Heroes

Music festival celebrates a decade of promoting and helps new Irish talent.

# festivals - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Nutshell review: Sparkplug Absolut Fringe This post contains videos

Nutshell review: Sparkplug

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.

# festivals - Thursday 6 September, 2012

WIN: Tickets to an ABSOLUT Fringe show tomorrow

Win a pair of tickets to a hot Fringe show – and then tell us what you think of it for our readers’ review series.

# festivals - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In pics: The messiest festival of the year Food Fight This post contains images

In pics: The messiest festival of the year

The annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in Bunol, Spain took place today. Pass the mop.

# festivals - Sunday 19 August, 2012

The Big Fat Rose of Tralee Quiz

Which Rose likes to nibble cheese and strawberries and who just can’t stop spontaneously dancing? The Daily Edge asks the big questions (take that, Dáithi).

# festivals - Friday 10 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Weekend of culture: Puck Fair and Fleadh Cheoil kick off Festivals

Weekend of culture: Puck Fair and Fleadh Cheoil kick off

Street performers, a cattle fair, fireworks and traditional music…Kerry and Cavan have it all this weekend.

# festivals - Sunday 5 August, 2012

This is what they do with lemons in France Juicy This post contains images

This is what they do with lemons in France

And oranges… some of the stunning constructions in the Lemon Festival of Menton.

# festivals - Saturday 4 August, 2012

Your summer festival dos and don’ts check list Festivals This post contains videos

Your summer festival dos and don’ts check list

Some summer festival dos and don’ts to ensure you have a amazing time whatever the weather.

From TheJournal.ie Olympics overload? What else is there to do this weekend? GET OUT OF THE HOUSE This post contains videos

Olympics overload? What else is there to do this weekend?

Need a break from the Olympic games this weekend? Here’s what else is going on…

# festivals - Sunday 15 July, 2012

4 videos to give you a feel for Galway Arts Festival Festivals This post contains videos

4 videos to give you a feel for Galway Arts Festival

Why is Christy Moore doing a rare standing gig? What’s the atmosphere like? These video previews explain all.

# festivals - Sunday 24 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Poll: Are you going to festival in Ireland this summer? Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Are you going to festival in Ireland this summer?

Festival season is well and truly underway by now – are you going to one?

# festivals - Thursday 21 June, 2012

It’s raining, so here are 6 things to cheer you up

Longest day of the year, you say? So what if it’s not sunny – these might make it better…

# festivals - Saturday 16 June, 2012

National Bike Week: how to get pedalling

Bling your bike, boil an egg with a bike, follow the rickshaw – some intriguing events lined up to get bums on saddles.

# festivals - Saturday 19 May, 2012

Your guide to the strangest summer festivals in Ireland Fun This post contains images

Your guide to the strangest summer festivals in Ireland

Fancy doing something a bit different? Then check out these seven summer fests…

# festivals - Saturday 7 April, 2012

9 of the weirdest, scariest Easter bunnies we’ve seen Easter This post contains images

9 of the weirdest, scariest Easter bunnies we’ve seen

Thought Easter bunnies were harmless and cute? Prepare for the worst with our creepy slideshow.

# festivals - Saturday 17 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Poll: Are St Patrick’s Day celebrations good for Ireland’s image? St Patrick's Day This post contains a poll

Poll: Are St Patrick’s Day celebrations good for Ireland’s image?

Festivals and parades take place all over the country today to mark our national holiday – but do the celebrations really boost Ireland’s image internationally?

# festivals - Friday 16 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Poll: Does the prospect of St Patrick’s Day cheer you up? Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Does the prospect of St Patrick’s Day cheer you up?

Today, TheJournal.ie wants to test the sentiment of its readers towards the national holiday. Will it boost your spirits?

# festivals - Sunday 11 March, 2012

Who’s leading your St Patrick’s Day parade this year?

A footballer, a hurler, a politician and a ringmistress… it’s not the start to a bad joke, it’s a list of the people chosen as parade grand marshals around the country.

# festivals - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Free film hopes to spread positive message of cancer recovery Share It This post contains videos

Free film hopes to spread positive message of cancer recovery

Charity gets The Clinic director Lisa Mulcahy and actress Dawn Bradfield on board for film about one woman’s journey from diagnosis to recovery – and they want you to share it online.

# festivals - Sunday 26 February, 2012

Cold play: Musicians make ice instruments Ice Tune This post contains videos

Cold play: Musicians make ice instruments

Norwegian composer Terje Isungset demonstrates the power of ice…

# festivals - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

Dublin’s Forbidden Fruit festival announces 2012 line-up

Manchester icons New Order will headline the June event alongside Leftfield, Wilco and James Vincent McMorrow.

# festivals - Sunday 1 January, 2012

Leo Varadkar promises “bigger party” for next New Year’s Eve Party Politics This post contains images

Leo Varadkar promises “bigger party” for next New Year’s Eve

“More stages, more music, more people, bigger fireworks”: Is this the Tourism Minister’s New Year’s resolution?

# festivals - Saturday 31 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie The 9 at 9: New Year’s Eve 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: New Year’s Eve

9 things you really need to know on this New Year’s Eve morning.

From TheJournal.ie Traffic disruptions expected for New Year’s fest in capital New Year's Eve

Traffic disruptions expected for New Year’s fest in capital

The centre of Dublin will see closures and diversions because of concert at College Green.

# festivals - Wednesday 21 December, 2011

Poll: Will you miss Oxegen in 2012? Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Will you miss Oxegen in 2012?

The annual music fest has been cancelled for this year. Does this bother you?

# festivals - Sunday 11 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Column: Lessons I learned from working with older people Opinion

Column: Lessons I learned from working with older people

The business of ageing is often framed in terms of the financial or physical wellbeing of ‘old’ people – Dominic Campbell says it’s a mistake to lump our seniors into these categories alone.

# festivals - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

Al Pacino coming to Dublin for film fest – and Oscar Wilde Wilde About Al This post contains videos

Al Pacino coming to Dublin for film fest – and Oscar Wilde

The actor became so obsessed with the Wilde play Salomé that he made a documentary about it -and will present it at Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

# festivals - Monday 31 October, 2011

Not all about Halloween: 4 festivals celebrating life and death Festivals This post contains videos

Not all about Halloween: 4 festivals celebrating life and death

Celebrations of life and death by different cultures across the world…

# festivals - Tuesday 27 September, 2011

And the winners are… ABSOLUT Fringe fest 2011 awards

Macnas rounded off 16 days of festival performance on Sunday evening – but who carried away the awards?

# festivals - Friday 23 September, 2011

Nutshell review: maKe, i mean

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.

Nutshell review: When Irish Hearts are Praying Fringe This post contains videos

Nutshell review: When Irish Hearts are Praying

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.

WIN: Tickets to this weekend’s Irish Craft Beer fest

Craft brewers of Ireland are showcasing their wares in Dublin’s RDS weekend – and they want TheJournal.ie readers to join them…

5 questions for the Fringe: Robbie Kitt

Each day for the 16 days of ABSOLUT Fringe 2011 in Dublin, we quiz the creatives on how they work, why they work – and their tips for the festival.

Nutshell review: Rogue

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.

# festivals - Thursday 22 September, 2011

Nutshell review: The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.

# festivals - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

Column: What is an artist for?

Denis Buckley has been a doorman and a welder but now that he’s a poet, he’s trying to define what exactly that value that holds at this time…

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