March 2006

• 5-7 IHF Annual Conference, Burlington Hotel, Dublin
• 9-19 West Cork Drama Festival, Clonakilty
• 10-12 Annual Set Dance Workshop Weekend, Carrigaline, Cork
• 10-19 Limerick Spring Festival 2006
• 11 Six Nations Rugby Ireland v Scotland, Lansdowne Road
• 11-17 Donegal Town Heritage Festival
• 11-28 May EV+A Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick
• 13-19 The Navan Shamrock Festival
• 15-19 St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin
• 16-19 myhome.ie House & Garden Show, RDS
• 17 International Marching Band Parade, Limerick
• 17-19 Ardara Walking Festival, Donegal
• 17-19 Achill Island Walking Festival, Mayo
• 24 Il Divo, Point Theatre
• 26 Connemara Marathon, Galway
• 27-29 Feis Ceoil, RDS
• 29-2 April Wexford Book Festival, Wexford
• 30-9 April Disney on Ice, Point Theatre
• 31-2 April Buncrana Traditional Arts Festival
• 31-2 April Glen of Aherlow Walking Festival

April 2006

• 5 Mary Black, Olympia Theatre
• 14-16 Cork Rugby Festival, Mallow
• 14-17 Samhlaíocht Easter Arts & Bumble Bee Festival, Tralee
• 17-21 Sligo Feis Ceoil, Sligo
• 18-23 35th International Pan Celtic Festival 2006, Letterkenny
• 22-28 Leitrim Roots Festival 2006
• 25-30 Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Galway
• 26-30 Cork International Choral Festival
• 27-1 May Limerick RiverFest 2006
• 27–1 May Guinness Feile na nDeise Festival
• 27-1 May Drogheda Arts Festival
• 28 Chris Rea, Olympia Theatre, Dublin
• 28-30 Killybegs Seafood Festival, Donegal
• 28-30 Heineken Kinsale Rugby Sevens by the Sea
• 28-30 Ordnance Survey Ireland Rally of the Lakes, Killarney
• 28-1 May Carlsberg Rhythm and Roots Festival, Kilkenny
• 28-1 May The Cuckoo Walking Festival, Tarbert, Co. Kerry

May 2006

• 5-8 Home & Gardens Show, Limerick Racecourse
• 5-13 RTE All Ireland Drama Festival, Westmeath
• 10-11 Energy Show, RDS
• 11-14 Baltimore Fiddle Fair
• 12-13 Take That, Point Theatre
• 18-21 Galway Early Music Festival, Galway
• 18-21 Nissan Irish Open, Carton House GC
• 19-21 Aims Choral Festival, New Ross
• 20 Bon Jovi, RDS
• 21-29 Fleadh Nua Ennis
• 22-4 June Celtic European Festival of the Sea, Donegal
• 26-28 Dunfanaghy Seafood Festival, Donegal
• 26-28 Athy Water Festival
• 27-4 June Kenmare Walking Festival
• 27-4 June Dundalk Maytime Festival
• 28-30 Bray Jazz Festival

June 2006

• 1-5 Leixlip Festival
• 1-5 An Tostal 2006, Leitrim
• 2-4 The Woman’s World Show, RDS
• 2-4 Sligo County Fleadh, Sligo
• 2-5 Doonbeg International Jazz Festival
• 2-5 Docklands Maritime Festival 2006, Dublin
• 3-4 Riverstown Vintage Festival, Co. Sligo
• 4 Carlow Regatta, Co. Carlow
• 5 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon, Dublin
• 9 Robbie Williams, Croke Park
• 9-11 World Oceans Festival, Tramore, Co. Waterford
• 10-11 The Eagles, RDS, Dublin
• 13-24 Cork Midsummer Festival, Co. Cork
• 15-18 Dublin Writer’s Festival,
• 15-21 Cork Week (Regatta), Crosshaven
• 16 Bloomsday, Dublin
• 16-18 Donegal International Car Rally
• 16-18 Lismore Festival of Travel Writing, Co. Waterford
• 21-25 Ballybunion International Bachelor Festival
• 20-1 July Cork Midsummer Festival, Co. Cork
• 22-25 Taste of Dublin Festival 2006
• 23-25 Garden Heaven, RDS
• 24-2 July West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Bantry
• 24-2 July Roundstone Arts Festival, Galway
• 25 Salthill Air Show, Galway
• 25-2 July Kildare Derby Festival
• 26 Depeche Mode, Point Theatre
• 28-2 July Féile Brian Ború Festival, Killaloe, Co. Clare
• 29-2 Cathal Buí Weekend, Cavan
• 29-2 July Castlebar International Walking Festival, Mayo
• 29-5 Aug Archaeology Summer School, Donegal
• 30-2 July Strawberry Fair Festival, Co. Wexford

July 2006

• 1 BUPA Ireland Cork City Sports
• 1-9 Clonmel Junction Festival
• 1-15 Cairde Summer Festival, Co. Sligo
• 2-9 Kells Heritage Festival
• 4-9 Ballyheigue Summer Festival
• 5-16 Bray Summerfest
• 7-9 Drogheda Samba Festival
• 7-16 Ballina Street & Arts Festival
• 8-9 Oxegen, Punchestown
• 9-16 Aran Islands A La Carte, Inis Mor
• 10-23 Earagail Arts Festival, Co. Donegal
• 11-16 Galway Film Fleadh Festival
• 13-16 Athy Bluegrass Music Festival
• 14-16 Tullamore Phoenix Festival
• 15-23 Kinsale Arts Festival
• 17-30 Galway Arts Festival
• 21-28 Boyle Arts Festival
• 21-30 Feile Iorras, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
• 28-7 Aug Belturbet Festival of the Erne, Cavan
• 29-11 Aug 47th Yeats International Summer School, Co. Sligo
• 31-6 Aug Galway Races - Summer Meeting

August 2006

• 4-6 Cahersiveen Celtic Music Festival
• 4-6 Waterford Spraoi Festival
• 4-7 Downings Festival, Co. Donegal
• 4-7 Durrow Carnival Weekend
• 4-7 Greystones Arts Festival
• 4-7 Kilkelly Ireland Festival, Mayo
• 6-7 National Steam Rally, Stradbally
• 7 Valentia Regatta, Co. Kerry
• 9-13 Fáilte Ireland Horse Show, RDS
• 10-12 Puck Fair, Co. Kerry
• 10-13 Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival,
• Co. Kerry
• 10-14 Feakle International Traditional Music Festival, Co. Clare
• 11-13 Cobh Regatta
• 11-18 Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival
• 11-20 Kilkenny Arts Festival
• 12-15 Tarbert Carnival Festival
• 13 Tullamore Show
• 13-20 Ballinamore Family Festival, Donegal
• 14-20 The World Fleadh 2006, Ballybunion
• 15 Kenmare Fair, Co. Kerry
• 16-20 Masters of Tradition, Bantry
• 17-20 Roundstone Summerfest, Galway
• 18-22 Rose of Tralee International Festival
• 24-27 Guinness Bluegrass Festival Dunmore East
• 25-27 Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures 2006, Dublin
• 25-27 Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2006 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
• 26 Moate Agricultural Show, Westmeath
• 26-27 Limerick Show, Limerick Racecourse

September 2006

• 1-3 Electric Picnic, Stradbally Hall, Laois
• 1-3 Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival
• 1-30 Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
• 1-30 Dublin Fringe Festival
• 2-3 Midleton Food & Drink Festival
• 3 GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
• 7-10 Scriobh Literary Festival, Sligo
• 8-9 Athlone Literary Festival
• 8-10 Beamish Cork Folk Festival
• 8-10 Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
• 15-24 Green Festival Northwest, Leitrim
• 16-22 Listowel Harvest Fair
• 16-30 Waterford Fringe Festival
• 18-1 Oct Waterford International Festival of Light Opera
• 22-24 Ryder Cup, K Club, Co. Kildare
• 24 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Final
• 27-30 2006 National & World Ploughing Championships, Carlow
• 28-1 Galway International Oyster Festival
• 29-1 Seisiún na h-Eireann, Quin, Co. Clare