July 2006

• 1 BUPA Ireland Cork City Sports
• 1-9 Clonmel Junction Festival, Co. Tipperary
• 1-15 Cairde Summer Festival, Co. Sligo
• 2-9 Kells Heritage Festival, Co. Meath
• 4-9 Ballyheigue Summer Festival, Co. Kerry
• 5-16 Bray Summerfest, Co. Wicklow
• 6-9 Smurfit European Open, K Club, Co. Kildare
• 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, Co. Kildare
• 14-16 Tullamore Phoenix Festival, Co. Offaly
• 15-23 Kinsale Arts Festival, Co. Cork
• 17-30 Galway Arts Festival
• 21-28 Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
• 21-30 Feile Iorras, Belmullet, Co. Mayo
• 26-10 Aug Starlight Express, Point Theatre
• 29 Billy Joel, Croke Park
• 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, Co. Kerry
• 4-6 Waterford Spraoi Festival
• 4-7 Downings Festival, Co. Donegal
• 4-7 Durrow Carnival Weekend, Co. Laois
• 4-7 Greystones Arts Festival, Co. Wicklow
• 4-7 Kilkelly Ireland Festival, Mayo
• 6-7 National Steam Rally, Stradbally Co. Laois
• 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, Co. Offaly
• 11-20 Kilkenny Arts Festival
• 11-20 Tramore August Racing Festival
• 12-15 Tarbert Carnival Festival
• 13 Tullamore Show, Co. Offaly
• 13-20 Ballinamore Family Festival, Leitrim
• 14-20 The World Fleadh 2006, Ballybunion
• 15 Kenmare Fair, Co. Kerry
• 16-20 Masters of Tradition, Bantry, Co. Cork
• 17-20 Roundstone Summerfest, Galway
• 17-20 Tramore August Racing Festival, Waterford
• 18-22 Rose of Tralee International Festival
• 24-27 Guinness Bluegrass Festival Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
• 25-27 Surfing Blitz International, Spanish Point, Co. Clare
• 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, Co. Cork
• 1-30 Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
• 2-3 Roundstone Community Games, Galway
• 2-3 Midleton Food & Drink Festival, Co. Cork
• 3 GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final, Croke Park
• 5 National Environmental Conference & Exhibition, Killashee House Hotel, Co. Kildare
• 6-10 East Cork Early Music Festival
• 7 Iverk Agricultural Show, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
• 7-10 Scriobh Literary Festival, Sligo
• 8-9 Athlone Literary Festival, Co. Westmeath
• 8-10 Blackstairs Blues Festival, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
• 8-10 Bundoran Autumn Festival
• 8-10 Beamish Cork Folk Festival
• 8-10 Clarenbridge Oyster Festival, Co. Galway
• 9-24 Dublin Fringe Festival 2006
• 10 Clonaslee Show, Co. Laois
• 10-12 Galway Races - Autumn Meeting
• 11-17 Kerry’s International Chamber Music Festival
• 15-24 Green Festival Northwest, Leitrim
• 16-22 Listowel Harvest Fair, Co. Kerry
• 16-30 Waterford Fringe Festival
• 18-1 Oct Waterford International Festival of Light Opera
• 20-23 Little Britain, Point Theatre
• 21-24 Cuisle - Limerick International Poetry Festival
• 22-24 Ryder Cup, K Club, Co. Kildare
• 24 Croí Connemara Ramble, Co. Galway
• 24 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Final
• 25 Johnny Mathis, Point Theatre
• 27-30 2006 National & World Ploughing Championships, Carlow
• 28-1 Oct Galway International Oyster Festival
• 29-1 Oct Seisiún na h-Eireann, Quin, Co. Clare
• 29-14 Oct Dublin Theatre Festival 2006
• 29-1 Oct Bundoran Ocean Festival, Co. Donegal

October 2006

• 4-8 Kilkenny Celtic Festival
• 5-22 Artisit Festival, Galway
• 6-8 Ballyshannon Street Arts Festival Weekend, Co. Donegal
• 6-8 Appetite for Life, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
• 8-15 Cork Film Festival
• 9 McFly, Point Theatre
• 12-14 Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival, Kinnity, Co. Offaly
• 16-25 Waterford Fringe Festival
• 19 Cootehill Arts Festival, Co. Cavan
• 19-5 Nov Wexford Fringe Festival
• 23-29 Kerry Film Festival
• 24 Tom Jones, Point Theatre
• 24 Radiohead, Marlay Park, Dublin
• 25 Status Quo, Point Theatre
• 25-5 Nov Wexford Opera Festival
• 27-30 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
• 27-30 Kinsale Fringe Jazz Festival
• 27-31 The World Ghost Convention, Cork
• 27-29 Erne Lakelands Culture Festival
• 27-29 Mohill Arts & Storytelling Festival
• 27-29 Harvest Fair Halloween Festival, Donegal
• 30 Dublin City Marathon
• 30 Gipsy Kings, Point Theatre
• 31 Motorhead, Point Theatre

November 2006

• 1-5 Spleodar Community Arts Festival, Nenagh, Co, Tipperary
• 1-5 Spirit of Voice Festival, Galway
• 2-5 19th Annual Sligo International Choral Festival
• 9-13 Listowel Food Fair
• 12-13 WWE Smackdown, Point Theatre
• 14 Pink in Concert, Point Theatre
• 15 Eigse Sliabh Rua, Slieverue, Waterford
• 17-19 National Queen of the Land, Tullamore
• 19 Dublin Toy & Train Fair
• 24-26 Patrick Kavanagh Weekend, Inniskeen, Monaghan
• 24-26 Ardee Baroque Festival
• 24-26 Dromineer Literary Festival
• 25 The Sawdoctors, Olympia Theatre
• 28-30 Dora the Explorer, Olympia Theatre