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CHEER on the girls in green as the Republic of Ireland soccer team play Greece in the UEFA Women’s European Qualifiers in Tallaght Stadium on 5 March. This will be the first senior international of the year. Vera Pauw and her team currently sit second in group one with a game in hand behind group leaders Germany. The team are hoping for a win on home soil in front of their fans. Adult tickets cost €10 each, while kids, students and OAP tickets cost €4 each and are available on Ticketmaster. For more information see www.fai.ie.
ENJOY the Finding a Voice four-day concert series based in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, from 5 to 8 March. This series focuses exclusively on music by women composers through the ages. The concerts will be broad-ranging in terms of the music being performed and the goal is to give the audiences the opportunity to enjoy and experience a wide variety of styles, eras and sounds over the course of the series. Performers will include the RTÉ ConTempo Quartet, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Irish pianist Isabelle O’Connell and harpist Anne Marie O’Farrell. Tickets range from €5 to €18. For more information see www.findingavoice.ie.
ATTEND the Roscommon Drama Festival from 6 to 14 March as it attracts the best amateur drama groups to Roscommon town. The festival has been running for 14 years and is affiliated to the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland. This year, it will bring together nine groups form the island of Ireland to compete for the coveted title of All-Ireland Drama Champions. The Roscommon Drama Festival is one of 36 festivals in Ireland which are regarded as the preliminary festivals leading to the All-Ireland finals. For more information see www.roscommondramafestival.com.
APPRECIATE Vicky Phelan’s personal story as she sits down in conversation with writer and broadcaster Maia Dunphy in the DLR LexIcon Library, Dun Laoghaire, at 8.30pm on 6 March. Few don’t know Vicky’s public story, where she went public on her court action against the HSE in 2018, breaking the cervical cancer scandal. At 6.30pm on the same day and venue, Darina Allen will be in conversation with foodie, writer and podcaster Sarah Maria Griffin as they discuss Darina’s long career. Tickets for both events costs €20 but individual tickets are available. For tickets and more information see www.mountaintosea.ie.
CHALLENGE yourself to some mountain running in the Maamturk Mountains, Connemara, Co Galway, on 7 March. The Gaelforce Sky Run is a mountain running event which has three distances to suit different levels of mountain running fitness and experience. The event is now in it’s sixth year and offers a 13km or 22km race on the open mountain. For those of you who may be starting out in the sport there is a 12km trail/mountain race to test you. For booking and more information see www.gaelforceevents.com.
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