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ENJOY the Easter celebrations at Greenan Maze, near Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, on 1 April and 2 April, as they will be hosting their biggest-ever Easter egg hunt. The Easter Bunny and Cheeky Chicks will be hopping about the mazes and farm entertaining the kids, and they will help them to solve the riddles so that they can venture into the maze to find the Easter Bunny and receive their chocolate reward. This event is a fusion of fun and adventure for all the family to enjoy. Last year the event was a sell-out success so don’t delay your booking. For more details visit www.greenanmaze.com.
EXPERIENCE the Pan Celtic Festival taking place in Letterkenny on 4 April. This Easter festival proudly celebrates our Celtic cultures, traditions and languages with Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany and Ireland. There will be activities going on throughout the town and there will be major events taking place on the day, including Pan Celtic traditional singing competitions, the Pan Celtic International Song Contest and the Celtic Choral Concert, which is a gala evening of choral singing featuring choirs from the participating Celtic nations. One can casually stroll the streets of Letterkenny and enjoy the happenings. For more details, see www.panceltic.ie.
IMMERSE yourself in the lunchtime recital at St Nicholas’ Church, located in Galway. This most popular and long-standing even caters for all tastes and interest levels in the genre of classical music, ranging from the novice to the professional. Taking place on 3 April and on the first Tuesday of every month, the recital will feature the Galway Ensemble in Residence, and ConTempo Quartet string quartets from their repertoire. All performances are preceded with a brief introduction of the music, and tea and coffee will be available. For more information see www.thegalwaymusicresidency.ie.
DISCOVER Holding True Ground, a exhibition by multimedia artist Lisa Fingleton, which focuses on food sustainability and climate change, running in An Táin, Dundalk, until 31 March. The event will showcase works of art about “being the change” that she wishes to see in the world. Holding True Ground is simultaneously funny and deadly serious, while presenting a sumptuous, visual feast of drawings, found objects, documentary and immersive installations. Taking place in the gallery that was once a prison, it highlights connections between freedom and food. Fingleton revels in the random, dynamic intersection between humans and nature and is unafraid to challenge perceived natural orders. For more details see www.lisafingleton.com.
INDULGE in the magic of poetry at the Limerick’s Writers Festival. For the month of April, the county will showcase the best from the world of poetry including local, national and international readers. A cornucopia of events has been revealed, which will appeal to those with a passion for poetry, as well as those with only a passing interest. The schedule is booming with a month of extraordinary and inspiring poetry events and, during the 30 days of April, events will include a discussion on the role of poetry in the political sphere. Visit www.limerick.ie for further details.
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