With so much excellent Vitamin G (otherwise known as Guinness) to drink in Ireland, you'd be excused from not getting further than the many thousand real Irish pubs. If you do manage to tear yourself away, here are a few other places where the craic is...
FEBRUARY
Dublin International Film Festival - Dublin
February
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MARCH
St Patrick's Day Festival - Merrion Square, Dublin
March
JUNE
Dublin Writers Festival - Dublin
June
Dunlavin Festival of Arts - Dunlavin
June
Dublin Pride - Dublin
June
Cork Midsummer Festival - Cork
June
Drogheda Samba Festival - Drogheda
June - July
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JULY
Galway Arts Festival - Galway City
July
Buncrana Music Festival - Buncrana
July
AUGUST
O'Carolan Harp and Traditional Music Festival - O'Carolan Music School, Keadue
August
Granard Harp Festival - Community Centre, Granard
August
Novena at Knock - Knock
August
Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horses Show - Dublin
August
SEPTEMBER
Dublin Theatre Festival - Dublin
September - October
OCTOBER
Samhain Parade - Dublin
October
Wicklow Mountains Autumn Walking Festival - Glendalough
October
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DECEMBER
National Craft Fair - Royal Dublin Society (RDS), Dublin
December
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