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Limericks Gathering Event Calendar Limerick is a vibrant riverside city with a rich medieval past and is capital of Ireland’s Mid-West region. The Gathering Limerick 2013 promises to be spectacular with numerous festivals and events taking place throughout the city and county all year long. Our calendar is packed with amazing events including fashion, music, food, sport, reunions, literature and so much more! We’re part of it, are you? Visit www.thegatheringireland.com and www.limerick.ie/thegathering for a full listing of festivals and events. February-March NCW Musicians Reunion February 9th Contact: Seamus Cleary | Tel: +353 69 62241 West Limerick Set Dancing Workshop February 15th Running for 20 years, this celebration will promote and teach traditional set dancing. Contact: Ann Curtin | Tel: +353 87 659 4668 Biking Blitz Round 2 Mountain Bike Event February 17th The second round of the exciting Biking Blitz friendly mountain bike event series takes place in Ballyhoura, Co Limerick. Choose from a 17km or 35km loop of some of the best mountain bike trails in Ireland. Contact: Niall Davis | www.bikingblitz.ie Murroe Boher Week of Welcomes March 8th-17th The Murroe Boher Expo and Week of Welcomes will encompass St. Patrick’s Day in Murroe. Events will include ghost stories by candlelight, workshops and demonstrations including a blacksmithing workshop in the Forge in Murroe, genealogy workshop on tracing your roots and heritage walks and talks. Contact: Amanda Slattery | www.murroe.net ‘Recruit and Mobilize’ Gathering March 14th-15th On 14th and 15th of March 2013, a group of volunteers from the United States are spending two days in our premises at Rape Crisis Midwest carrying out finishing works to our new building. Members of the local community will also be invited to attend and to participate. The evening will finish with entertainment/ food and a presentation to the group for their contribution to the project. Contact: +353 61 311511 | [email protected] www.rapecrisis.ie March 16th-18th Limerick’s St Patrick’s Festival has gone from strength to strength over the past number of years. More than 70,000 spectators thronged the streets of Limerick for the St Patrick’s Day parade in 2012. Along with the main parade, the festival includes the International Band Championship, festival racing, markets and family fun! Contact: Fran O’Donnell www.limerick.ie/stpatricksfestival The Gathering 2013 Special Exhibition Tour March 14th To celebrate The Gathering 2013 Limerick City Gallery of Art welcomes visitors and their friends & families to a special guided tour of the exhibition. Limerick City Gallery of Art, Carnegie Building, Pery Square, Limerick. Free Admission. Contact: [email protected] +353 61 310633 | www.gallery.limerick.ie St. Patrick’s Day Ballyhoura Country Parades March 17th Communities around Ballyhoura Country will be marching through the streets to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Bruff, Kilfinane, Kilmallock, Ballylanders, Mitchelstown and many more. Expect to hear the pipe bands, see stilt walkers and everyone in the community get into the festive spirit on March 17th 2013. Contact: Amanda Slattery | www.visitballyhoura.com March Joey Hannon Fun Run and Irish Night March 17th Fun run and walk followed by Irish night with music from special guests, visiting American musicians and Irish dancing, singing and poetry. Contact: The Limerick Gathering Team | +353 61 407374 St. Patrick’s Day Coming Home to Help March 17th An event for people in the US to come back to Ireland and help out the country where they are from. Some have not been home for generations. They will get to see and trace where they are from while giving a helping hand. Contact: Dermot O’Mahony | +353 87 654 2558 O’Malley Family/Clan Gathering March 17th All O’Malley’s and their relatives, all those descended from Murroe O’Malley’s, along with their families and connections, are cordially invited to attend a Gathering in Murroe on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day 2013 (17th March). Beginning with a children’s event in the Community Hall in Murroe (Muintir Na Tire hall) between 17:00 and 19:00, with teas/ coffees for adults. Then relocating to Croker’s pub, Murroe from 19:00. Contact: [email protected] | +353 87 6674021 Limerick International Band Championship March 18th. Limerick has for the last 42 years organised the internationally acclaimed Limerick International Band Championship, which is part of Limericks St. Patrick’s Festival (Ireland’s largest St. Patrick’s Festival outside of Dublin). Each year marching bands from the four corners of Ireland, the USA and Europe join Limerick’s finest to showcase their musical prowess with adrenalin pumping music for the thousands of spectators to enjoy! Contact: www.limerick.ie/bandparade St. Mary’s 100 March A Gathering of Old and New March 22nd-24th 100 years since St. Mary’s Boys’ National School Abbeyfeale opened its doors we are planning a weekend of celebratory events where past pupils will get the chance to revisit their old school building (now the Community Centre) and view the many facilities in the new school. Contact: Julie O’ Brien | +353 87 955 0304 Brown University Orchestra and Limerick Choral Union March 27th Brown University will bring its award-winning orchestra to Ireland for the first time this March. In a programme entitled ‘A Celebration of Music’, The Brown University Orchestra will perform with the Limerick Choral Union featuring Verdi and Gounod in their Easter repertoire. All profits of the concert will be donated to FOCUS IRELAND. Contact: Elizabeth Rose-Browne | +353 87 211 6903 McCoy Family Reunion 2013 March 28th Three generations of the McCoy family will gather for a big reunion in the town where it all began, Newcastle West. Contact: Aine McCoy | +353 87 962 8119 Celebrate with the Pratts and Gilligans March 30th Marking the occasion of Johnny & Melanie’s making it official and celebrating in Ireland. Contact: The Limerick Gathering Team | +353 61 407374 March - May March Gradam Ceoil TG4 March 30th Gradam Ceoil TG4 is Ireland’s only traditional music awards and concert of its kind. It will feature such musical greats as Sharon Shannon, Mary Black, Tommy Peoples, Dermot Byrne, Altan and Seamus Begley to name but a few. www.gradam.ie The Headless Horseman Adventure Race 2013 March 30th An adventure race and a perfect race to see what adventure racing is about. The race takes in the scenic ballyhoura mountains, mystical Lough Gur and Kilmallock heritage town. Contact: Fiona Hayes Tel: +353 86 177 5066 www.hhar.ie Munster Rugby Supporters Worldwide April 1st Munster supporters based abroad gathering in Limerick for a weekend of events. Contact: The Limerick Gathering Team | +353 61 407374 LIT Film Festival 2013 April 11th-13th Limerick Institute of Technology’s Audio Video Department are promoting film and video production in the Mid-West region of Ireland. Contact: Simon McGuire www.litfilmfestival.net A Limerick Youth Project May 1st, June 1st, July 1st, Sept 1st, Oct 1st The Frank McCourt Museum has created “A Limerick Youth Project” which will be organised with the support of an international tour company. Contact: Dorothy Cantrell | +353 61 319710 Great Limerick Run May 5th On Sunday, 5th May 2013 the streets of Limerick will welcome more than 8,000 runners and 30,000 spectators to the Great Limerick Run. This event has something for every level of runner, including a marathon, half marathon and 6-mile distance event. Contact: John Cleary www.greatlimerickrun.com Fleadh by the Feale May 2nd-6th The annual Fleadh by the Feale festival will take place from Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th May 2013 at The Square, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. The highlight of the weekend is a concert featuring Ireland’s most popular & longest surviving band, namely the Kilfenora Ceili Band. To cater for the expected crowd, the new hall in Coláiste Ide & Iosef will be the venue. It would be worth making the trip home just for the concert. Contact: +353 86 3265762 | www.fleadhbythefeale.com Ballyhoura International Walking Festival May 3rd-5th Take in the breathtaking walks on the Ballyhoura and Galty Mountains, or any of the special interest walks in the local area. There are walks suitable for all ages and abilities. Contact: Amanda Slattery | www.visitballyhoura.com May A Taste of Ballyhoura Country May 3rd-5th ‘A Taste of Ballyhoura Country’ encompasses seven local Irish artisan food and drink producers. There will be a display of Irish, Slovenian, Croatian, French & Austrian traditional national foods with chefs and community members representing their participating country. Contact: Fergal Sommers | +353 87 2755273 www.ballyhouracountry.com Abbey Fishermen Homecoming Gathering May 3rd-6th Descendants from abroad will meet with their family members and neighbours still living in Limerick and share the wonderful common heritage of the Abbey Fishermen. We will have a welcome evening, boating on the abbey river, tour of parish area, historical presentations of our heritage and a social get together in the parish area. Contact: [email protected] www.facebook.com/abbeyfishermen Riverfest 2013 May 3rd-6th Riverfest 2013 kicks off over the May Bank Holiday weekend and will showcase & celebrate all that’s great about Limerick City. A whole new city wide series of events will be planned including popular favourites: a huge BBQ competition, a riverside Continental Fair, fireworks, fashion events, river fun and lots more including the Great Limerick Run! www.riverfest.ie May Christopher Sanders May 3rd International German/Irish football match. Contact: The Limerick Gathering Team | +353 61 407374 Prendergast Gathering May 4th The extended Prendergast family get together for the bank holiday weekend of Riverfest. Contact: [email protected] International Horse Racing Weekend May 4th-5th Racing enthusiasts are invited to join us at Limerick Racecourse for an action packed weekend in the Shannon Region to experience firsthand what we enjoy at each race meeting at one of Ireland’s finest horse racing tracks.
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