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Applications for cost-rental apartments at Horgan’s Quay in Cork are now open. Registration opened at noon on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. The Housing Agency’s current listings give the closing time as noon on Tuesday, 3 November 2026. The Land Development Agency’s first cost-rental release in Cork includes 192 homes. Of these, 70 will initially give […]
Galway and Kerry face orange rain warnings on 24 October, with strong winds also forecast. Check warning times, bus updates and Galway coastal closures.
Dónal Lunny, musician, arranger and producer behind Planxty, the Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, has died aged 79. Here is a short introduction to his music for newcomers to Ireland.
The Form 11 Pay and File deadline is 31 October 2026. Revenue extends it to 18 November, but only if you both file and pay through ROS.
Westival, the Westport Music and Arts Festival, runs from Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 in Westport, Co. Mayo. Now in its 51st year, it is the oldest music and arts festival in the west of Ireland. This year it marks Samhain with Mórshiúl na Samhna, a free lantern procession through the town […]
Check Ireland’s official employment permit queue dates for Critical Skills, General permits, renewals and appeals, with practical guidance for applicants.
Ireland’s proposed 2026 citizenship overhaul could extend the standard naturalisation residence requirement from five years to eight. Here is what would change — and what remains uncertain.
Archive photo: Macnas performers at the Port na bPúcaí parade, Galway, October 2017. Not the Púca Festival or 2026. Photo: Joeykavanagh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The short answer When: Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2026. Where: Trim and Athboy, two towns in County Meath. Cost: headline concerts cost from €31.50 to €50 […]
Ireland’s 14 October public-service strike will close many schools, cancel non-urgent HSE care and shut most courts. Emergency healthcare and public transport remain available.
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