"It’s not as jaunty as previous books, but they just keep on coming"

Cannonball was founded by Kildare businessman Alan Bannon and the benefit to the host towns nationally for this event is estimated at over €2,500,000 per year

Events so far have included bike maintenance workshops, chair yoga classes and breathwork workshops

Almost 70 events are taking place!

Step into the charm of Preston House this October for the Power of Words Writers’ Retreat (17–19 October 2025). With award-winning author Niamh Boyce guiding a day-long workshop on “beginnings,” plus fine dining, music, and the historic beauty of Abbeyleix, this intimate retreat offers the perfect mix of inspiration, relaxation, and connection.

This event aims to raise funds for the much-needed expansion of McAuley Place

the group are putting a call out to all singers (over-16) to join

It is a social community choir focused on bringing joy to every single member that comes through the doors on a weekly basis

Some of those interviewed are directly or indirectly involved in the music business, while others have nothing to do with the business at all, but are huge music fans afflicted with the record collecting bug.

Competition of quite a different kind on the Curragh Racecourse

This Culture Night, on 19 September, the society are planning an unforgettable evening of theatre and song, set against the stunning backdrop of The Abbey in the centre of Clane

A nice thought

AFTER more than a quarter of a century of delays and setbacks, the jewel in the Naas crown – the De Burgh Woodland Garden has reopened to the public.

Not jealous at all.....

Each painting in this exhibition is the result of a personal pilgrimage to a sacred place in the Irish landscape

“It’ll be jumper on, jumper off kind of weather”, says the Carlow Weatherman Alan O’Reilly.

The winner will receive a cash prize of €15,000 and will be commissioned to create a work for the National Portrait Collection, for which they will be awarded a further €5,000.

Guests will sip the world’s most famous rosé – Whispering Angel – the benchmark for Provence and a favourite among tastemakers worldwide.

If you are travelling via a private hired coach then you will need to send an email to eventinfo@etghq.com to confirm your arrival.

Loads going on!