Dungarvan Tourist Office

08/03/2025

08/03/2025

International Women's Day 8 March 2025
Wonderful Waterford Women Leading the Way
Mná den Scoth - - gan teorainn ach féidearthachtaí!

08/03/2025

07/03/2025

07/03/2025

Lismore Castle Arts, a not-for-profit initiative, was founded in 2005 and is committed to the presentation and promotion of contemporary visual art in Ireland celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year .
Celebrations begin this weekend 07 Mar - 08 Mar with ARTifice, an innovative art project for secondary schools run by Lismore Castle Arts since 2009, supported by Waterford City and County Council Arts Office.
ARTifice 2025 presents students’ artworks which explore links to manmade and natural objects inspired by the exhibition “Kunstkammer” curated by Robert O’Byrne which relates to the theme of a “Cabinet of Curiosities” running from 22March-26 Oct'25 and Features work from pupils of Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Blackwater Community School, Lismore, CBS Dungarvan, Newtown School, Waterford, St. Augustine's College Dungarvan and St. Declan's Community College, Kilmacthomas it's your opportunity to explore the creative minds of the future.

: "Porcelain and Pawprints"
Aisling Condon St. Augustine's College, Dungarvan

: "Blackberry on a Raft"
Eppie O Meara
Camille Mc Loughlin

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07/03/2025

Waterford Festival of Food 2025 tickets on sale from 10am Tuesday March 11th.

Brochures available here at Dungarvan Tourist Office on Lower Main Street.

07/03/2025

Such cold today –
Even the trees
Wear socks of moss.
Through all the drama of Spring, Summer and Autumn, into December
Winter sun.
Leaves all gone from the trees.
Quiet in the garden.
Light on stone.
Running stream.

Waterford- based poet, Mark Roper

The village is home to a 19th-century Catholic church and remnants of two former ruined churches, An old graveyard dates back to 1700. Running through the village is the Geosh river, a tributary of the River Blackwater. The population has more than doubled since 2006. Aglish is well placed to take advantage of the emphasis on wildlife and natural amenities. The local Tidy Towns Committee are hard at work.

Sports and music play an important role. The Geraldines GAA Club is well supported . Paddy O’Brien has brought the name of Aglish beyond national borders with his music.
Áine's Hiphop for kids or Roy's fit4life keep this village buzzing. Tractor Runs and vintage cars can be seen here too from time to time. A visit to St. Declan's Well , Toor ,Aglish is an interesting road trip or hike.

This beautiful painting of Aglish was painted in 2002 at a time when the artist Tony Gunning had a property just out the road from Aglish in Shanakill. It was posted on Fine Art America and sold around 2018. The street has changed a bit over the years but is probably still recognisable as Aglish. The question mark over the pub on the left was placed there when the new owner was looking for a title. It was later named as 'Elephants' and some years later was re-named 'Deise Bru' just at the end of Covid. The building in the foreground on the right was known as 'The Bridge Bar' .

Ballinameela / Baile na Miolach
Community Centre, X35 D280 is another local amenity GAA, athletics and soccer & a large indoor hall ideal for many types of sports such as 5 aside soccer, badminton, pella, parties There is wheel chair access from the existing tarmacadam to stand at the side of the playing field in Cappagh .

Clashmore and Kinsalebeg Community Council organise Exercise classes, 45 Drive, Pilates, Yoga, Mens’ Shed Activities , Art Classes, table tennis matches or Meditation Sessions. The Petanque Finals take place between 10;00 and 15;00 on Sundays in Riverside Park. Why not come along and try your hand at this popular French game? You will be most welcome.

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A special word of gratitude to Tony Gunning for his kind permission to use his painting of Aglish .
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06/03/2025

Allow TFI Local Link to Transport you
The TFI Local Link bus network stops up to 46 times a day in Dungarvan transporting people going to and from many areas of the County. Consider TFI Local Link for a day trip or a night out.

For more on the TFI Local Link services see https://www.locallinkwaterford.ie/
https://www.locallinkwaterford.ie/bus-timetables/
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06/03/2025

𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬
A 70-acre garden overlooking the River Suir with direct access to the Waterford Greenway. Has a large collection of plants. Has 16km of pathways in a woodland setting. Lots of plants from different continents and lots more to be discovered.
Location: Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford. Eircode: X91 PX05
Contact: [email protected] Tel: +353 (0)51 384115
Opening times: 4 days per week all year. 7 days per week in summer. Guided tours can be booked all year round. Guided tours for groups on application to [email protected] or 051 384115.
www.mountcongreve.com
Admission: €5 per adult, children under 12 free, no dogs allowed. We are open from mid-February to mid-October weather depending.
Open: from 10am to 5pm on Thursday to Sunday and Bank holiday Mondays.

05/03/2025

Wednesday again and off we pop for the !
Just 5 minuets down the road from Dungarvan is the Carriglea Woodland walk. Eagle eyed views of this page might have recognised on our Tuesday "Where am I post" the beautiful sculptures there in!
Changing with the seasons, Carriglea Woodland Walk welcomes people of all ages to explore and discover the historic (and fun) features of the woodland area. There is a playground, a fairy mound and tunnel, a cairn and even a wishing well!
🌳This is a Woodland Walk and not a walk around buildings of Carriglea
🏠Signage is to be respected and vehicle access to the car park is left turn at the Sisters Residence
🕐Visiting times are restricted to afternoons at weekends
🚗Parking is in the designated car park by the tunnels
🖌Walkers names will be kept on a register.
🚫The woodland walk is a dog free zone.
(Info and photo from www.carrigleawoodlandwalk.ie )
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05/03/2025

⭐🎙️ Starting Tuesday, March 4th, listen in to WLR at 6.45 PM for Labhraimid Gaeilge i nDún Garbhán—a brand-new radio series exploring the rise of the Irish language in Dungarvan since it became a Gaeltacht Service Town in 2022! 💚
📢 Is this a revolution? Writer Catherine Foley speaks to locals to find out how this shift is shaping the town!
Don't miss out—listen in the run-up to St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
Mar sin, bígí ag éisteacht le WLR FM as seo amach nuair a chraolfar an sraith seo ag 6.45 iarnóin ón Mháirt, an 4ú Márta.
💬 Idir an dá linn bímis ag caint Gaeilge ní amháin i nDún Garbhán ach ar fud an chontae.

04/03/2025

Gaeltacht na nDéise and Waterford are in the spotlight! Tune in to RTE at 7 pm, you are sure to see some familiar sights and faces in tonights episode of Réaltaí na Gaeltachta, including our very own Garvan of The Greenway Man Bike Hire who took the celebs out to explore the Waterford Greenway!

Five well-known faces, including presenter Brendan Courtney and Young Offenders star Hilary Rose, will spend a week in the Gaeltacht as part of a new RTÉ show.
Comedian and actor Owen Colgan, soul singer Toshín and rugby player and Olympian Erin King will also travel to Coláiste na Rinne in the Waterford Gaeltacht to brush up on the language for a new series, Réaltaí na Gaeltachta. At the end of the week, each student will build up to a ‘scrúdú béil’ to see just how much their knowledge of Gaeilge has improved and a winner will be crowned at the end of the week.

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04/03/2025

Live Music this week in Dungarvan! You can go out this week and enjoy some brilliant performers.
List is compiled by Office based on social media, accurate as possible at time of posting, please contact us if we have missed you (free live music only)

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04/03/2025

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03/03/2025

Did you know?
An Bhfuíl á Fhíos Agat?

Dungarvan & West Waterford is a golfers delight with no less than Three Championship courses within a 5 min drive of Dungarvan Town Square. Circa a 20 minute drive further west situated in the shadow of The Castle is Lismore Golf Club.
This 9 hole course with several alternating tee boxes makes for an interesting round of golf for the second nine.
A short drive (pun intended)over the county bounds finds a Links course in Youghal Golf Club (Co. Cork) or Clonmel Golf Club (Co. Tipperary but only Just!)
The Dungarvan Golf Triangle consisting of Dungarvan Golf Club, Gold Coast Golf Club & West Waterford Golf & Country Club are available to play Three for price of Two, with more wayward drives off the tees than planes lost in Bermuda!

For a quick warm up or more leisurely approach shot to the game try out The Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Club with a magnificent 18 hole Championship course, 900m long, set in the picturesque surrounds of Dungarvan Bay.

https://www.dungarvangolftriangle.com/

https://www.lismoregolf.com/

https://www.cunnigarpitchandputt.ie/

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Dungarvan Golf Triangle

02/03/2025

Established in 1993, Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) is based at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and brings arts experiences – music, creative writing, painting – to the bedsides of patients at the hospital and other healthcare settings in the community.

WHAT believes that exposure to the arts softens the healthcare environment and reduces anxiety and stress for patients, families and staff. WHAT believes the arts contribute to the wellbeing and vitality of society as a whole, including within healthcare settings, and that engaging with the arts stimulates the participant’s sense of identity and creativity.

01/03/2025

Now and then - Barnawee Bridge after storm damage in 1902, the same bridge in 2011 captured by Eddie Cantwell

One thing we can never show enough appreciation for is incredible archive of photos and information help by the Waterford County Museum, we will be sharing an image of there's beside the scene as it is today and sharing stories of the past and present every week this spring.

credit - Waterford County Museum , and Eddie Cantwell via Abbeyside Heritage Archive blog ( https://abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/03/out-with-old.html)