Lisdoonvarna

"When I started The Outing in the home of Matchmaking in Lisdoonvarna, all I wanted to do was to bring LGBT community together in a fun and safe place. Four years later people have fallen in and out of love, but this year we have had our first wedding ...

Christina Procter and Amy Gavin were both at The Outing festival in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare when it hosted its very first event. Although it was the first time they were properly introduced to each other, the future couple actually worked in the same ...

However, they weren't the only things that Lisdoonvarna seemed to be missing. Tom describes how the political climate of the 1970s meant that internationally-renowned acts tended to avoid Ireland because "they felt that they'd be blown up". Usually ...

Lisdoonvarna ist ein verschlafenes Dorf im Westen von Irland. Einmal im Jahr erwacht es aus seinem Dornröschenschlaf. Dann pilgern 60 000 Menschen in das 1000-Einwohner-Dorf, um die wahre Liebe zu finden. Sechs Wochen lang tobt in Lisdoonvarna ...

Thousands of people turned out to enjoy St Patrick's Day parades in towns and villages all over County Clare. The biggest parade was in Ennis where Pakie Wall from Kilmihil – the oldest Patrick in Clare – was grand marshal. We capture all the ...