Funding confirmed for world class Kilkenny water-based activity hub on River Nore Will support local economy and outdoor water-based activity by significantly improving the overall visitor experience
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A world class Kilkenny water sports hub looks a step closer following confirmation of a funding boost from Government today.
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin and Fáilte Ireland have announced a major new investment worth €19 million. The funding will be used to build world-class facility centres at 22 locations across the country, including Kilkenny.
The significant increase in people enjoying outdoor water-based activities such as kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding and open water swimming is expected to continue to grow year on year, and not just during the summer months. This means all-weather changing facilities, secure storage and bathrooms at beaches and inland water spots will be in huge demand.
Top 5 Historic Day Trip Sites to Visit Close to Dublin
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Ireland is filled with historical sites and monuments. The Emerald Isle always has something new in store for those who venture there and are eager to learn about its fascinating past. Many sites have a mystical past told through legends of gods, goddesses, and supernatural beings, and the sites often became sacred to Christian converts and saints. You can spend weeks exploring the country, but if you are visiting the capital, Dublin, there are many sites to visit on a day trip.
St. Kevin’s Church, Glendalough
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, a new initiative from The Journal to help create greater understanding of big issues we face. This month we are focussing on the question ‘What could a shared island look like?’.
AS PART OF our project, we’ve taken a look at what shares and separates different parts of Ireland. As if to accentuate the shared heritage, some places even have the same name.
So can you recognise which one is which? This is Ballycastle, but which one?
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Kilkenny Tourism is getting set to welcome ‘millennials’ across the country to visit the county this summer when it is safe to travel again.
The tourism body is set on attracting ‘twenty-somethings’ with a range of outdoor advsenture attractions and hospitality options, tailored to offer them the ultimate staycation this ummer.
Highlights include:
Hit the water in Graignamanagh
The small town of Graignamanagh is a mecca for water sports. From kayaking or riding the rapids by canoe, Pure Adventure or Go with the Flow both offer the ultimate water experience - the most popular being the Graignamanagh Loop which takes in some stunning flatwater sections through the wooded Barrow valley.
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April 07, 2021, 5:59am PDT
The large-format art book portrays early sketches, storyboards and exclusive interviews that help define the film s unique artistic style.
Producing lines that jump and shake with elusive humanity, traditional hand-drawn animation subtly reminds audiences of the artists behind the apparatus and the tedious nature of their creation.
“Hand-drawn animation is an art form that is unique in its ability to draw on the thousands of years of visual language handed down to us from the illustrators, painters and cartoonists of the past. We don’t only have to mimic live-action, but convey the emotions and inner worlds of our characters, not just with how they move, speak and act, but also with how they and their world are drawn and painted,” says Tomm Moore, co-founder of Cartoon Saloon.