Strike at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports

Strike action that will ground more than 150 flights in and out of the country today is set to escalate, aviation authorities warned.
Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports are expected to shut down for up to four hours despite airport chiefs and airlines calling for the stoppage by air traffic controllers to be called off.

Aer Lingus said 64 services in and out of Ireland have been cancelled although most of the carrier’s long-haul and transatlantic flights survived the disruption.
Ryanair, which is cancelling 48 flights affecting 6,000 passengers, called on military air traffic controllers to step in and keep the airports open.

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Photographic Exhibition from the war of Independence

The National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar is showing a special exhibition of pictures taken between 1920 and 1923 by WD Hogan. The photographs in the exhibition include action shots of military activity as well as images of famous figures like Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. The exhibition starts on the 16th January and is open Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm and Sat 10am - 2pm

See more details on their website: www.nli.ie

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Trad Fest in Temple Bar

Temple Bar Trad Fest is back from the 27th until 31st January.
It was launched yesterday with a performance by the Kilfenora Ceili band on the roof of the Clarence Hotel.
Listen to this for a taster of what to expect in Temple Bar at the end of the month:


More details on the Temple Bar Trad Fest website: www.templebartrad.com