The Matchmaking Festival The Matchmaking Festival takes place this weekend with events in various venues. There’s a big night Friday night with popular singing star Aoife McDonagh performing in the ballroom followed by the ever popular David James. Saturday features all day matchmaking events throughout the town and a big dance in the Hotel […]
Owenea FM Fundraising Dance Owenea FM’s annual fundraising dance on Halloween night, Thursday October 31st, will feature music from a five piece band and a large number of singers from the local area and further afield. Special guests will also be at the dance which raises funds for the Ardara based community radio. Held at […]
Slowey BBQ celebrates 10 years In August 2010, Gerard Slowey decided to run an event to help raise funds for Breast cancer Research, having buried his wife Margaret from the dreaded disease a year earlier. Gerard did as he always did put everything into organising this summer BBQ event to fundraise. The response from the […]
Friday Night Cookery Demonstration POSTPONED Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Summer Lights Celebrity Cookery Demonstration has been POSTPONED until further notice. The Nesbitt Arms apologises for any inconvenience this has caused. Please contact the hotel for refunds of tickets purchased. Nesbitt Arms Hotel 074-9541103. “Lovin’ the Hills” Guided Hill Walk The Ardara Hillwalkers will […]
Celebrity Cookery Demonstration Tickets are now on sale for the Summer Lights Festival Celebrity Cookery Demonstration which will take place in the Nesbitt Arms Hotel on Friday 31st May from 7pm. Some of the finest chefs in the country will give food and cooking demonstrations. The lineup of award winning chefs includes: Anthony Armstrong – Culinary Director, Taste of […]
Summer Lights Festival The Summer Lights Festival takes place in Ardara on the June Bank Holiday weekend. Some of this year’s highlights include: Celebrity Cookery Demonstration Tickets will be on sale this weekend for the Summer Lights Festival Celebrity Cookery Demonstration which will take place in the Nesbitt Arms Hotel on Friday 31st May […]
Cuisine in Ardara The coastline of Ardara and its hinterland has long since supplied the raw ingredients for a world-class cuisine – icy northern waters yielding fresh fish and shellfish, lush green grass for prime cattle rearing, hillside wild herbs for free-ranging lambs, and traditional skills such as butchering, bread making, and our ancient preservation […]
The Big Summer Charity Barbecue Corner House, Ardara, starting at 5.30pm on Sunday 20th August, 2017 For more information contact Stephen Slowey 087-79861604 Slowey Family Barbecue Every year since the death of Margaret Slowey in 2009, her husband Gerard organised a barbecue in her memory to raise money for cancer care and local charities. Sadly […]
Kilclooney Country Market Kilclooney Country Market will be running every Saturday from 11 am – 1 pm in Inniskeel hall, Portnoo during the months of July and August. All the usual favourites; biscuits, breads, bakes and cakes, handmade knits, hats and mitts. Jewellery and pizza just for you, you get the picture….yeah, you can get them too. Handmade soaps, […]
From the 3rd of June, Ardara will be a blaze with colour and culture. The fantastic Melting Pot festival returns to Ardara this June bank holiday weekend with a diverse mixture of music, dance and food. It will be launched on Friday 3rd of June in the Heritage Centre, with the “Taste of the […]
