SATURDAY, JUNE 24
BOAT CLUB BARBECUE
There will be a fundraising barbecue at 5 p.m., in the Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club in aid of the Slaney Purple Paddlers Dragon Boat for Breast Cancer Survivors. Admission is €10 and €25 for a family.
BASKET WEAVING COURSE
One-day basket weaving course with Irene Kelly in the Irish National Heritage Park.The workshop is aimed at both complete newcomers to the craft and also those who have a bit of experience and would like to improve on their skills. Expect to make small basket as well as covering the growing, harvesting, storing and preparation of the willows for working. The course runs from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and costs €80. Bookings on 053 9120733.
SINFONIA SUMMER CONCERT
Wexford Sinfonia stages summer concert at the National Opera House at 8 p.m. The concertwill have wide appeal for lovers of classical music.
The three pieces being performed will be the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams, with the Contempo String Quartet, The Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with guest guitar soloist Redmond O’Toole; and Symphony No 9 in C ‘The Great’ by Schubert.
ROSE OF FETHARD
Help choose the Rose of Fethard in Tintern Complex, Ballycullane. Doors open and 8 p.m. with the show beginning at 9 p.m. Music with DJ Kieran Furlong, and bar open. Admission €10 with tickets available from any committee member. Hanton’s Bus available for transport there and back. All proceeds to Fethard St Mogue’s GAA Club.
SUMMER STARS IN GOREY
Family fun day at Gorey Library from 2.30 p.m. , as the library launches its Summer Stars reading challenge. The afternoon will feature storytell-
ing from Ana Sofia Ramos, music from Ceoil mo Chroí, and children’s author and Reader in Residence Caroline Busher.
GYMBOREE AT LIBRARY
A Gymboree for babies to 5 years with Darina Gleeson takes place at Bunclody Library, starting 11 a.m. This event is a play and music programme suitable for babies and young children up to five years old.
BYRNE PERRY HISTORY AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL
The Byrne Perry History and Heritage Festival continues in Gorey. Professor Kevin Whelan of the University of Notre Dame will discuss ‘What does 1798 mean today?’ in the Eileen Gray room in the Ashdown Park Hotel at 9.30 a.m. The talk will be chaired by TD James Browne.
At 11 a.m., Professor Dan Gahan University of Evansville will discuss ‘In the footsteps of 1798 to the Irish Famine: Emigration to Mid West America.
At 11.45 a.m. historian Michael Dwyer will discuss ‘The Flight of the Earls: The decline of Protestant North Wexford.’ with Dr Ida Milne in the chair.
After lunch, there’s a field trip at 1.45 p.m. with a focus on ‘In the footsteps of 1798: Clough Tuberneering and Ballymore House’.
At 6 p.m. in the Gorey Innovation Hub, an interview with Martin Naughton, entrepreneur will be moderated by Robert MacGiolla Phadraig. The reception and festival dinner, will be held in the Ashdown Park Hotel at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are available at byrneperry.ie.