Programme Suggestions
Live like a Lord
A half day social programme around Killarney
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Transfer
by open boat across Lough Leane, the largest of Killarney’s
Lakes |
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Sail
through wooded channels to Lord Brandon’s Cottage, a secluded
hunting lodge. Enjoy a barbecue lunch of local sourced produce. |
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Try
your hand at clay pigeon shooting and falconry. |
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A jaunting
cart ride (pony and cart) along the Gap of Dunloe through Ireland’s
highest mountains. |
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Refreshments
of hot whiskies and Irish coffees at Kate Kearney’s Cottage,
a charming hostelry, to the accompaniment of traditional Irish Music
and dance. |
When Steam was King
A half day social programme around Belfast
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A chartered
steam train along Belfast Lough and the Harland & Woolf Shipyards,
birthplace of the world’s greatest liner – the Titanic. |
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Arrive
at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and transfer by vintage cars
and buses through the 27 acres of Museum grounds. |
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Marquee
lunch on the village green of the 1900’s town of Ballycultra
where historic buildings from all over Ireland have been meticulously
restored. |
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A treasure-hunt
with a difference, aided and abetted by museum staff in historical
costume. |
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Finish
the day off with a Set Dance (the Irish version of a barn dance) in
the Village Hall. |
The Jewel of the Foyle
A half day social programme around Londonderry
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In one
of the most perfectly preserved walled cities in Europe, start your
tour on Londonderry’s 17th Century walls. |
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Historical
characters bring to life the city’s unique position in British,
Irish and American history |
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Arrive
at the Victorian Guild Hall where the Lord Mayor of the City of Derry
will offer a Civic Welcome to delegates prior to lunch. |
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Adjacent
to the Guild Hall is the Harbour Museum where your boat departs for
an after lunch cruise on Lough Foyle with guide, entertainment and
refreshments on board. |
The Celtic Games
A teambuilding morning in the dramatic, windswept
West of Ireland
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Arrive
at Dromoland Castle, one of Ireland’s finest historic castles. |
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Be put
into teams, each one wearing the traditional jersey of an Irish "hurling"
team. |
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Spend
the morning trying your hand at a whole range of "traditional"
activities including welly throwing, stilt walking, hay stacking,
falconry, fishing and turf cutting. |
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Lunch
and awards ceremony in the sumptuous grounds of Dromoland. |
Divine Dining
A gala dinner at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham
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After
a productive day’s conference, delegates’ area transferred
to a gala evening at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. |
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The
torch-lit drive leads to the Georgian courtyard, full of Irish caricatures,
old and modern from St Patrick to Bono. |
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Welcome
cocktails in the Baroque Chapel, followed by a sumptuous dinner in
the Great Hall, where guests are entertained by the Drawing Room Opera
Company. |
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Finally,
guests are escorted out to their fleet of luxury vehicles to whisk
them home! |
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