On Wednesday, 16th of September at 6pm Fran Berry will host Michael Kinane and Barry Geraghty for a virtual tour of the Curragh training grounds.

Using video footage, including jockey cams and drone recordings our panel will take you behind the scenes of the Curragh training and schooling grounds and explain the unique attributes of the various gallops that combine to make the Curragh one of the best training facilities in the world.

They will also share their experiences of riding work on these gallops on famous racehorses such as Sea The Stars and Moscow Flyer. To register for this event please click on the link below:

The Curragh – Where Champions Are Trained – Registration

This event is a part of HRI Racehorse Ownership Department’s week of online activities under the title, Race Behind The Scenes. To see a full schedule of events go to: https://www.racehorseownership.ie/rbs/

CULTURE NIGHT KILDARE 2020 – Submissions now open
Kildare County Council Arts Service are very pleased to confirm that Culture Night will take place on Friday 18 September 2020 from 4pm till late and are looking for groups, venues and artists that would like to get involved.

Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. On that night venues and events are available to the public free of charge.

As it seems likely that some social distancing measures will still be in place, a re-imagined Culture Night programme will be presented: experimental physical events (if and where possible) will take place alongside a virtual programme. However, if venue closures remain in place in September, all presentations of programming will be moved online.

Although challenging, we hope Culture Night will be the opportunity to explore our potential for social and cultural solidarity and also an exercise of re-socializing our audiences, our artists, our hosts and ourselves.

If your group or organisation would like to take part or more information please contact Culture Night Kildare Coordinator, Federica Petronilli, at culturenightkildare@gmail.com

The deadline to be included in county Kildare programme is Saturday 20^th June 2020, 5pm.

Pottery Workshops for adults at Florence & Milly Studio in Clane, Co Kildare.

The workshops take place once a month and runs from 10am to 4pm, and the time is divided between hand-building and wheel throwing techniques. It is suitable for beginners and improvers.