Online and in the shops: St Patrick's Day Festival

More than 80,000 visitors are expected to this year’s Cork St Patrick’s Festival, with four days of free family events.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016 - 00:00

The festival begins with the Parade at 1pm on St Patrick’s Day.

This year’s theme is 1916 — The Legacy and there will be commemoration events happening in venues throughout the city over the weekend.

There’s also circus skills and creative workshops for children in Bishop Lucey Park on Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20 from 12pm to 5pm and a food and crafts market on the Grand Parade.

The parade will also be streamed live on www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie

TIME TRAVEL:

Take a journey back in time over the Easter holidays on The 1916 Tour — Beyond Barricades, the latest addition to Dublin Bus Tours.

Helena Molony, who fought during the rebellion, will guide guests onto the bus in the midst of the sound of gunfire to recreate a journey through the city on Easter Monday 1916.

The interactive 90-minute tour takes in prominent scenes of the Rising including City Hall, Dublin Castle, St Stephen’s Green and the GPO.

A family ticket (two adults and two children) is €60; the tour is suitable ages 12 and over; www.dublinsightseeing.ie

DIG DEEP:

Dublinia’s new online programme is designed bring the history of Viking and Medieval Dublin to life.

This free video learning project available through the Dublinia website, includes nine audio visual animations for primary schools, with plans to add resources for secondary schools.

During the Easter holidays families can also join in Dublinia’s Big Dig, where children will get a chance to discover how archaeologists excavate and find some interesting artefacts and treasures.

It runs from March 23 to 30 and the cost is included in the admission price, €23 for families (two adults and two children); www.dublinia.ie

ENGINEERING INSPIRATION:

The vision of STEAM Education Ltd, a start-up business operating out of the Gateway Innovation Centre in UCC, is to inspire children to become the future generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, artists and mathematicians by developing engaging educational resources primarily from primary schools.