10,000 expected for festival of Celts

Up to 10,000 visitors are expected from home and abroad for a six-day Pan Celtic International Festival taking place as part of The Gathering over the Easter holidays.

Carlow is bracing itself for the Celtic invasion during the six-day festival, which runs from April 2 and attracts Celtic culture enthusiasts from across Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man.

The international festival is the annual Gathering of the Celts and features a host of free events and some ticketed shows and competitions for singers, songwriters, musicians, dancers, choirs, poets, and storytellers and their followers from across the six nations.