Thank you to everyone who participated in this years events. For information on events for Design Week 2009 and how to get invloved please contact Barry Sheehan by phone on 087 259 2546 or by email.
Design Week 2008 was on from November 3rd to 8th, a week long celebration of Irish and international design. The main purpose is to highlight the important contribution good design makes to the cultural and economic life of Ireland through fostering a reputation for creative excellence and innovation.
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Carlow |
Cork |
Dublin |
Kilkenny |
Leitrim |
Limerick |
Louth |
Westmeath |
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Belfast |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
The Lecture Theatre, University of Ulster, Belfast. |
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Digital Futures @ 6pm Speakers: Jane Fielder, Creative Director, Red Bee Media Nicolas Roope, Creative Director, Poke |
Place-making: Lines, words, pictures and sound @ 6pm Speakers: Bill Morrison - Director, Place Pater Higgins - Creative Director - Land Design Studio |
IDI Damian Cranney damian@frankbelfast.com 0044 28 9024 1033 ICAD Elaine McDevitt elaine@icad.ie 00 353 87 763 2334 |
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Carlow |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@IT Carlow |
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| ReForm 08, Hosted Jointly and by videolink @ Carlow IT and Cork IT(STACK Theatre) | IT Carlow IT ,Cork IT, UL, NCAD & Cultivate Adam de Eyto adam.deeyto@itcarlow.ie 00 353 59 917 0465 www.itcarlow.ie www.designweekcork.com |
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| Universal Design for All | IT Carlow Tracy Fahey tracy.fahey@itcarlow.ie 00 353 599170400 www.semibold.ie www.itcarlow.ie |
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| Design on Film, Final DateTBC | IT Carlow Tracy Fahey 00 353 599170400 tracy.fahey@itcarlow.ie www.semibold.ie www.itcarlow.ie |
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Corkclick here for designweek cork website |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@Millenium Hall |
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| SATURDAY NOV' 1st Cycle Chic Presented by Cork City Council |
On Saturday November 1st for the first time in Ireland, the CYCLE CHIC Fashion Show will present how cycling can be fashionable and stylish. European and local designers will show you their latest innovations of trendy bikes, smart clothes and funky accessories. The event will take place on Saturday 1st of November 2008, from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm in the Millennium Hall (Cork City). The event is free and open to the public. | Cork City CouncilGaelle Crosiergaelle_croisier @corkcity.ie 00 353 87 610 4990 www.designweekcork.com www.cyclechic.org |
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@Stack Theatre |
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| Cork School of Music Henry J Lyons Architects |
Reform Sustainability Seminar | CIT/Cork Docklands Directorate (TBC) Debroah O Connor deborah @richardraineyarchitects .com 086 3465295 www.designweekcork.com |
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@Substation, Caroline Street. |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition |
Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition | Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition | Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition | Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition | Trendy Travel- Design Innovations Exhibition | Design Week Cork Marc O Riain marc.oriain@hjlyons.com 087 6104990 www.designweekcork.com |
| Signs of Our Time Henry J Lyons Architects |
Signs of Our Time | Signs of Our Time | Signs of Our Time | Signs of Our Time | Signs of Our Time | Design Week Cork Ger Keogh anger@studioforty9.com 087 2251250 www.designweekcork.com |
| IDI Awards Exhibit Henry J Lyons Architects |
IDI Awards Exhibit | IDI Awards Exhibit | IDI Awards Exhibit | IDI Awards Exhibit | IDI Awards Exhibit | Design Week Cork Marc O Riain marc.oriain@hjlyons.com 087 6104990 www.designweekcork.com |
| RIAI Awards Exhibit Henry J Lyons Architects |
RIAI Awards Exhibit | RIAI Awards Exhibit | RIAI Awards Exhibit | RIAI Awards Exhibit | RIAI Awards Exhibit | Design Week Cork Marc O Riain marc.oriain@hjlyons.com 087 6104990 www.designweekcork.com |
| T Shirt Design Competition | T Shirt Design Competition | T Shirt Design Competition | T Shirt Design Competition | T Shirt Design Competition | Design Week Cork Ger Keogh anger@studioforty9.com 087 2251250 www.designweekcork.com |
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| Graphic Novel Exhibit Henry J Lyons Architects |
Graphic Novel Exhibit | Graphic Novel Exhibit | Graphic Novel Exhibit | Graphic Novel Exhibit | Graphic Novel Exhibit | Design Week Cork Ger Keogh anger@studioforty9.com 087 2251250 www.designweekcork.com |
@St. John College Lecture Hall |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
| RIAI Lecture- Richard Hordon @ 6pm Henry J Lyons Architects |
RIAI Lecture- Patrick Mellett @ 6pm Henry J Lyons Architects |
RIAI Sarah Mulrooney sarahmulrooney@gmail.com 087 9917630 www.designweekcork.com |
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@The Roundy |
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| Candy Collective Cork-Sweettalk 08 @ 8pm Henry J Lyons Architects |
CIT/Candy Collective Rose McGrath Rose.McGrath@cit.ie www.designweekcork.com |
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@Cork City-meeting Magee Creedon Kearns Offices |
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| Architectural Tour of Cork @ 11am- 4pm | Design Week Cork Edward Raftery edward.raftery@gmail.com www.designweekcork.com |
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@The Elysian |
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| Powermedia Retail and fashion Show | Powermedia Victoria Shorten victoria@powermedia.ie 00353 21 427 1148 www.designweekcork.com |
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| White Party @ 9pm | Powermedia Victoria Shorten victoria@powermedia.ie 00353 21 427 1148 www.designweekcork.com |
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@The Gate Cinema |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
| Brazil-Terry Gilliam @ 7pm | Invitation To A Voyage (2006)Eileen Gray @ 7pm A Kind of Architect -Rem Koolhaus |
A Clockwork Orange (1971)-Stanley Kubrick @ 7pm | Why Man Creates -Elaine Bass & Saul Bass @ 7pm Furture by Design (2006) William Gazecki |
Unzipped (1995) Douglas Keeve @ 7pm Seemless (2005) Douglas Keeve |
‘Nice Shorts Night’ @ 7pm | Design Week Cork Marc O Riain marc.oriain@hjlyons.com 087 6104990 www.designweekcork.com |
@Grande Parade |
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| A Kind of Architect-Rem Koolhaas | Future by Design (2006)- William Gazecki | Seamless (2005) Douglas Keeve | Kinsale Vintage Car Club Marc O Riain marc.oriain@hjlyons.com 087 6104990 www.designweekcork.com |
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@Skketch |
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| Affordable but well designed products exhibition @ 7pm | Skketch Sarah Rolf srolf@skketch.com 021 4509660 www.designweekcork.com |
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@Waterstones |
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| -TBC | Design Week Cork Ger Keogh anger@studioforty9.com 087 2251250 www.designweekcork.com |
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@All bars in Cork |
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| -TBC | Design Week Cork Ger Keogh anger@studioforty9.com 087 2251250 www.designweekcork.com |
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Dublin |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street, Dublin 2 |
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| Bombay Sapphire Opening Event: Tom Dixon | Bombay Sapphire Roisin Tierney-Crowe bombaysapphire@scomms.ie www.bombaysapphire.com |
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@The Gallery at Powerscourt Townhouse |
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| Launch of exhibition for irishdesignshop.com 6pm - 8pm Irish designed and produced craft, in a fresh and new way. If you are attending log on to their sites expression of interest page. |
Exhibition for launch irishdesignshop.com 10am - 6pm |
Exhibition for launch irishdesignshop.com 10am - 6pm |
Irishdesignshop.com Clare clare@irishdesignshop.com Laura laura@irishdesignshop.com www.irishdesignshop.com |
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@The Auditorium, Digital Exchange, Crane Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8 |
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| William H Walsh Memorial Lecture: An evening with James Woudhuysen
2.30pm. Followed by a Bombay Sapphire cocktail reception |
IDI Rachael Murtagh idi@indigo.ie 00 353 1 489 3650 www.idi-design.com |
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@the chq Building, IFSC, Docklands |
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| Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Irish Furniture Designers Network (IFDN) Exhibition 10am - 6pm |
Leo Scarff leo@leoscarffdesign.com 00 353 1 8349831 087 272 5811 www.leoscarffdesign.com |
@TBC |
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| Furniture Trends and Student Exhibition TBC | Enterprise Ireland Lorraine Egan lorraine.egan@entrerprise-ireland.com 00 353 1 808 2000 www.enterprise-ireland.com |
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@Varies |
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| Retail Trail | Retail Trail | Retail Trail | Retail Trail | Retail Trail | Retail Trail | IDI Celine Cummins propshop@eircom.ne t00 353 86 244 8374 www.idi-design.com |
@RIAI Exhibition Centre |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
| The World In One School | The World In One School | The World In One School | The World In One School | The World In One School | The World In One School | RIAI Claudia Stokes codwyer@riai.ie 00 353 86 405 4883 www.riai.ie |
@Shelbourne Hotel |
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| IDEA Awards | GDBA Nick Cloake n.cloake@baseline.ie 00 353 889 3150 www.gdba.ie |
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@Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 2 |
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Optimising Packaging: From Design to Delivery |
GDBA Nick Cloake n.cloake@baseline.ie 00 353 889 3150 www.gdba.ie |
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| Design Business Ireland Official Launch 6.30pm You are invited to attend RSVP |
GDBA Nick Cloake n.cloake@baseline.ie 00 353 889 3150 www.gdba.ie |
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@Rothco Gallery, 13 Pembroke Row |
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| LAUNCH: Upstarts Exhibition | Upstarts Exhibition November 6 - 13th 9pm - 5pm daily |
Upstarts Exhibition November 6 - 13th 9pm - 5pm daily |
ICAD Elaine McDevitt elaine@icad.ie 00 353 87 763 2334 |
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@The Original Print Gallery |
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| LAUNCH: 50 x 50 Exhibition | 50 x 50 Exhibition | 50 x 50 Exhibition | 50 x 50 Exhibition | 50 x 50 Exhibition | ICAD Elaine McDevitt elaine@icad.ie 00 353 87 763 2334 |
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@Digital Depot |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
| Dyson Student Creativity Day | ||||||
@Dublin Conference Centre |
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| Dublin Convention Centre | The Convention Centre Dublin Julie O'Sullivan julie.osullivan@theccd.ie 00 353 1 618 9336 www.theccd.ie |
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@RDS |
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| Plan Expo | Plan Expo | Plan Expo | Plan Expo | |||
| Opus Architecture Awards | Opus Architecture Awards | Opus Architecture Awards | Plan Expo | |||
@Science Gallery Trinity College |
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| Universal Smart Card Systems | CEUD James Hubbard jhubbard@nda.ie 00 353 1 608 0456 www.ceud.ie |
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@Design Tower |
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| Design Studios Exhibition | Design Tower Se O'Donoghue se@dacapo.ie 00 353 1 675 3867 www.dacapo.ie |
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| Inventory 08: Opening Night | Design Tower Se O'Donoghue se@dacapo.ie 00 353 1 675 3867 www.dacapo.ie |
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| Access to Arts | Design Tower Se O'Donoghue se@dacapo.ie 00 353 1 675 3867 www.dacapo.ie |
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| Misery Hill | Design Tower Se O'Donoghue se@dacapo.ie 00 353 1 675 3867 www.dacapo.ie |
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| Inventory 08: Jewellery Exhibition | Inventory 08: Jewellery Exhibition | Inventory 08: Jewellery Exhibition | Inventory 08: Jewellery Exhibition | Inventory 08: Jewellery Exhibition | Design Tower Se O'Donoghue se@dacapo.ie 00 353 1 675 3867 www.dacapo.ie |
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Kilkenny |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@TBC |
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| Semi Bold Gemma Corcoran gemma@penhouse.ie 00 353 57 862 5522 www.semibold.ie |
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@National Crafts Gallery |
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| Crafts Council of Ireland Una Parsons |
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Leitrim |
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Drumshanbo Logo Competition @ The Dock (Carrick-On-Shannon) |
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| DEF (Drumshanbo Enterprise Forum) in association with the Leitrim Observer, is offering all budding artists and graphic designers a very rare opportunity to design a unique new logo for Drumshanbo town. All entries must be received by 5pm on November 14th, 2008. for further details please click here>>> The overall winner will be announced on Nov 22nd 2008 at an event scheduled to be held at Ramada Lough Allen Hotel, Drumshanbo |
Exhibition of Best Entries to date, 6th-8th. The Dock, Carrick on Shannon. |
Exhibition of Best Entries to date, 6th-8th. The Dock, Carrick on Shannon. |
Exhibition of Best Entries to date, 6th-8th The Dock, Carrick on Shannon. |
DEF (Drumshanbo Enterprise Forum) Competition Rules Competition Prizes How to Submit |
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Limerick |
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| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@Hilton Hotel |
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| Unlocking Innovation | Design Shannon Skillnet Deirdre Johnston deirdre@designshannon.ie 00 353 65 689 5282 www.designshannon.ie |
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Louth |
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@Highlanes Gallery Drogheda |
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| Precious Things Paintings | Precious Things Paintings | Precious Things Paintings | Precious Things Paintings | Precious Things Paintings | Precious Things Paintings | Louth County Enterprise Board Sarah Daly sarahdaly@craftmark.ie 00 353 42 939 6943 www.louthcraftmark.com |
Westmeath |
| Monday November 3rd 2008 |
Tuesday November 4th 2008 |
Wednesday November 5th 2008 |
Thursday November 6th 2008 |
Friday November 7th 2008 |
Saturday November 8th 2008 |
Organising Body information |
@Lucy Tormeys Visual Arts Studio & Gallery, Mullingar |
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| Denise O’Brien's Design for Business Exhibition 2008. 10am - 6pm at Lucy Tormeys Visual Arts Studio & Gallery, 1st Floor, 17 Mount St. |
Denise O’Brien's Design for Business Exhibition 2008. 10am - 6pm at Lucy Tormeys Visual Arts Studio & Gallery, 1st Floor, 17 Mount St. |
The exhibition is open to the public, for details contact: Denise O’Brien info@deniseobrien.ie +353 (0) 86 8436993 www.deniseobrien.ie |
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