24th – 26th July 2026
Feathered Between The Cracks is a collaboration between Banagher Tidy Towns and Offaly visual artist, Rosemarie Langtry. This partnership will explore the artistic process using different mediums including clay, paint, collage and pieces of nature using Swift birds as a theme.
Offaly Local Development Company (OLDC) launches "Legacy - Craftmasters," a dedicated initiative celebrating the traditional skills masters. As part of OLDC's commitment to the exceptional talents of Offaly's traditional craftspeople, a series of six short documentaries have been produced to showcase some of the best of Offaly's traditional crafts, from blacksmithing and weaving to jewellery design, basket weaving, slate carving, and Mountmellick embroidery. These documentaries highlight the incredible skills of the artisans who are preserving Ireland's rich cultural heritage.
As part of the 10th That Beats Banagher Festival, this year’s festival will include a weekend of dedicated events celebrating Charlotte Brontë and her husband Arthur Bell Nicholls and their connections with Banagher. The first event will be on Friday 21st July at 6:30 pm with the opening of an exhibition 'The Legacy of the Brontës in Banagher' and the showing of a related film by Maebh O’Regan. Eileen Casey will read from her collections of poems Bog Treasure and Bogmen First and Last and speak of her love for the works of the Brontë sisters. Click 'Book Now' below to find full programme details and to reserve your place.
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