Go

and see a Christmas drive-in movie at Tattersalls Country House in Ratoath, Co Meath, for a fun day out with the family over the festive break. Experience a Christmas event with a difference and park up in front of one of the world’s largest mobile LED screens. With an incredible selection of festive, family-friendly movies, and some great later date-night choices too, you and your friends and family will be spoilt for choice. Drive-in movies run from 27-31 December, and include screenings of The Polar Express, Elf, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone, and Miracle on 34th Street, to name a few. Evening showings are perfect for groups of friends or even date night, with movies including Die Hard, The Holiday, Bad Santa and Love Actually.

See the full movie schedule online at www.tattersallscountryhouse.ie. Cost is €25 per car.

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Watch

the final programme of Donal Skehan’s new series Cook Eat Burn for some inspiration on how to cap those Christmas sugar cravings (after the New Year, of course) and eat more healthily in 2016. Donal travels to Antrim to go kayaking on the River Bann and prepares dishes specially picked to keep him going on the long day ahead, including homemade granola, blueberry and chia seed muffins; za’atar quinoa poached eggs; and red lentil and sweet potato soup. He is accompanied by Dr Brendan Egan, an expert in sport and exercise science from UCD, who monitors the impact of each activity on Donal’s body, and keeps count of the calories being burned. Cook Eat Burn shows viewers the secret to cooking simple, nutritious and tasty food for pursuing a healthier and more active lifestyle.

Catch the final programme on Wednesday, 30 December on RTÉ One at 8.30pm.

Grab

your bodhrán and head to Dublin to be part of the world-record attempt for the largest Bodhrán session. The largest bodhrán ensemble ever recorded was 980 people, and organisers are hoping to smash it this year in St Stephen’s Green on New Year’s Eve. The event will also help raise money for Focus Ireland, to provide services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes. If you don’t have a bodhrán, no problem – Carroll’s Irish Gift Stores are selling a limited number of discounted bodhráns especially for the event and have also kindly offered to donate money to Focus Ireland.

Register at www.nyfdublin.com to help beat the world record and for information on how to donate to Focus Ireland.

Enjoy

an exciting and energetic performance from one of the world’s most renowned trad bands: Kilfenora Céili Band, in Glór Theatre in Ennis, Co Clare. The performances on 2 and 3 January will launch “Clare-County of Culture”, to celebrate the wonderful Banner County and promote Clare as a cultural tourism destination. This expertly-choreographed show of high-spirited traditional music, lively and athletic dancing, melodious song and witty story-telling will get your heart racing and your feet tapping in a way you never expected. This traditional super group take their rich musical heritage into the future with a show that’s not only engaging and uplifting, but utterly enjoyable.

Tickets are €25 and available online at www.glor.ie.

Enter

Are you an avid writer with a love of Irish history? The Limerick Writer’s Centre is calling for submissions for an anthology to be published in the spring of 2016 to mark the centenary celebration of the 1916 Rising. The working title is ‘1916 Today: An Anthology of Reactions’ and is open to writers from all over Ireland. This anthology will be edited by John Liddy and Dominic Taylor and will be published by The Limerick Writers’ Centre.

For further Information contact Dominic Taylor on 087-299-6409 or email limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com.