If you’re planning a cosy escape this February, Redcastle Hotel in Donegal has a lovely Month of Love offer that feels just right for slowing down together.
The package from €209 per room enables couples to celebrate their love any date throughout February with this fantastic deal. It includes one night’s accommodation in a spacious room adorned with rose petals and accompanied by chocolates and welcome bubbly for each guest as well as a romantic three-course dinner at the award-winning The Edge Restaurant, prepared by Executive Head Chef Gordon Smyth. See redcastlehoteldonegal.com.
Champagne at Redcastle Hotel.
Voices of Irish Farmers: A Love Story is a heartfelt theatrical event coming to Smock Alley Theatre on 15 February. This celebration of rural life and community created by by Bernard Pollack weaves together real stories from Irish farmers with live music, creating a gentle celebration of land, culture and the people who nurture it all. It’s a lovely way to mark Valentine’s Day with something that feels local and true to Ireland’s farming roots. Tickets are €10 plus booking fee at smockalley.com.
Real conversations
Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá starts on TG4 on 11 February at 9.45pm and feels like the kind of television that stays with you. Across three episodes, Síle gently explores parenting, anxiety and bullying, mixing her own reflections with honest conversations from families, experts and familiar faces. It’s thoughtful, compassionate viewing that opens up space for understanding, reassurance and a sense that we’re not alone in any of it.
Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá. \TG4
Art uncovered at the Ulster Museum
The Ulster Museum in Belfast has quietly unveiled a beautiful new display,
A Time of Gifts, bringing together recent additions to its art collection by some of Ireland’s most celebrated artists. Highlights include works by Sir John Lavery and Sir William Orpen, offering a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal time in Irish history and culture. It’s a thoughtful, unhurried exhibition and well worth a visit if you find yourself up north this winter. It runs until 3 May, and
admission is free.
See ulstermuseum.org.
Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) Sketch of the House of Lords in Session, 15 December 1921 BELUM.U2025.4.
Valentine’s doesn’t have to mean grand gestures. We’re loving Lily O’Brien’s Keepsake Hatbox, a classic round box filled with 48 Irish-made chocolates that’s made for sharing, lingering and going back for one more. It feels thoughtful without being over the top, whether you’re gifting it, opening it with someone special or keeping it on hand for visitors. Desserts Hat Box (pictured above)
is priced at €45 and available at lilyobriens.ie.
Desserts Hat Box, 48 Chocolates, €45.00. \Lily O'Brien's
If you’re planning a cosy escape this February, Redcastle Hotel in Donegal has a lovely Month of Love offer that feels just right for slowing down together.
The package from €209 per room enables couples to celebrate their love any date throughout February with this fantastic deal. It includes one night’s accommodation in a spacious room adorned with rose petals and accompanied by chocolates and welcome bubbly for each guest as well as a romantic three-course dinner at the award-winning The Edge Restaurant, prepared by Executive Head Chef Gordon Smyth. See redcastlehoteldonegal.com.
Champagne at Redcastle Hotel.
Voices of Irish Farmers: A Love Story is a heartfelt theatrical event coming to Smock Alley Theatre on 15 February. This celebration of rural life and community created by by Bernard Pollack weaves together real stories from Irish farmers with live music, creating a gentle celebration of land, culture and the people who nurture it all. It’s a lovely way to mark Valentine’s Day with something that feels local and true to Ireland’s farming roots. Tickets are €10 plus booking fee at smockalley.com.
Real conversations
Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá starts on TG4 on 11 February at 9.45pm and feels like the kind of television that stays with you. Across three episodes, Síle gently explores parenting, anxiety and bullying, mixing her own reflections with honest conversations from families, experts and familiar faces. It’s thoughtful, compassionate viewing that opens up space for understanding, reassurance and a sense that we’re not alone in any of it.
Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá. \TG4
Art uncovered at the Ulster Museum
The Ulster Museum in Belfast has quietly unveiled a beautiful new display,
A Time of Gifts, bringing together recent additions to its art collection by some of Ireland’s most celebrated artists. Highlights include works by Sir John Lavery and Sir William Orpen, offering a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal time in Irish history and culture. It’s a thoughtful, unhurried exhibition and well worth a visit if you find yourself up north this winter. It runs until 3 May, and
admission is free.
See ulstermuseum.org.
Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) Sketch of the House of Lords in Session, 15 December 1921 BELUM.U2025.4.
Valentine’s doesn’t have to mean grand gestures. We’re loving Lily O’Brien’s Keepsake Hatbox, a classic round box filled with 48 Irish-made chocolates that’s made for sharing, lingering and going back for one more. It feels thoughtful without being over the top, whether you’re gifting it, opening it with someone special or keeping it on hand for visitors. Desserts Hat Box (pictured above)
is priced at €45 and available at lilyobriens.ie.
Desserts Hat Box, 48 Chocolates, €45.00. \Lily O'Brien's
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