Just a reminder to everyone that The Office of Public Works offers FREE ADMISSION on the first Wednesday of every month to all OPW managed Heritage Sites.
A full list of participating sites is given below, and details on each can be found on www.heritageireland.ie
Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Normal conditions of admission apply.
Visitors may experience delays at some of their busier sites and are advised to arrive early. If allocated a time, visitors are asked to arrive promptly for the start of their tour. There is no guarantee that visitors who miss their allocated tour-slot can be accommodated at a later time. Children must be supervised at all times.
Access to some sites is by guided tour only. In the case of Newgrange and Knowth, there is no direct access to these monuments – admission is solely via the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.
Car-parking may be limited at some sites and patrons are requested to respect the facilities and
other car park users.
Please Note that the following sites are not managed by the OPW and normal arrangements apply: Muckross House & Gardens, and Muckross Traditional Farms; Glenveagh Castle.
N.B. Only those sites with an asterisk are open all year round. All other sites listed have a shorter season or restricted opening in winter, and Free Admission will not apply outside the opening arrangements listed on www.heritageireland.ie for each site.
Opening times can change at short notice. Visitors are requested to check the website for updates prior to their visit.
The Workers and Unemployed Action group would like to congratulate WUA Cllr Pat English on his election as Mayor of Clonmel, and WUA Cllr Martin Henzey on his election as Deputy Mayor of Carrick on Suir. We wish them well in their new appointments and will as always support them in anyway we can.
We would also like to wish WUA Cllr Billy Shoer, the outgoing Mayor of Clonmel, and WUA Cllr Teresa Ryan, the outgoing Deputy Mayor of Clonmel the very best and offer them sincere appreciation for their hard work over the tenures.
As the summer holidays get underway, we are being advised of changes to the passport application process.
Anyone applying for a new one will have to do so through the Passport Express service rather than by ordinary or registered mail – applications made through standard postal service will no longer be processed after June 30.
A new appointment service will also operate at the Passport Office in Molesworth Street in Dublin, geared only at those who have to make an application in person because they are travelling at short notice, or within 3 to 10 working days.
Joe Nugent, Director of Passport Services, says anyone who sends an application through the normal postal system after the end of June will have it sent back to them.
Information from: Breaking News
