Here Comes The Christmas Weekend

Jack and the Beanstalk at Cork Opera House
. Featuring the unlikely hero Jack, his crazy mother Dame Molly Coddle, the love of his life, Jill, a moonwalking Cow,"Moo Tube", a bag of magic beans, a greedy banker, a hungry giant and a beanstalk stretching to the clear blue yonder....this stunning pantomime will be the must see Christmas production.
. Tickets: €26, €28.50, €31 booking fee may apply
*Family Ticket €100 (2 adults + 2 children) booking fee may apply
From Tue 12 January: All tickets €22 Family Ticket €80 booking fee may apply
From Fri 22 January: All tickets €20 Family Ticket €60

Galway Panto
Mother Goose
Renmore's 31st Annual Pantomime launches the spectacular flying adventures of poor, kind-hearted 'Mother Goose'. She becomes very rich when her magical goose starts to lay golden eggs.
VENUE Town Hall Theatre
DATE Wed 30th Dec to Sun 17th Jan
TICKETS: €16 / €14

Limerick: Cinderella

Starting on the 28th of December at the University Concert Hall

Gaiety Panto

Jack and the Beanstalk

Dundrum:

Buffy's Xmas Factor with the fabulous Joe Conlon

Funderland - St Stephens Day

Till the 10th of Jan - www.funderland.ie

Ice Skating

All around the country

Stately Homes and Gardens

Powerscourt

Kilkenny Concert on December 30th
LIVE CONCERT WITH SHARON SHANNON,
SHANE MACGOWAN, MUNDY & IMELDAMAY
Venue: THE HUB at Cillín Hill, Dublin Road, Kilkenny
Contact: Tel: THE HUB (056) 7789778 / www.thehubkilkenny.ie
www.ticketmaster.ie
Please note: This is a standing event

Bagatelle return to the Gleneagle Ballroom on the December 27th
One of Irelands best balleds groups - hits include 'Summer In Dublin'
Tickets on sale now. Contact the INEC Box Office for Information on 064-6671555.
www.inec.ie

Some websires to find events
. www.mykidstime.ie
. www.primarytimes.ie

Disney on Ice returns to Dublin on St. Stephens Day?
. Disneys on Ice - opens on St Stephens Day at the Convention Centre at the City West
Tinker Bell Whisks Audiences through the Breathtaking Stories of Seven Disney Princesses and Their Inspiring Wishes.
. Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Mulan, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and witness their wishes being granted and their dreams coming true.
. Tickets From 15.50 including booking fee
. Family Tickets also available
. In Person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide
By Telephone (24hr):
ROI - 0818 719 300, Northern Ireland - 0844 277 44 55
On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie, www.mcd.ie

Will that be hard to get to if you don't have a car?
Nice to see a venue that is accessible if you don't live in Dublin
Shuttle Bus
(Pick up Stephen's Green will be on Stephen's Green North at the Dublin City Tour Bus Stop No. 7 - situated directly across the road from Elverys Store and Dawson Street.)
www.mcd.ie, www.ticketmaster.ie , www.dualway.com

Dublins Ambassador Theatre is hosting some prehistoric guests this year?
. The Ambassador Theatre in association with the Natural History Museum, London, is proud to present DINOSAUR ENCOUNTER, a blockbuster exhibition which will allow you come face to face with the world's largest known land animals - ancient creatures of mystery and intrigue!
. Come face to face with the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest land predators ever known.
. This massive animatronic model, 4 metres tall and 7 metres long, is so lifelike you'll think it's the real thing!
. Walk past the head of a hungry Tyrannosaurus and watch as his terrifying jaws go SNAP!
. Ticket prices/ Opening Times are as follows:
. Exhibit hours are Sunday through Monday 10.00am - 8.00pm
. Adults €15 plus booking fee
Children €10 plus booking fee
. Tickets from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. Service Charges May Apply.
. www.mcd.ie
. www.ticketmaster.ie

Check out the museums and gallerys around the country which will reopening around the 28th of December. Lots of workshops and tours
www.museum.ie

TURNER EXHIBITION OPENS 1 JANUARY
. Celebrate the New Year with a visit to the National Gallery's annual Turner watercolour exhibition, 'A Light in the Darkness', which opens 1-31 January 2010. Admission is free.
. The exhibition 31 of the artist's most striking views painted during his later European tours: The Doge's Palace in Venice, Lake Lucerne, and the Fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland. Complementing the Turner display throughout January is an exquisite collection of portrait silhouettes and miniature paintings
. Admission free.