SGS International to be Title Sponsor of ‘Race of Legends’ 2015

ARMOY Motorcycle Road Racing Club has announced that the title sponsor of their 2015 ‘Race of Legends’ will be SGS International. A world leader in the production and management of packaging communications the company works with numerous global partners including Proctor and Gamble and has its European headquarters in Hull.

With today’s announcement Armoy Road Races are set to be bigger and better than ever before.  2015 will see the youngest national road race in Ireland in its seventh year. With visitor figures increasing each year it is set to be another hotly contested event with a quality line up of riders, which usually includes the like of locals and brothers Michael and William Dunlop as well as renown television regular, Guy Martin. Races take place on Friday 24^th July and Saturday 25^th July 2015 in legendary Armoy.

Bill Kennedy, Clerk of the Course said, “The Club and I are really delighted with the news that SGS International is our title sponsor. SGS International and Brian McGrath have been involved with the Club and our road races for the last three years. Each year they have given their full support to the Club, on many occasions going above and beyond what’s required.

“Brian understands the business of road racing and what it entails. He appreciates how much effort and work is required to hold an event like this and nothing is ever too much trouble for him. We are truly grateful to Brian McGrath and SGS International for stepping up and supporting us even further this year as our title sponsor; without sponsors we really could not put on this great road racing event.”

The Armoy Road Races are one of Northern Ireland’s prime motorsport gatherings, attracting motorcycle riders both locally and internationally and SGS’s commitment to the Armoy Road Races underlines the popularity and esteem of this annual event.

SGS International group managing director for Europe, Brian McGrath, said, “I’ve personally been involved with road racing in one way or another for nearly thirty years. It is one of those sports that once it grabs you it stays with you forever and I have to say that the Armoy Road Races epitomise all that is great about this sport. It has that something special and with Armoy’s historical links to road racing you feel that time has stood still for all the right reasons.

“We have been involved with the Club and the races for over three years and it gives me and the company great pleasure to be title sponsor for 2015. There is no doubt in my mind that the Armoy Road Races have evolved year on year and that I and the company truly hope that we can contribute to its continued growth.

“I’m personally looking forward to Bike Week which runs from Sunday 19^th July until Saturday 25^th July 2015 and as title sponsor I would encourage everyone to come along and see what a real road racing event is like regardless of whether you are a road racing fan or not!”

For more information on Armoy Road Races, visit www.amrrc.com

The Market Place Theatre in Armagh is set to host a superb line-up of events to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2015 with music, comedy, drama and kids performances topping the bill.

‘Kíla’ are bringing their hip-shaking, smile-making, funky, groovy brand of trad to one of Ireland’s favourite venues. Never having played in Armagh before this is a unique opportunity to see one of Ireland’s finest and most innovative music groups. Kila will perform on Thursday 12^th March at 8pm. Tickets are priced £10 each.

Star of ‘Next Week’s News’, ‘Meet Your Neighbours’ and ‘Naked Camera’, PJ Gallagher makes his highly anticipated return to The Market Place with a brand new show ‘Concussion’. PJ has played sold out shows throughout Ireland and at the biggest and best comedy festivals that the country has to offer including Kilkenny Cat Laughs and The Vodafone Comedy Carnival. His TV appearances also include The Late Late Show, Tubridy Tonight, The Miriam O Callaghan Show and The Saturday Night Show, among others. PJ Gallagher will perform on Friday 13^th March at 8pm. Tickets are priced £18 and £16 (concession). This event is strictly for age 18+.

On Friday 13^th March at 8pm, come along and hear one of Ireland’s most distinctive voices in a lovely intimate setting. Mary Coughlan will sing songs of joy, sadness, mischief and melancholy, songs by Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith and Peggy Lee, her voice effortlessly straddling jazz, blues, chanson and pop. Accompanied on piano by James Delaney. Tickets are priced £13.

Families are invited along to the haphazard world of comedy, circus and theatre – an absurd trip into the world of Ireland’s best loved circus performers – Tumble Circus. Disobedient clowns, suffering acrobats and confused jugglers clash in this colourful kaleidoscope of mayhem. This is no ordinary circus cabaret however, it is a nonstop car-crash of exciting circus. The ticket price to Family Super Saturday includes one hour of fun after the performance, with activities including a craft workshop where kids will make and decorate their own mini circus tent, face painting, balloon modelling and a fancy dress competition with prizes for Best Dressed Boy & Girl. It’s great value for money. Super Saturdays are recommended for age 4+. The Tumble Circus Family Super Saturday will take place on Saturday 14^th March at 11am or 2pm. Admission costs just £6.00.

St Patrick’s Big Night Out promises a festival in one night! The Market Place will be hosting performances in the auditorium, studio and on a specially built stage in the foyer. Music, comedy, dance – there’ll be something for everyone on Saturday 14^th March from 8pm until late. It’s entirely up to you what you want to see on the night – feel free to go from one performance to another. Acts on the evening include Scotland’s Clanadonia; The Whistlin’ Donkeys who have recently supported Shane Filan & Kian Egan; All Folk’d Up; Comedians Mickey Bartlett (18+),  Al Porter (18+) and Foil, Arms & Hog (16+); Magnificent Irish Dance Troupe Celtic Storm; Local bands Castlestreet; How; The Ray Dunne Band; Hatchjaw; Armagh Pipers Club Fiddle Band; St Columba’s Pipe Band & before they play their headline gig at Vicar Street, come and witness the utterly amazing Booka Brass Band. All this for only £15.

For something a little more sedate, why not come along to ‘The Third Policeman’ on Sunday 15^th March at 8pm. Experience a beautiful music and spoken word presentation of Flann O’Brien’s dark comic masterpiece with live piano and string ensemble. A murder thriller; a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force; a surreal vision of eternity; the story of a tender brief unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle, and a chilling fable of unending guilt. A gem of Irish literature is brought to life in this highly acclaimed presentation. Tickets are £10 each.

‘Awhile With Seamus Heaney’ is a personal journey by Irish actor-director, Larry McCluskey through the late Nobel Poet’s best and most popular work, a dramatic reading, with linking commentary and music. The journey moves from Heaney’s childhood, through his emergence as Ireland’s foremost poet, international eminence and awards, to the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. This event will take place on Monday 16^th March at 6pm, with tickets available at £7.50.

Who is ready for a ‘Stockton’s Wing’ Reunion? The legendary Tommy Hayes, Maurice Lennon, Mike Hanrahan, Steve Cooney and Paul Roche are back together for the ‘Light In The Western Sky’ tour playing all the famous tacks including ‘Walk Away’, ‘The Belltable’, ‘Beneath The Shade’, ‘Dirt Track To The Sky’, ‘The Chicago Set’, ‘Beautiful Affair’, ‘Trip To London’, ‘Promenade Love’ and many more. Stockton’s Wing will perform on Monday 16^th May at 8pm. Tickets are priced £12.50 each.

Tickets for all events can be booked through the Box Office on [028] 3752 1821, or online at www.marketplacearmagh.com

And to keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/marketplacearmagh) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/mptarmagh) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.

On Mothering Sunday, 15^th March, treat your mother to an extra special lunch in the company of Queen Macha, the only Queen of Ireland at the Navan Centre & Fort.

Macha will invite guests to savour an array of home cooked foods, before being entertained with music and storytelling by the fabulous Armagh Rhymers.

Macha’s servants invite children to get creative planting and decorating a ‘mum’s’ herb pot to take home and enjoy!

Lunch is served at 1.00pm and tickets are just £8.95 per adult & £4.00 per child.  This includes a main course and dessert.  Pre-booking and payment essential, book today to avoid disappointment.

Book online on www.armagh.co.uk/mothersday or call Navan Centre, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh.  BT60 4LD.  Tel 028 3752 9644

Northern Ireland’s favourite vintage shopping event, the spectacular Frock Around The Clock Vintage & Handmade Fair, will be making its first appearance of the year at Malone House in Belfast on Sunday 8^th March with an extravaganza of vintage treasures and unique artisan gifts just in time for Mother’s Day.

The event will showcase 45 handpicked, high quality vintage dealers and creative designers specialising in vintage, handmade and upcycled fashion, jewellery, furniture, homewares, collectibles, stationery, art, skincare, make-up, candles, scrumptious sweet treats, photography and much more. With all this under one roof it will be easy to find your Mum a unique gift that they will treasure forever, and there will be tons of treats to show yourself a little love too!

Creative Director Becky Moore says ‘We are delighted that this event will also see the return of the pop-up Vintage Rocks Hair Parlour. Passionate and creative, the talented Vintage Rocks stylists will be on hand to offer glamorous vintage hair styling on the day and will also be running a draw for the chance to win a free Vintage Pamper & Style! Show Mum your appreciation and bring her along for some fun and a girly day out, browse and shop the unique treasures on offer, eat cake and have some vintage pampering – it’s a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.’

Now in its 7^th year of delighting customers from all over Ireland, Frock Around The Clock still remains dedicated to sourcing the best in vintage dealers and fresh creative talent, so in addition to many of the old favourites there will also be a number of fresh faces to be seen at the 8^th March event, providing a spectacular variety of unique, quality and interesting things to see and buy. Whether you are in search of a stunning frock, authentic vintage treasures, beautifully handcrafted designs, or delicious edible goodies, this event has it all!

The impressive exhibitor list will include Lower Than The Angels, creators of distinctive, bespoke millinery inspired by vintage chic and Hollywood glamour, Norma Jean Vintage, offering a fabulous selection of vintage collectibles, Dublin based Lulu and Belle, connoisseurs of high end vintage designer jewellery, White Rabbit Vintage, dedicated to sourcing amazing and authentic vintage wear,  Tiny Tower Vintage, specialists in vintage china, linens, eiderdowns and collectible books, Ardmore Cottage Interiors & Gifts with beautifully upcycled furniture, Bluebird Bakery, creators of scrumptious sweet treats, Vintage Aggy and Molly, showcasing exquisite handmade dolls created from antique haberdashery, and Emily Loves Vintage offering beautiful, limited-edition eclectic jewellery.

The spectacular Frock Around The Clock Valentine’s Vintage & Handmade Fair will take place from 12-5pm on Sunday 8^th March 2015 at Malone House, Barnett Demesne, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5PB.  Admission costs only £3 for adults, and children go free. More information on the event and the exhibitor list can be found at frockfairsni.com and on facebook.com/frockaroundtheclockvintagefairs.

It’s Fun! Fun! Fun! for everyone as Banbridge District Council host their annual St Patrick’s Family Fun Day in the town’s Solitude Park on Saturday 14 March.

The craic kicks off at 2pm and runs until 4pm, and will feature a host of performances and activities guaranteed to get you in the mood for a bit of a jig and a hoolie!

Winners of Buskfest 2013, Worn Down Shoes, make a welcome return to the district when they hit the stage and keep the crowds entertained with their fantastic mix of lively blues and country rock.

And if that’s not enough, local group Parcel of Rogues also be bring their own brand of fine foot tapping folk to the show.

Activities on the day include fun inflatables and amusement rides suitable for children and young people, face painting, balloon modellers, a climbing tower, storytelling and arts & crafts workshops.

You can also have a hoot with an amazing animal display from the wonderful World of Owls, or why not join in the fun of the treasure hunt, you never know what you might find!

You are also invited to come along and meet the Fizzy Fairy and some her forest friends like the Woodland Willow, Hazel the Nutty Nymph and the Wizzy Leprechaun, who will be sure to have you craicing-up with their mischief and mirth.

Admission to this celebration of culture, which is supported by Banbridge District Council Good Relations Programme, is FREE and everyone from the district and beyond is warmly welcome to come along and join in the party.

For further information contact Banbridge District Council’s Leisure and Development Department on 028 4066 0609 or see www.banbridge.gov.uk or www.facebook.com/banbridgecouncil

• Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Falls Road, Belfast, March 8. Three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions will play here as part of a unique European tour. This is a rare chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians share a stage together.

• Festival in a Day 2015, Belfast Waterfront, Belfast, March 8. With ‘must see’ bill-topping treats, fantastic workshops, fun free activities and more, Festival in a Day 2015 is packed with mini adventures for families with children to experience and enjoy… all crammed into one action-packed day!

• Discover Fermanagh Open Weekend, various locations, Co Fermanagh, March 6-8. Take advantage of this FREE attraction packed weekend for free from March 6 – 8. Taking place over three days, visitors have the opportunity to visit a selection of stately homes, museums, historic castles and ancient sites.  Take a cruise on Lough Erne, explore the incredible Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark and join in on a cake decorating class at Orchard Acre Farm.

• 11th United Airlines Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival, 9 Donegall Square North, Belfast, March 4-8. With more than 40 events and showcases and the Song Writing Convention, the annual event has become a well established part of the Belfast music scene. The event will feature award winning artists Jim Lauderdale, Bruce Cockburn, Andy Fairweather Low, James House and Max T Barnes alongside the cream of local talent Foy Vance, Cara Dillon, Peter McVeigh, and more.

• Ballymoney Drama Festival, Ballymoney Town Hall Arts, Museum and Tourist Information, Ballymoney, Co Antrim, March 3-7. Featuring leading amateur drama groups from all over Ulster the Ballymoney Drama Festival will entertain guests to a selection of gripping dramas, poetic and comedic plays. The programme of plays includes ‘A Month in the Country’ by Brian Friel, ‘Frost/Nixon’ by Peter Morgan and ‘Metamorphosis’ by Steven Berkoff.

• Apres Ski Party, The Jungle NI, Moneymore, Co Londonderry, March 7. To celebrate their 10th Birthday this year, The Jungle NI are hosting an Après-Ski party on Saturday 7th March. Visitors to the event will be treated to an Austrian style fully-stocked bar, providing the best elements of any Après-Ski party, from a great sound system, state of the art lights and lasers to a top DJ pumping out iconic dance tunes.

• The Argory Open Day, 144 Derrycaw Road, Moy, Co Armagh, March 7. Enjoy free admission at a number of National Trust places on March 7 including the stunning Argory and its grounds. Visit other National Trust properties for a chance to meet staff and volunteers and learn about the amazing places the National Trust looks after.

• Shared History Tour Centre, Banbridge District Council, Downshire Road, Co Down, March 4 – 7. This fun filled day has something for everyone, a fully guided tour of the Irish Military Museum by William Sullivan, founder and curator. Participants will be shown a replica of a WW1 trench and hear what it was like to be a soldier living there. They can ride in an army tank, a FV432 and watch expert’s fire weapons, and handle military equipment.

• The Three Little Pigs, Alley Theatre, Railway Street, Strabane, Co Tyrone, March 5. The Three Little Pigs is a musical story telling performance that kids will love. Come along and experience this fantastic musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s dark and funny take on the traditional fairy tale but prepare for a few twists and turns along the way. This production offers a wonderful opportunity to experience live music in a fun and engaging way.

• Royal Blood, Ulster Hall, Bedford Street, Belfast, until March 8. Enjoy the increasingly popular ‘Royal Blood’ who wrap the primal essence of ferocious rock ‘n’ roll power around a surprisingly innate ability to craft deft melodies and soaring hooks. The band is the result of a lineage that stretches from present day heroes, Queens of the Stone Age, to Led Zeppelin, and all the way back to early blues pioneers and are now in Belfast for your entertainment.

Down

Explore the 40,000 year old world of the Ice Age, when Ireland was covered with snow, ice, and some unusual creatures at WWT Castle Espie this Saturday and Sunday.  See how the ice made valleys and shaped our scenery.  Take part in interactive activities, discover what’s hidden in our little icebergs and help build a giant mammoth sculpture with artist Jim Russell. Open from 11.00am to 4.00pm both days.

Armagh

This Saturday at the Market Place Theatre Armagh, ‘Celtic Soul’ pay homage one of the truly great singer songwriters of all time, Mr. Van Morrison. Receiving critical acclaim from devout Van fans wherever they perform, you’ll hear the big hits like  ‘Jackie Wilson Said’, ‘Days Like This’, and of course ‘Brown Eyed Girl’.  You’ll also hear ‘Ballerina’, ‘Cyprus Avenue’, and ‘In The Garden’ among many others in a packed show.

Fermanagh

Enniskillen Film Club present Ida this Wednesday 25th  at the Regal.   An astonishing work, both graceful and haunting, the film’s beautiful black-and-white imagery is so artfully composed that every frame belongs in an exhibition and winner of Best Film, London Film Festival 2013

Tyrone

This Friday 27th February Seo Linn perform live at the Glenavon House Hotel in Cookstown, supported by the Glackin family. Ticket are only £10. Doors open 8.15pm.

Derry

From the Great Wall of China to packed auditoriums in the Holy Land and more recently being the first Irish band to perform at the greatest music festival in the world, ‘Rock in Rio on front of an estimated audience of two hundred and forty thousand people, Dervish have come a long way in seventeen years. Formed in 1989 by a group of five musicians, Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes , they have gone on to become one of Ireland’s best loved traditional/folk groups. See Dervish perform this Friday evening at the Millennium Forum. Tickets £17.50.

Antrim

On February 25th, 26th, 27th February, Larne Drama Circle will bring E. Nesbit’s “The Railway Children” to the stage of the McNeill Theatre, Larne at 7:30pm each evening. Tickets are available from Larne Visitor Information Centre on 028 2826 0088 and online at www.larnedramacircle.co.uk.

Belfast

The Quirky Weddings Alternative Wedding Fair is back at the Waterfront Hall on Sunday March 1st 2015, from 12-5pm.  At Quirky Weddings they do things a little differently! They have handpicked an excellent line up of over 120 wedding vendors who are fun, friendly and very talented. There will be rockabilly hair, stylish stationery, vintage and unusual transport, jaw-droppingly-good cakes, cool venues, slick suits, non-cheesy bands and DJs, dress designers, bridal boutiques and so much more. Everything you could need for planning your wedding…but a little bit different. It all takes place in a laid back environment with the emphasis on asking questions and finding new ideas.

Want to be a pirate or a princess for the day? This Easter Monday, April 6, pirates will run amok in Bangor! If you would like to join in the fun and take part in the pirate-themed parade, then this is your opportunity to be part of it!

The spectacular parade will be taking place at 3pm on Easter Monday when over 200 children and young people from local youth and dance groups across North Down will take part in the spectacular Pirate Parade.  Look out for pirate ships, colourful bands, pirates, dancers and live music.  Led by The Mayor Ards and North Down, this is an extravaganza not to be missed!

The McKee Clock Arena, will play host to a special Moto Trial NI motorbike competition guaranteed to thrill and entertain young and old alike! The Pirates of Bangor marina have run aground and Ireland’s best trials riders will be competing over a challenging course of giant drift wood, treasure chests and even a ship wrecked Galleon in this specially designed, arena show to see who can win the treasure!!

Be prepared to be thrilled as these talented bikers showcase their amazing skills and perform some breath-taking stunts and manoeuvres! Starting at 11am, this spectacular show is not to be missed!

There are plenty of other activities happening around the Town too; Project 24 will be turned into “Pirate 24” for the day, a fun Treasure Island full of pirate-themed crafts, activities and music. Lots of fun for all the family!

And all of this coincides with the opening of the brand new pirate play park at Pickie Fun Park – check out the new park, take a ride on a swan, play in the play park or just have a coffee and relax in the café.

So come on down to Bangor with your family and friends this Easter for lots of family fun. If you would like to take part in the parade, please contact North Down Borough Council on: events@northdown.gov.uk. Help us make this the biggest Pirate Parade ever!

For further information check www.northdowntourism.com

Racist slogans, burning vehicles, and residents forced out of their homes this January. Last year’s annual Human Rights and Racial Equality Benchmarking Report from the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities highlighted 982 racist incidents in 2013-2014 compared with 750 the previous year, an increase of 31%, and in the same period a staggering 47% increase in racist crimes.

One pioneering theatre company, based in East Belfast, is tackling the subject head on with a dramatic production touring Northern Ireland from 11 March. Building on the success of last year’s Arrivals about new immigrants to Northern Ireland, Terra Nova Productions now turns the spotlight on the next generation in Arrivals2, offering audiences five new plays, with four professional intercultural actors, and music by Anthony Toner, all in one evening. This time, the focus is on Northern Irish people who just happen to have a parent who was born somewhere else in the world.

Terra Nova Productions is Northern Ireland’s only professional intercultural theatre company, set up by Indian-born Canadian Director, Andrea Montgomery.

“The Terra Nova intercultural mission is fundamental to tackling the issue of racism,” says Andrea. “Our ethos of working from the ground up, and involving everyone who doesn’t normally get onto the mainstream stage, ensures that. But make no mistake, we don’t create ‘issues theatre’. When you come to see Arrivals2 you’re coming to see great, intriguing, funny and moving stories that just happen to be intercultural.”

Inspired by Real People

Montgomery and Company Manager, Tom Finlay, and four trained intercultural facilitators have spent months working with people all across Northern Ireland. This fed into opportunities to join a three-day intercultural masterclass with the playwrights and professional actors that gave the Arrivals2 writers their creative stimulus.

“They wrote whatever inspired them,” says Montgomery. “It’s a wild mix.”

In Arrivals2, you will have the opportunity to experience a haunted house; a budding romance; the challenging first meeting between a long lost half-brother and sister; a funny and terrifying monologue set on the hills outside Belfast; and a drunken Halloween party where God might just be one of the party guests.

Poets James Meredith (Newtownabbey) and Deirdre Cartmill (Tyrone) who made such successful contributions to Arrivals last year have both written new pieces for Arrivals2. They are joined by award-winning actress Maggie Cronin who has appeared across our stages and screen, including 2011 Oscar-winning short film The Shore by Terry George and is now turning her hand to playwriting; emerging Belfast writer Fionnuala Kennedy, whose first play Hostel was successfully toured by Kabosh Theatre Company; and award-winning Armagh writer for stage and screen Daragh Carville (Language Roulette, This Other City, Middleton and Cherry Bomb).

The Four Actors

Director Andrea Montgomery has cast Northern Irish actress Louise Parker; mixed-race London actress Melissa Dean whose mother is from Ardoyne, emigrated from Belfast in the 1970s, and whose father is from the Caribbean; and second generation black British actors Robert Bertrand whose family is from St Lucia, and Nathanael Campbell whose family is from Jamaica.  Dean, Bertrand and Campbell fly in to start rehearsal on 22 February.

Gilly Campbell, Drama specialist at the Arts Council, said:

“With racism described as the ‘new sectarianism’ in Northern Ireland, it’s hugely important that there are productions like Arrivals2 that are taking on the big social issues and confronting the challenges raised by prejudice. This is art responding directly to the broader social context we find ourselves in today, exposing our preconceptions and bringing people and communities closer together in the most engaging and compelling of ways, through drama and storytelling.”

Northern Ireland tour

Arrivals2 can be enjoyed by audiences across Northern Ireland in March 2015, at the Crescent Arts Centre (11th-14th), Strand Arts Centre (15th), Riverside Theatre, Coleraine (18th), Strule Arts Centre, Omagh (19th), Playhouse, Derry/Londonderry (20th), Market Place Theatre, Armagh (21st), Down Arts Centre (22nd), Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey (25th), Old Courthouse, Antrim (26th), Ards Arts Centre (27th) and Island Arts Centre, Lisburn (28th).

For more information and booking details, visit www.terranovaproductions.net/arrivals2

Arrivals 2 is produced by Terra Nova Productions supported by Accidental Theatre and funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, OFMDFM, Community Relations Council, Community Arts Partnership’s PICAS programme, and the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.

Patrick coming to Armagh and the existence of Navan Fort go hand in hand and so it is only fitting that you chose the Navan Centre & Fort as one of your must see places this St. Patrick’s Day.

On Saturday 14^th March, enjoy a very different celebration of St. Patrick as we dramatise why Patrick chose Armagh as the site of his first stone church.

In the Iron Age Dwelling relive how the young Patrick was placed in a slave collar and led to the sacred mound to begin life as a shepherd.

Make your very own snake mask before meeting with Our ‘Jake the snake charmer’.  He might help to clarify if Patrick really banish snakes from Ireland!

Shows at 11.00am, 1.00pm, & 3.00pm.  Admission just £6.50 per person and under 4’s are free.  Pre-booking is essential for all tickets, including complimentary places required for children under 4 years. Book tickets online at www.armagh.co.uk/patrick

For information please contact: Navan Centre & Fort, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh.  BT60 4LD.  Tel 028 3752 9644 or www.navan.com