Carlow's 10-day Floral Festival Trail begins today. Eanna Ní Lamhna, of Mooney Goes Wild On One is at Carlow library at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be gardening workshops, arts and crafts demonstrations and street entertainment. Visit www.carlowfloral festival.com or call 0503-30411.
To do tonight
Kilkenny transforms itself for the 30th annual arts festival, for which it will host some of the world's leading artists and performers. Tonight's opening spectacle, at 9.45 p.m., is called The Tower of Light: fireworks, performance, dance and music in Kilkenny Castle Park. To book, call 056-7752175 or visit www.kilkennyarts.ie
Fun for kids
Get a feel for what it was like to be in jail in the olden days by visiting Wicklow's Historical Gaol, in Wicklow town. The sometimes gruesome interactive exhibition includes a treadmill, a hanging cell and a convict ship. Call 0404-61599 or visit www.wicklowshistoricgaol.com for more details.
Late late offers
Budget Travel's seat sale continues with some attractive offers. You can fly to Malaga from €299, to Alicante from €279 and to Palma from €259. Call 01-6611111, visit www.budgettravel.ie or ask your travel agent - then all you'll have left to do is get out the suntan oil.
Joan Scales
