Diary Dates

From today until Monday: Maynooth Garden Festival, St Patrick's College Maynooth

From today until Monday: Maynooth Garden Festival, St Patrick's College Maynooth. Adults, £4; students and senior citizens, £2.

Next weekend: The second Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Flower Show takes place at the Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire. Saturday August 7th: 2.30 p.m. 7 p.m., Sunday 8th: 11 a.m.-6.30 p.m. The nucleus of the event is the colourful and competitive South County Dublin Horticultural Society's summer show. Also, display gardens, specialist nurseries, garden sundries, trade stands. Adults, £5; senior citizens and unemployed, £2.50.

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