2010 - CULTURAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT KILKENNY CASTLE
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2010 EVENTS AT KILKENNY CASTLE
July 2010 Programme of Events at Kilkenny Castle
'An Evening of Irish, Music, Song and Dance' with Ceoltoiri Kilkenny at The Parade Tower - Wednesday 7, 14, 21, 28 July
Show starts at 8:30pm and will run until 10:30pm - doors open at 8pm
Tickets: €10 adult / €7 children
For further information or bookings: please call Noreen at 086 824 96 18
*Visitors with restricted mobility, please call Kilkenny Castle prior to attending events, T: +353 56 77 04108 or 087 63 83 017
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Croquet at The Castle Park (adults only) - Wednesdays 7, 14 and 21 July 2010
Would you like to try a new activity that is fun and very sociable? Croquet is a light form of physical activity, played outdoors on grass by striking a ball through hoops against ones opponents. Instruction will be given at the start of the game.
Times: 3pm to 4pm
For further information or bookings, please contact Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership at 056 77 20870
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Kilkenny City Triathlon - Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlon - Saturday 24 July 2010 - from 9am
This endurance and versatility sport comprises of a combination of swimming (in the River Nore), cycling (in Co Kilkenny) and running (in the Castle Park). It is normally carried out in that stated order of disciplines, with the clock is running continuously during transitions.
There is a wide variety of distances and for the purpose of the Kilkenny City Triathlon 2010, the distances covered will be:
(a) Olympic distance as follows:
- Swim - 1500m
- Cycle - 40km
- Run - 10km
(b) Sprint distance as follows:
- Swim - 750m
- Cycle - 20km
- Run - 5km
For further information and registration, please see www.trikilkenny.com
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Prepared by: Anne Teehan, Events Officer, OPW, Kilkenny Castle - www.kilkennycastle.ie