NEWS DIARY NOTICE: Wednesday 15 May 2013, 5:50pm, College Green, Dublin 2
What: Launch of Ireland's first Folkore & Fairytale Bus Tour. Unique tourism venture will bring Dublin's forgotten folk history to life.
Launch & maiden tour will include:
- A professional folklorist who will regale passengers with magical tales
- Actors dressed as characters from Irish folklore and fairytales
- A 'thatched' bus, complete with fireplace
- Live music
- Mermen watching off Bull Island
- Interview and photo opportunities
When: Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 6pm-7.30pm (maiden tour leaves at 6pm sharp). Refreshments 7.30pm at the Church Bar.
Where: Outside Extreme Ireland College Green Tourist office (opposite Trinity College)
Who: The Dublin Folklore and Fairytale Bus Tour is being launched by Extreme Ireland in association with Hidden Dublin. Their Gravedigger Ghost Bus Tour was recently named as one of the top 10 Most Unique Tourism Experiences in the world in the Vayable.com International Tourist Survey.
How: RSVP by Monday 13 May to secure your place on the maiden tour. Contact Gert Ackermann on Tel: 086 176 9287, or email gert.ackermann@gmail.com
Photocall at 5.45pm-6.00pm (call Gert 086 1769287).
Extreme Ireland is a company at the forefront of Irish Tourism and Adventure Travel. They offer a wide variety of walking and hiking tours in Ireland and activities from rock climbing to mountain biking. They are also are the country's biggest day tour operator out of Dublin offering eight tours that will bring you to the four corners of Ireland and back in a day. Extreme Ireland has been featured in the Irish Times and also on the RTE TV programme, 'Nationwide'. See www.extremeireland.ie.
Hidden Dublin walks reveal the true dark mysteries and histories across a variety of historical periods and unique sightseeing locations. See www.hiddendublinwalks.com
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