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an exciting state-of-the-art facility & one of Ireland's most important visual art spaces. Tues-Sat 10.30-5pm &our delightful cafe
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Fantastic celebrations here with Laurence Shopping Centre, Drogheda Credit Union and Flowers at The Gate!! A Super evening with Fancy Dress, Goodie Bags, PhotoOp and Hot Chocolate
#LaurenceShoppingCentre #DroghedaCreditUnion #visitlouth #Festivaloflight #failteireland

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Delighted to say we’ll be open late for the @lu_festival_of_light_drogheda for the October bank holiday weekend! Join us Friday 23rd to Monday 27th from 6-8pm.
Come and grab one of our special hot chocolates or coffee on the night to warm up whilst looking at the amazing art shows! ✨ 🎃 🔮

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P A R E N T & T O D D L E R A R T

We had a lovely time looking at 'Me, my place, our world' Young Creatives Art Competition 2026 for inspiration. We used textures from the natural environment around us to create beautiful textures in clay before transforming them into self portraits.

Our next Parent & Toddler Art Workshop will take place in November Tuesday at 10.30am date to be confurmed.

#earlyyearsart
#parentandtoddlerart

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idir dhá sholas (between two lights). 2026. oil on canvas 82x86cms. #johnpriceirishartist

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🇮🇪🇵🇹 To mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the associated County-Country Pairing initiative, Louth County Council was delighted to welcome H.E. Alma Ní Choigligh, Ambassador of Ireland to Portugal, and H.E. João Pedro Fins do Lago, Ambassador of Portugal to Ireland to County Louth on Friday, 2 October.

The County-Country Pairing initiative aims to bring the European Union closer to local communities while creating opportunities for cultural exchange, cooperation and stronger links between participating counties and EU Member States.

Reflecting themes of education, inclusion, community engagement, culture and heritage, the Ambassadors visited locations across north, mid and south Louth, showcasing the very best of our county, including:

📍 Carlingford Lough Greenway 📍 Bush Post Primary School 📍 St Brigid’s Shrine, Faughart 📍 County Hall, Dundalk 📍 Dundalk Sports Centre and Athletics Track
📍 Louth Disability Cycling Club 📍 Dunleer Library 📍 St Peter’s Church, Drogheda 📍 Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda

The visit highlighted County Louth’s investment in active travel, education, sport, community facilities, culture and heritage, while also laying the foundations for a lasting relationship between County Louth and Portugal.

#EU2026 #EUPresidency #Portugal #LouthCountyCouncil

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Miotaseolaíocht Ársa na gCeilteach, scéalta ón teorainn, agus na naisc Ibéireacha—tá clár Chontae Lú le haghaidh Cultúr 2026 ag fiosrú oidhreacht shaibhir scéalaíochta an chontae agus an dlúthcheangal leis an Eoraip! 📖 🎨 🌊

Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh, tá clár ilghnéitheach ag Comhairle Contae Lú ar fud leabharlanna, dánlanna agus scoileanna, le tacaíocht ó Chultúr Éireann:

✨Ceardlanna Scoile ar Mhiotais agus Finscéalta na hIbéire (Deireadh Fómhair & Samhain - Scoileanna Chontae Lú): An t-Údar Sadhbh Devlin ag obair le daltaí chun leabhair bheaga a dhéanamh, le spreagadh ón seanchas atá i bpáirt ag Éirinn agus ag an bPortaingéil/an Spáinn.

✨Norah McGuinness: Ceannródaí /Pioneer (27 Samhain - Gailearaí na Lánaí Arda) Taispeántas agus seimineár ina ndéantar iniúchadh ar an oidhreacht a d’fhág duine de na healaíontóirí ab aitheanta in Éirinn sa 20ú haois agus an tionchar a bhí ag an Eoraip uirthi.

Svaidhpeáil chun teacht ar mhioneolas faoi na himeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl i gContae Lú le linn an fhómhair! ➡

Ancient Celtic myth, border narratives, and Iberian connections—Louth’s Cultúr 2026 programme is exploring the county’s rich storytelling heritage and deep ties to Europe! 📖 🎨 🌊

To mark Ireland holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Louth County Council is presenting ‘Legendary Together’, a diverse lineup across libraries, galleries, and schools, supported by Culture Ireland:

✨ Iberian Myth & Legend School Workshops (Oct & Nov - Louth Schools): Author Sadhbh Devlin works with students to create mini-books inspired by shared Irish and Portuguese/Spanish folklore.

✨ Norah McGuinness: Pioneer (27 Nov - Highlanes Gallery): An exhibition and seminar examining the legacy of one of Ireland’s iconic 20th-century artists and her European influences.

Swipe through to see the full event breakdown for Louth this autumn! ➡

#IRELAND2026EU #Cultur2026

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‘Picturing the Border 1921 - 2026’, @highlanesgallery - Co-curated by @fitzpatrick.orla / Aoife Ruane

Altered States / Stait Alter (2025)
HD video, dual channel audio duration 6 minutes

Image courtesy of @highlanesgallery and Eugene Langan

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This work was part of my wider year-long artist commission
'Shared Histories - Diverse Views' with @photomuseumirl + @regionalculturalcentre, @nerve_centre & @nationallibraryofireland (2024-2025)

Video Credits:

Music featured:
'Fort Dunree' by Deathbed Convert
Written & Produced by Connor Dougan (@con_defcon)
Taken from the albumiInverse Field vol.1 - Inishowen' on Touch Sensitive Records (@touchsensitiverecords), 2024.

Voice over: Barry Fany, Shared Histories - Diverse Views participant recorded by Ben Malcolmson at Nerve Centre, Derry-Londonderry, 2024.

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A brilliant bit of border art, 'Cuilcagh Under a Renaissance Sky' (1986) by Jeremy Henderson. It's currently on show in the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda. It's included in the Picturing the Border: 1921 – 2026 exhibition, which is runs until the end of the month.
https://highlanes.ie/

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STATEMENT FROM SÁRÁN AND MUIRINE MUSIC HQ:
Unfortunately we’ve had to postpone our @highlanesgallery launch. Our CDs haven’t arrived in time due to adverse weather conditions (!) This is the second delay in our CDs' journey to us. (We promise we are not just bad at planning). We will be announcing a new date very soon.

This will also mean that there will be a slight delay in posting our CDs.

In more positive news, our album releases tomorrow and you can listen digitally on Bandcamp. We hope you enjoy listening, but in the event that you don’t, you will only have your own high expectations to blame. And at least you can then buy some albums for all of your enemies on Bandcamp Friday.

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S H A P I N G T H E F U T U R E
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Pictured setting up and ready to deliver my Art & Nature workshop to a group of 30 very special ECCE children and their teachers at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality at Miesian Plaza, Baggot St. last week. The Forum 'Shaping the Future' for Early Learning and Childcare was launched by Minister Norma Foley TD as part of the 'The First Five'. This workshop is similar to the early years parent and toddler art workshops I facilitate monthly at Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda. To read the blog post in full, link in bio (Instagram), click on the link (FB)

* Next P&T Art Workshop Tuesday 13th October at 10.30am where we will be looking at The Young Creatives Art Competition Exhibition 2026. This is part of Highlanes Gallery 20th Anniversary. The theme was 'Me, my place, our world'. For more information go to @highlanesgallery

@deptcde
#earlyyearsart
#thefirstfive
#shapingthefuture

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Something a little different from my usual carousel: a recent trip to the Highlanes Gallery to see their exhibition ‘Picturing the Border: 1921 – 2026’.

With parents from either side of the border, and having lived and worked in both, I was really looking forward to it!

It’s a well curated exhibition and well worth a visit. It was great to see such a wide range of voices among the artists, in an area that for various reasons has been pretty male dominated. Congratulations to everyone involved 👏

I hope you enjoy!

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Culture Night in Drogheda 🎶

We were in the @highlanesgallery looking after audio and lighting for Donnchadh Mac Aodha & the @musicgenerationlouth Harp Ensemble in association with @boynetradfest

A lovely evening of live music. @harpirl @lccartsoffice @creativeirelandlouth

#CultureNight #BoyneTradFest #MusicGenerationLouth #HighlanesGallery #LiveSound

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