Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre has won an Award of Excellence from CIE Tours for attaining a rating of 90%+, as decided by the clients. The award was presented in City Hall last evening. The ratings, which are derived from client surveys, were evaluated independently and externally. Pictured at the Awards Ceremony are Margaret Dunne, […] Read More
Maeve Binchy is featured on Ireland.com Literary map of Ireland Part 1: Take a journey through the stunning landscapes that Ireland’s authors, and their stories, call home. See Maeve Binchy’s Dalkey at No. 7 here Ever wondered where Ireland’s greatest writers get their inspiration? It’s all around them, in Ireland’s legendary landscapes. “A little town […] Read More
Happy Christmas from Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre We wish all our patrons, friends and visitors a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We are closed from 22nd December and will re-open on 4th January at 10.00. Thank you for your support throughout the year and we look forward to welcoming all our visitors […] Read More
Have a Merry Medieval Christmas! Our Merry Medieval Christmas Tours at Dalkey Castle until December 22nd. The tours include medieval Christmas traditions. Visitors hear the origins of ‘the Christmas Box’, ‘the Piggy Bank’, ‘Carol Singing’ and the wearing of ‘Christmas Holly’. Our own resident Medieval Cook is busy preparing for the Christmas feast. This will include […] Read More
Margaret Dunne (centre) being presented with the National Heritage Award from Minister Michael Ring TD and Fionnuala May of The Heritage Council. The Dalkey (Goat) Castle Restoration Project won the award as part of the National Tidy Towns competition.
Friday November 11th at 7.30pm – Now sold out! Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre will host an evening of reminiscences to mark the 90th Anniversary of the birth of the late Hugh Leonard on Friday Nov 11th at 7.30pm The evening will include especially composed memory pieces from Bernard Farrell and Joseph O’Connor. Actors Eamon […] Read More
Come and be spooked at the award-winning Dalkey Castle this Halloween. We have lots of fun spooky things for young people to do. Pick your steps around a haunted graveyard and meet a real ghost, the ancient protector of Dalkey Castle. Learn the secrets of a real Viking warrior, who captures slaves and imprisons them on […] Read More
Maeve Binchy & Famous Irish Writers Guided Walk – places still available on Thursday evening 13th October at 18.30 and Saturday 15th October at 13.30. These can be booked now. Travel the magical path of Maeve Binchy with the Famous Irish Writers Guided Walk. The Walk finishes in the beautiful Maeve Binchy Memorial Garden at […] Read More
SOLD OUT Geraldine Plunkett (The Clinic, Fair City etc.) plays Eithne in Jennifer Johnston’s short play ‘Waiting’. Eithne’s story takes us through her marriage, her life in London and her longing to return to Glasthule. Beautifully played by Geraldine Plunkett, the show is directed, with her usual consummate skill, by Caroline Fitzgerald. Gary Jermyn will […] Read More
The Dalkey (Goat) Castle Restoration Project won the overall National Heritage Award 2016, part of the National Tidy Towns competition at the Helix last week. The Heritage Award, sponsored by the Heritage Council, seeks to promote a greater awareness of the value of heritage to our quality of life and to sustainable economic development. In […] Read More