Event of the week
For the week that’s in it, two of Ireland’s most established Halloween-themed festivals deliver the spooky goods. Púca Festival (from Thursday, October 30th, until Sunday, November 2nd, Trim/Athboy, Co Meath, various times and prices, pucafestival.com) combines Celtic folklore, myth, tradition and heritage with music, comedy, spoken word, circus and theatre. Open-air folklore and heritage events include the Púca Procession, Beyond the Veil, Tours of the Hill of Ward, and Lighting of the Samhain Fire. Indoor events include Jason Byrne (Thursday, October 30th, Swift Cultural Centre, Trim, 7.30pm, €30), The Two Johnnies (Friday, October 31st, Púca Big Top, Trim, 5pm, €60.50), Blindboy (Friday, October 31st, Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, 7pm, €35) and Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma (Saturday, November 1st, Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, 7pm, €37.50).
A different but no less intriguing programme of events features at the Bram Stoker Festival (from Friday, October 31st, until Monday, November 3rd, Dublin city,
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