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Accompanying Persons Programme
| Accompanying Persons Programme €115.00 per person |
| Sunday 26th June - Welcome Reception (Wine & Canapes) |
| The official opening ceremony and welcome reception will take place in Trinity College Dining Hall. This evening will provide an opportunity for delegates to meet in a relaxed environment and catch up with old friends. |
| Saturday 27th June - Tour of Trinity College |
| Morning Tea & Scones followed by Tour of Trinity College & the Book of Kells |
| Sunday 28th June - Dublin City Tour |
| Dublin City hop-on-hop-off tour |
| Optional Tours (during the symposium) |
| For a relatively small island, Ireland offers a large variety of entertainment, scenery and culture. The social programme we have drawn up offers delegates and accompanying persons the opportunity to sample the atmosphere and hospitality for which Ireland is famous worldwide. |
| Newgrange (Half Day Tour) |
| This tour is also known as the Valley of the Kings Tour. In the heart of the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath. You will visit the Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre, which will interpret the archaeological heritage of the Boyne Valley, which includes the megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange & Knowth. You will be taken on a guided tour in the tombs the oldest and largest Neolithic burial chamber in Europe (3000BC), which predates the Egyptian Pyramids. Lunch in not included, although a lunch venue will be available on the day. Details: This tour runs every Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Times: Tour departs at 10.00hrs and returns to Dublin at 15.45hrs approx. Cost: €36.00 per person. Tour departs from: Gray line desk 1, Dublin Tourism Office, Suffolk St, Dublin 2 Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the tours departure. |
| The Dublin Bay & Castle Tour |
| After a brief introduction to Dublin City, you will visit the pretty coastal village of Malahide and the 14th century Malahide Castle, where you will enjoy a guided tour and have time to wander in the craft shops and gardens. The tour then trails past the pretty fishing village of Howth towards Howth Summit where there will be a 10 minute stop to enjoy the breathtaking views of Dublin Bay. The tour then continues back into Dublin via the northern coastline. Details: This tour runs daily. Times: Tour departs at 14.00hrs and returns to Dublin at 17.30hrs approx. Cost: €25.00 per person Tour departs from: Gresham Hotel, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 |
| The Kildare Tour (Full Day Tour) |
| Enjoy the lush green pastures of Kildare, heartland of Irish horseracing and home of Irish silverware, before ending your day relaxing over a Guinness! This tour passes through the "Curragh", as seen on the TV drama Rough Diamond, an area preserved for some of the most prestigious flat horse racing in the country. Visit first The Kildare Stud Farm & Japanese Gardens, take a tour of the stud farm, home to racing legends and gold winners such as Desert King and Shergar. Then Enjoy a stroll through the Japanese Gardens, acclaimed to be the finest in Europe, with exotic pathways that symbolise the "Life of Man" & enjoy a delicious homemade lunch at the National Stud tearooms.* The stud farms will be followed with a traditional Irish Pub visit where you can experience the art of pouring a perfect pint of Guinness! (And wow your friends back home with your handy new skill!) Your guided tuition is followed by a chance to taste this delicious golden after-dinner drink before heading back to the "fair city". * Tea/Coffee and lunch not included. All admissions included including a complimentary Guinness. Details: This runs on Saturday only Cost: €40.00 per person Time: Tour departs at 10.30hrs and returns to Dublin at 17.30hrs Tour departs from: Outside Dublin Tourism, 14 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the tours departure |
Please note that you must make your own way to all departure destinations |
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