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Get your groove on: The best Irish festivals this summer – from food to comedy

With so many music, food, comedy and arts festivals happening around Ireland, it can be difficult to decide which events to plan your summer around. Ben Haugh is here to help

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JUNE

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

Where: Lismore, Co Waterford.

When: May 29-June 5.

Who: Irish Chamber Orchestra, mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy, Irish Baroque Orchestra.

What: a series of classical music and opera performances, with 21 events at 12 venues over eight days.

Don’t miss: The opera Macbeth in the grounds of Lismore Castle or The Macbeth Menu by chef Eunice Power, a pre-opera dinner served in tents in the grounds of Lismore Castle.

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