Leinster House to Open its Doors for a Night of Culture in the Capital
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Friday, September 25th 2009
5pm – 11pm
www.oireachtasevents.ie
www.culturenight.ie
The
gates of Leinster House will be opened and members of the public invited for an
evening of culture and entertainment in the historic surroundings of the Irish
Parliament on 25th September.
Visitors
on the night will enjoy guided tours of Leinster House, which will feature
access to the debating chambers of both Dáil and Seanad Éireann, walk through
the historic corridors of the Houses of the Oireachtas and also view the home
of the Oireachtas Committee system in Leinster House 2000. Musical entertainment
will also be provided on the night.
The
event is part of this year’s Culture Night festival. Culture Night
is a hugely important event on the cultural calendar providing
people with the opportunity to discover and enjoy the rich cultural offering of
the country’s venues at night.
This
is the second year in which the Houses of the Oireachtas have participated in
Culture Night. Last year’s event proved extremely popular with over 1,500 people passing through the doors
of the parliament building.
In Dublin over 120 cultural venues have been confirmed for Culture Night
including Christ Church Cathedral, the National Museum of Ireland, the Science Gallery Trinity College, The
Guinness Storehouse, the Light House Cinema, The Ark Cultural Centre for
Children, the Chester Beatty Library Dublin Castle and much
more.
Please note that this is a ticketed event and as
tickets are limited there will only be two tickets allocated to each person. If
you wish to reserve tickets please call our Lo-call number, 1890 252 808 or go
to www.oireachtasevents.ie.
This event will be run over three sessions, as
follows:
• Session 1: 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm
• Session 2: 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm
• Session 3: 9.00 pm to 11.00 pm
ENDS
For Further information
contact:
Daniel English
Oireachtas Communications
Unit
01 618 4484
087 6949926