News and Events

• Winter Solstice 2024 Arrangements - places inside the Newgrange chamber were selected by lottery in October. All are welcome to gather outside the entrance to the Newgrange mound on each of the mornings from December 19th to December 23rd inclusive, sunrise is at 8.58am. More information for December 21st, more information for Other Mornings.

• Visitor Information and Online Booking - Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre (Newgrange and Knowth).

• Brú na Bóinne Community Heritage Forum - published 18 April 2024.

• Marvels of Newgrange - published in the Irish Independent 15th December 2023.

• Public will be able to access Dowth World Heritage site after €11m sale - published in the Irish Independent 30th September 2023.

• Private Tours of the Boyne Valley - Newgrange, 10th century High Crosses and Round Tower at Monasterboice, Hill of Tara the seat of the High Kings of Ireland and Old Mellifont Abbey.

• Scientific analyses of human remains excavated from Newgrange - An international team of archaeologists and geneticists led by Trinity College Dublin has shed new light on Ireland's first farmers in the Stone Age.

• No access to Newgrange for Winter Solstice 2020 - The annual Winter Solstice gathering at the Neolithic Passage Tomb of Newgrange on 21 December has been cancelled this year, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The Solstice Sunrise event will be live-streamed from within the Chamber.

• Autumn Equinox 2019 at Loughcrew - All are welcome to assemble outside Loughcrew Cairn T for the sunrise on Saturday September 21st, Sunday September 22nd and Monday September 23rd. The Office of Public Works will have staff in attendance from 7.00am to 8.30am.

• Spring Equinox 2019 at Loughcrew - All are welcome to assemble outside Cairn T for the sunrise at 6:30am on Tuesday March 19th, Wednesday March 20th and Thursday March 21st.

• Dowth Winter Solstice Sunset - 2:30pm to 4pm on Friday December 21st.

• The Flame of Samhain Festival - Wednesday 31st October 2018, Gathering on the Fair Green in Athboy from 6pm, Procession To Tlachtga (Hill of Ward) at 7pm.

• Hill of Tara Lecture Series 2018 - Lectures at the Hill of Tara Visitors Centre in July.

• Hill of Tara Lecture Series 2017 - Lectures at the Hill of Tara Visitors Centre in July.

• Shindig at the Visitor Centre - On Sunday, March 12th, Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre will again be the venue for the Annual Ceili and Set Dancing Session.

• Solstice and Sunset concert at the Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre on Sunday 11th December 2016 at 4pm.

• The Medieval Buildings of Trim - Art & Photographic Competition, closes Friday 14th of August 2015.

• Hill of Tara - Beat Your Drum for National Heritage Week 2014 - Saturday August 23rd, 2014 2pm - 5pm Drums will be supplied.

• Landscape, Legend, Myth and Magic - An exhibition of new work by Irish Artist Honor Hales running to 20th September 2013 at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

• Craft in Action 2013 - July 13th to August 16th at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

• Winter Solstice Webcast - the 2012 Winter Solstice Sunrise Illumination at Newgrange will be broadcast live on RTE.ie from 8.45am on Friday 21st December 2012.

• National Maths Week 2012 - Two talks by Dr Frank Prendergast at the Visitor Centre - Oct 17th.

• The Lady Well Fete - Slane Castle August 19th 2012 from 1pm. Jousting Knights on warhorses, a medieval village and a 100ft inflatable obstacle course will be some of the attractions at this year's Fete.

• The Boyne Valley - Photography Exhibition by Pat Burns - Opening night Thursday July 26th @ 7.30pm, runs to August 28th at the Abbey Gallery Drogheda.

• 'The Ever Living Ones' - An exhibition of paintings by Jane Brideson - 14th to 30th June.

• Reading the Landscape of County Meath Lecture Series - 6 lectures from May 24th to June 28th.

• The River Boyne - Amateur Photography Competition 2012 - entries by Monday 28th of May.

• Wild Flower Walk - Sunday May 20nd at 2.00pm - Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

• Calling Macha Home - The Navan Centre and Fort, Armagh - 17th February 2012.

• Mound of the Hostages - Hill of Tara - Conservation works starting November 7th.

• Lighting The Darkness - Collaborative Arts + Health exhibition running at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre to Friday January 13th 2012.

• Newgrange Archaeological Survey - no hidden second chamber found.

• Solstice Sunday Concert - Sunday 18th of December 2011 - 2pm to 4pm.

• Loughcrew Cairns - Competition for Primary School Children, entries by October 31st.

• Heritage Week - Meath Events from 20th to 28th August 2011.

• Feis Teamhra: A Turn at Tara - Hill of Tara on Sunday 28th August 2011.

• John Boyle O'Reilly Autumn School - 10th September 2011 at the Boyne Valley Hotel.

• Boyne Valley Walking Festival - Bank Holiday Weekend - June 2011.

• Pilgrim Art Trail - Exhibition of Print and Video - 1st to 14th May 2011.

• Proposed Slane Bypass - passes close to the buffer zone of Brú na Bóinne.

• Recent research in the Boyne Valley - Seminar in Drogheda on February 26th 2011.

• Winter Solstice Broadcast - Live streaming on 21st December 2010 from 8:30am.

• Whooper Swans return to the Boyne Valley - from their breeding grounds in Iceland.

• Christmas Cheer at Tara on Saturday December 4th 2010 from 2pm to 4pm.

• Public Lecture - The Iron Age Post Enclosure at Lismullin - November 18th 2010.

• Clarinet Concert at Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre - Lunchtime on October 22nd.

• Sligo Myths & Legends Summer School - 14th and 15th of September 2010.

• Lost and Found - an exhibition exploring the megalithic art of County Meath.

• Heritage Week - 21st to 29th August 2010 - Free Events including Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth.

• Walks and talks on Hill of Tara - last 2 weeks in July 2010.

• Craft in Action 2010 - July 10th until August 15th at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

• Hill of Tara Lecture Series - Lectures at the Hill of Tara Visitors Centre in July 2010.

• Irish sites seek UNESCO World Heritage Status - By Frank McDonald, The Irish Times.

• Newgrange Currachs - 36 foot craft under construction using hazel rods.

• Proposed New Road - Proposed bypass of Slane village too close to Newgrange and Knowth.

• Brigid of Faughart Festival - Dundalk, Co. Louth.

• The Irish Archaeological Field School 2010 - Bective Abbey, the Hill of Tara and Newgrange.

• Newgrange Winter Solstice Draw 2009 - draw took  place on Friday September 25th 2009.

• Port threat to Bremore Passage Tombs - An Taisce on the proposed deepwater port at Bremore.

• Winter Solstice Conference 2009 - with Martin Brennan on Sunday the 20th December 2009.

• Archaeo-astronomy presentation - Navan on Sunday 8th November 2009 at 8pm.

• New Archaeology in Prehistory - National Museum Autumn Lecture Series 2009.

• Meath Events - Heritage Week - 22nd to the 30th of August 2009.

• Hill of Tara Lecture Series - lectures at the Hill of Tara Visitors Centre on July 2009.

• Creation - an exhibition by Richard Thomas - Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre June 2009.

• The Colour Is Vibrancy - A Brú na Bóinne Art Exhibition by Patricia Mc Ateer - April 2009.

• Secrets of the Stones - two part RTE TV programme 13th April and May 4th May 2009.

• Amateur Photography Competition 2009 - The Heritage of County Meath.

• Brown Bull Walking - A Brú na Bóinne Art Exhibition by Tommy Barr during the month of March 2009.

• Spring Equinox at Loughcrew - March 2009 - Cairn T on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of March.

• Research boost for Brú na Bóinne complex - An article by Eileen Battersby - December 22nd 2008.

• Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site Research Framework - December 2008.

• 2009 Calendar of Irish Megalithic Monuments - Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Loughcrew, Tara.

• Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site - Research Framework Public Seminar - October 28th 2008.

• Newgrange Winter Solstice Draw 2008 - took  place on September 26th 2008.

• Brú na Bóinne Visual Arts Exhibition - September 2008 - Earthworks by artist Di Pattison.

• Loughcrew Equinox Dawn September 2008 - at Cairn T on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of September.

• Tara Lecture Series - Lectures at the Hill of Tara Visitor Centre, Wednesdays in July 2008.

• Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site Research Framework - June 2008.

• Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Lecture - 11th June 2008 by Robert Hensey of NUI Galway.

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