Great Lighthouses of Ireland

24/08/2026

Get your creative thinking cap on 🤩🤩🤩
Your Fanad Story Video 📹

Agus ar ndóigh, tá muid i gcroílár na Gaeltachta, déan ceann i nGaeilge.

We'd absolutely love to see some of your Fanad stories told as Gaeilge too.
Remember, selected videos will be published on our Fanad Lighthouse social media channels, where we'll be keeping an eye on how each entry performs throughout the campaign.
So when you see an entry appear, show your favourites some support, watch, like, comment and share.

LOOKING FOR A LITTLE INSPIRATION?
We're looking for creative, engaging and authentic short videos that tell a story and showcase Fanad Lighthouse and the surrounding area.
Your Fanad story could be about…
• A day trip to Fanad
• The lighthouse tour experience
• The café and visitor experience
• Night skies and stargazing
• Wildlife encounters
• Stormy Atlantic weather
• A family visit
• Local history and heritage
• A lighthouse keeper's story
• Stories connected to the lighthouse or local area
• Local characters and community stories

Surprise us!

👉 Full entry details and guidelines:
https://fanadlighthouse.com/competition/

24/08/2026

🎬 Coming to cinemas on 9 September

A reminder that the new film Pressure, telling the remarkable story behind the weather forecast that helped determine the timing of the D-Day landings, will be released in cinemas on 9 September.

Blacksod Lighthouse and Maureen Sweeney’s vital weather observation played a crucial part in this extraordinary moment in world history. We are looking forward to seeing this important story brought to the big screen.

Will you be going to see it?
Great Lighthouses of Ireland
Mayo North Tourism, Ireland
Visitbelmullet.ie
North Mayo Heritage Centre

23/08/2026

23/08/2026

19/08/2026

Step into Dublin's maritime history this Heritage Week

We've organised a week of free talks celebrating the people, places and stories that have shaped Dublin Port for generations. Hear from historians, archaeologists and Dublin Port experts as they explore fascinating shipwreck discoveries, Ireland's underwater heritage, lifesaving around Dublin Bay and the vital role Dublin Port continues to play today.

📅 15–23 August
📍 The Substation, Dublin Port
🎟️ Free admission | Booking essential

Find out more and book your place at dublinport.ie/heritage-week