Ireland matchmaking festival 2015

A Matchmaker and a Festival Keep an Irish Tradition Alive

Two hundred and twenty hungry wedding guests will have to survive on sandwiches until the final whistle blows in Saturday's All Ireland football replay, after the bride and groom delayed the evening meal so they could watch the big Croke Park clash. The Lisdoonvarna matchmaking festival is facing an unusual problem — a shortage of eligible bachelors. A priest has warned people at the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival that their souls will be doomed if they consult with fortune-tellers at the event. There are 29 men for every woman west of the Shannon, so Deirdre Reynolds decided to head to Lisdoonvarna, of course! Reality weddings: Whatever happened to romantic love? THE nation was glued as the latest television dating show kicked off on Channel 4 last night.

REGISTER TO VIEW

For the month of September, this tiny spa town of residents hosts the popular Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival — a month-long celebration bringing together hopeful romantics from around the world. The festival is notorious for its lively all-day, all-night dancing and impromptu marriage proposals often triggered after a few pints at the pub. A third-generation matchmaker, Daly is best known for presiding over the festival.

REGISTER TO VIEW

Lisdoonvarna, a little village in Ireland, has been celebrating the Matchmaking Festival since the midth century. It started with a surgeon discovering the beneficial effects of its water and from there the popularity of the mineral springs would, with the harvest safely in, bring hundreds of bachelor farmers to town in search of a wife.

REGISTER TO VIEW

VIEWPOINT: IRELAND’S 150-YEAR-OLD Matchmaking festival

Clare, Ireland. Not-For-Profit Festival with Pride at its heart. Provide a space of safety for individuals to celebrate their individuality and sameness.

REGISTER TO VIEW

REGISTER TO VIEW