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Bring your dancing shoes to Dublin on the 11th of May to the 26th. You are all invited to the Dublin Dance Festival where Dublin will celebrate and showcase the best of contemporary dance the world has to offer. You can look forward to dance,  films and workshops. There will be outdoor and family friendly events all bringing dance to life in Dublin City. This is a key cultural highlight for people of all ages from all over the world so get your dancing shoes on and enjoy!Put this unique event in to your calender for May 2012.

To see all that Dublin’s Fair City has to offer take a tour on our open top bus to book go to www.loveireland.com .

A number of top-class events have been arranged by Dublin’s major institutions to celebrate Bram’s life and work in 2012.

Bram Stoker (author, athlete, civil servant, theatre ‘impresario’, theatrical critic, even newspaper editor) was born in Clontarf, Dublin in 1847 and he died in London in April, 1912. At the time of his death, he was better known as the manager of Henry Irving (the super-star of his time) and of the Lyceum Theatre in London rather than the creator of a work of fiction which is known worldwide. Where would the film industry be without Dracula? – Dracula is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the number of films (over 200) inspired by a novel. In fact where would Hallowe’en be without a Dracula costume? And all of this started here in Dublin! Yet it is Romania and Whitby which are associated with and benefitting from his work.

Watch out for a number of events taking place throughout Dublin celebrating Bram Stokers life, for example on Fri 20th in the Dublin Writers’ Museum at 1:10pm (60 minutes duration) there will be a dramatized reading in costume of excerpts from Bram Stoker’s vampire horror story, Dracula, performed by Paul O’Hanrahan.

For a full list of events taking place visit www.bramstokercentenary.ie and for more information on Bram Stoker  www.bramstokerestate.com.

If you where a teenager in the 80′s and early 90′s you will be pleased to hear that the Back Street Boys and New Kids On The Block are coming to Dublin on the 21th of April. Both bands will play the O2 arena in a one night only extravaganza. While your in Dublin take a look around this vibrant city on our City Tour . To book go to www.loveireland.com .