IRISH GREEN GATHERING
8 -10 August

Newsletter
July 2008 

We expect this year to have twice as much of everything - campers, day visitors, stalls, craft demonstrations, green workshops to rethink the future, music, delicious food, local beers, organic wines, and a rich and varied healing area with lovely tents and people and a multitude of treatments and entertainments. Not to mention a full programme for the children and a covered chill out area for oldies with green mags to read and the best coffee and chocolate to drink. All for a €65 three day camping ticket or a €25 day ticket (see the website www.irishgreengathering.com)

We are asking everybody this year to be especially careful about waste. The maxim is ‘leave no trace’, for example by bringing and taking away your own beer tankard, tin mug or plate. And by making sure that if anything does have to be thrown away it goes into the correct bin. We want as much as possible of the waste generated to be compostable and all food and drink suppliers have therefore been required  only to use cups, plates and  ‘glasses’ made out of 100% compostable plant fibre or starch.  

No glass bottles, or dogs, but please bring a flat stone for Edward Byrne to use in the obelisk to be built during the festival.

There will be no paper programmes  but full programmes for the music, green workshops, children’s area  and  healing area will be put up on the website and on our new blog www.irishgreengathering.wordpress.com  And on the festival site there will be large blackboards with full programme details and a site map.

Woodbrook is between Kiltealy and Killanne and will be well signed. See website or blog for detailed instructions. There will also be a shuttle bus on Friday running from the Enniscorthy bus stop from 12 noon until 6 pm (cost €5, payable to the driver).

Irish Green Gathering