Press Release Making the Coal Mining Heritage Accessible to a Worldwide Audience with the support of the Heritage Council. As we celebrate Heritage Week, its an opportune time to look at how Covid 19 has impacted the way we access heritage. The pandemic has indeed severely impacted the arts, cultural and heritage sector worldwide: with…
The team are gearing up for what is going to be one of our best programmes yet! HER Outdoors Week is an opportunity to re-ignite and re-introduce females to the power of outdoor sports. This week will be a first of it’s kind in Ireland and is an opportunity for ALL females to escape to the outdoors…
Words can’t describe how happy we are to announce we are reopening for our summer season from July 1st 2021. All our adventure activities will be open and we look forward to welcoming you to our social enterprise for what we guarantee to be the high light of your summer staycation! You can see all…
One thing Covid thought us was that keeping it local was not only nice but necessary! We were delighted that RTE’s Nationwide visited Castlecomer Craft Yard on Monday 28th June 2021. They featured the wonderful and inspiring craft people and artists that have the stunning restored stables of the Wandesford Estate as their home. Buying…
Have a Conscious Cup of Coffee at the Canopy Café in the Castlecomer Discovery Park The Conscious Cup Campaign aims to eliminate single use in the Cafe and Food to Go sector by encouraging cafes and other outlets to incentivise customers to bring their own reusable cup. Nine establishments currently participate in Kilkenny with the…
t We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded grant aid from The Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Scheme to create an AR experience of our Coal Mining Museum. This project will provide interactive digital access of our coal mining museum to a world wide audience, it will preserve our materials and promote wider…
We’re Back! Castlecomer Discovery Park is reopening from this weekend 22nd May. Online Pre – Booking is essential It’s been a tough road for everyone, and while we have a way to go yet, there is a definite light at the end of the tunnel. We are delighted to announce that we are reopening from…
Why we need your support more than ever… This time last year we were looking forward to welcoming the first of our school groups for the 2020 season, instead we had to close our doors, uncertain of what lie ahead. On March 14th 2020, we didn’t think we would be still closed one year later,…
We are delighted to announce we have a number of vacancies at the Discovery Park. Please see below: Adventure Park Activity Manager Reports to the General Manager. Will have five years’ work experience as an Adventure Park Activity Manager or similar role. Castlecomer Discovery Park is a multi-activity, award-winning adventure park in Co. Kilkenny operating…
Castlecomer should stand up and take a bow, it’s a real testament to what a community can achieve to create change for themselves. For hundreds of years Castlecomer was defined by its coalmining industry, it formed the economic and social fabric of the town. So when the mines closed with the loss of hundreds of…
