A centuries-old tradition will take place on New Year’s Day at the 800-year-old Hook Lighthouse as the Dunbrody archers, will take part in a traditional “arrow ceremony”. At 1.00pm The Dunbrody Archers and the Chairman of the New Ross Council will participate in the ceremony. The age-old tradition dates back to 1687 when the Mayor…

A day of fun with a free ‘Daisy Hunt’ and games from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Local history records show the old New Year custom of ‘penny for a daisy’ was carried out by children and large numbers of children collected the first flower and received pennies for them. The Lighthouse and visitor centre will reopen…