1.0Creative Ireland Programmehttps://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2ZL9Tl2XwP"><a href="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/event/longford-lights-2026/">Longford Lights 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/event/longford-lights-2026/embed/#?secret=2ZL9Tl2XwP" width="600" height="338" title="“Longford Lights 2026” — Creative Ireland Programme" data-secret="2ZL9Tl2XwP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/app/uploads/2026/07/longford-lights-part-a-768x432.jpg600338This year’s festival embraces a joyful spirit of playfulness, captured in the theme Lightly Playful. It is a family-focused celebration, filled with colour and imaginative artworks, many of which have been created by the community. Two of the installations are inspired by simple childhood folded paper toys, paper boats and pinwheels, evoking the innocence and […]