An exhibition by the Wexford Camera Club will be part of the Kilmore Quay Food Festival (7th-10th July) and the WCC is inviting visitors and potential members to come and see its work.

As the Wexford People writes, the club was founded in 1979 by enthusiastic amateur photographers who wanted to encourage photography in the local area. It hosts educational workshops, speakers and takes part in national and local competitions and run our own competitions too.

Its exhibition will be in the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore Quay for the Food Festival. 

According to the Wexford Camera Club (Afloat adds images from the south Wexford fishing and marina) harbour and environs will be on display from tomorrow, Thursday, 7th July at the Centre from 8.30pm.

It will also be exhibiting in the Loch Garman Band Hall during the Wexford Opera Festival.

“We hold regular meetings every second Monday in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Whiterock Wexford and online.

We welcome new members and visitors,” said club secretary Catherine Friend.

“Contact [email protected] or visit their website here for further information and social media accounts. 

The Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival starts this evening, now in its 42nd year, the four-day festival is surrounded by the culinary delights of locally caught fresh seafood, writes Jehan Ashmore.

In addition festival-goers can take part in the varied programme which caters for all age-groups. At 7.30pm tonight is the opening Grand Festival Parade featuring a 'Visitors From the Deep' float and Wexford's Community Samba Band 'Bloco de Fud Este'.

The festival will include a Seafood Platter Prize Competition, a children's creative art-workshop making 'Fish Kite-Windsocks', a Friday Fish Market with reduced prices and chefs cooking culinary dishes for sample-tastings and a Beach Band Barbecue.

On both the Saturday and Sunday there is the Tuskar Marine Modellors with their model boats and ships exhibition held in the Stella Maris Centre
and the Quay Times exhibition. Also throughout the weekend the Festival Arts Exhibition will be open in the RNLI Lifeboat House, noting Kilmore Quay is the first Irish lifeboat station to have the new Tamar-class lifeboat, the RNLB Killarney which can be viewed at its moorings.

On Saturday starting at 2.30pm is the "The Celtic Link Challenge" - Yacht Race when boats leave the marina at 3pm and return two hours later. The winners trophy will be presented in the Bird Rock Cafe at 6pm. If adverse weather conditions prevail the race will be re-scheduled for 2.30pm on the Sunday - weather permitting! For more information contact 086 2576862 and www.kilmorequayboatclub.com

To view the complete list of the festival programme, noting certain events and activities require an admission charge click HERE