If you’re interested in blogging, content distribution in general or wordpress as a platform you need to get yourself to WordCamp Ireland in Kilkenny on the 6th and 7th of March.
It’s the weekend I know but wit a list of 35 great speakers and tickets for this 2 day, three stream event only 50 Euro, including lunch, per person, you can’t miss.
Some details from the site
WordCamp Ireland is a two-day, three-track conference aimed at those who want to learn about blogging, people looking to maximise their use of wordpress, and technical specialists designing and coding for WordPress.
Three Tracks
Intro: If you’re interested in personal blogging or blogging for business, WordCamp is an ideal way to learn more about using WordPress and writing for the web.
Bloggers: Learn how to improve your blog, improve your writing, promote your blog, improve your traffic and discover essential plugins for WordPress and WordPressMU.
Technical: Aimed at experienced designers and developers (even if you’re new to WP), this track gets under the hood and the hacks of WordPress and WordPressMU .
See the conference schedule »
Partner & Child Friendly
An on-site playroom, a great crowd, an open invitation to lunch and dinner and a great city with loads to do for people of all ages make the two-day WordCamp Ireland conference a great weekend away for partners and kids, too!
Make sure you come to the Free BiszSpark on Monday as well though. 
