The Hunt Museum, Limerick: Works by Jack B Yeats, Renoir and Picasso as well as fashion designer Sybil Connolly are key attractions of this museum, as is its lively summer programme. From making a Sybil Connolly maquette to trying your hand at the pottery wheel there are lots of workshops taking place in tandem with the Artefacts Project exhibition which explores Irish art from the Middle Ages. From July 21-August 28.

National Gallery of Ireland: Pop into the Gallery in July and you may find designer Richard Malone (pictured above) who is working on site as part of a special summer residency. He is creating a response to the “Giacometti: From Life” exhibition, which will be on display in August.

Armagh Observatory & Planetarium: Where better to find out about the full “Supermoon” which took place on July 13 (also known as the “Thunder and Hay” moon) than at the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium. Visitors will also see the “Brickosaurs” exhibition on the grounds – towering 3D dinosaurs made using more than two million toy bricks, on display until July 31.

Mizen Head Signal Station: With beautiful views of the south and west coasts, this maritime museum gives a real sense of what life was like for the lighthouse keepers, as well as providing an optimum vantage point for spotting minke and fin whales.

Crawford Art Gallery, Cork: Peruse the collection of 3,000 works ranging from 18th-century Irish and European painting and sculpture, to contemporary video installations. For garden enthusiasts, “Botanica: The Art of Plants” probes how artists have represented plants through pastel, pencil, paint, print, and sculpture. It also considers the hidden meanings of flowers, and the medicinal application of plants, among other themes.