Kildare Village is Ireland’s only luxury outlet shopping destination, where visitors can discover authentic previous seasons’ collections of home-grown Irish and international luxury brands including Louise Kennedy, Juicy Couture, Aquascutum, Furla, Anya Hindmarch, Tommy Hilfiger and Hackett, with savings of up to 60% on the recommended retail price, all year round.

Kildare Village is located in County Kildare. Visitors to the area can choose from world-class hotels, such as The K Club Golf and Spa Resort, host to the 2006 Ryder Cup; horse-racing at the Curragh, home to the Irish Derby; and the famed Irish National Stud with its breathtaking Japanese Gardens – all just 45 minutes from Dublin’s city centre.

There is no better time to visit Ireland than this Summer as Kildare Village celebrates its 5th anniversary with the “Summertime Festival” to be launched on 1st July by American television personality and fashion designer, Whitney Port.

In celebration of Kildare Village’s 5th anniversary, Whitney has created an exclusive shopping bag. The chic canvas bag will be available to purchase exclusively at Kildare Village for the duration of “Summertime Festival” (rrp €15). All profits go to Barretstown Children’s Charity; a camp founded by Hollywood actor Paul Newman in 1994 to provide therapeutic recreation programmes both for children with serious illnesses and their families.

Whitney Port commented, ‘I am so excited to be the face of the “Summertime Festival” at Kildare Village especially as I get to take part in my two favourite pastimes shopping and designing. I’ve created the perfect summer bag which will be sold at Kildare Village to raise money for Barretstown children’s charity. This will be my first visit to Ireland and the “Summertime Festival” makes Kildare Village the perfect stop for me to enjoy performances, food and entertainment this July. ‘

For more information, visit www.KildareVillage.com/summertimefestival.