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THURSDAY 19
Sundown Syncopation – Mother Mac’s. Live smooth jazz.
DIE Presents: Dart – Dolans. Known for his hard hitting style of trance and house, his feel-good sound has seen him travel the globe from Fabric London all the way to Nicaragua.
Animals in Art – The Hunt Museum. Beatrix Potter’s illustrations and Lucien Freud, Mildred Ann Butler, Picasso, Matisse and so many more! A truly visual celebration of animals in art.
In Conversation with Diarmaid Ferriter – O’Mahony’s Bookstore
Ten Past Seven & Bye Bye Tsunami – The Record Room. Ten Past Seven, a band revered for pushing musical boundaries with their hard-hitting, math-rock sound.
FRIDAY 20
Culture Night
Half Arsed Half Biscuit – Dolans. Performing the songs of Half Man Half Biscuit.
Matches and Old Flames – Lime Tree Theatre. The brand-new Irish comedy from Tommy Marren (It’s The Real McCoy / 3 Hail Marys / Nobody’s Talking To Me) promises fun and laughter. Taste of Trad
University Concert Hall. Lunchtime performance by students of the prestigious MA Irish Traditional Music Performance and Irish Traditional Dance Performance postgraduate courses.
1710 – The Old Quarter
Celebrating the Heart of the Traditional Irish Pub – Mother Macs. Through music, storytelling, and lively conversation bridging the gaps between generations, social classes, and cultures.
Sionna 2024 – King John’s Castle. Electronic and hip hop; Olivia Chau, 40Hurtz, Celaviedamai, Hazey Haze and Mankky, SHEE
Little Pigtown – Limerick Milk Market. 5pm to 8pm. Mobile Petting Farm, Live Music with Peter Hannigan, Live Harp Music/Demos, Blacksmith Demos, Cafes and Street Food
Dublin’s Theatre Royal, Remembered with the Compton Organ – University Concert Hall. Compton Organist extraordinaire Rónán Murray, along with Conor Doyle as Narrator, and singers Gerry Noonan (baritone) and Kathleen Noonan (soprano), as they bring back to life the greatest international stars the world had to offer. Legends appearing on the theatre’s stage included Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole, Bill Haley and his Comets, Sean Connery, Walt Disney, Liberace and many more.
BABY BUSHKA – Dolans. A wild joyous celebration of Kate Bush with this 8-women powerhouse ensemble from San Diego, California who perform a ‘wonderfully bewitching’ operatic pop night of exhilarating music bursting with wit, creativity and humour.
Brad Heidi – Dolans. With standout performances on the mainstage at Electric Picnic and Forbidden Fruit festival, Brad Heidi is one to watch.
Culture Night at Dance Limerick – Dance Limerick. A celebration of cultures honouring our differences but most importantly our similarities in the areas of Dance, Voice, Art and Music and will showcase elements of Hip Hop culture – DJ (Turntablism), MC (Rapping, Singing & Beat Boxing), B-Boying (Breakdance and Street Dance), Graffiti (Street Art Murals) and Knowledge.
Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen – St Mary’s Cathedral
Treaty United v Athlone Town AFC – Markets Field Stadium
Poetry, storytelling and live music – Friars Gate Theatre Kilmallock
SATURDAY 21
Pigtown Themed Cooking Demo – Limerick Milk Market with Chef George Casey from10:30am on the Mezzanine Grass upstairs at the Milk Market.
Dirtbirds: Girls on World Tour – University Concert Hall. With a mix of stand-up and sketches this hilarious new show explores the fascinating female mind and answers burning questions like, Why do we keep buying creams that we KNOW won’t stop our faces from sliding down our necks?
Roll With It – Dolans. Oasis hits without dynamic ticket pricing.
MELTS – Dolans, Dublin’s Melts tour their second album Field Theory. Expect propulsive rhythms and mesmerising synths
ZEN – Pharmacia. A journey through House Music with Zen residents, Dave Meehan, Phily & Shaq and guests Andrew O’Donoghue and DID (We Turn Tables)
In Store: Susan O’Neill – Steamboat Records. In store performance at 4.30pm, Singer Songwriter Susan O’Neill has a new album called ‘Now In A Minute’, recorded over the past 18 months between Clare and Cork, with engineer and producer Christian Best, is out now. Playing Dolans on Oct 10.
16 Tons of Jive – Russells Bar, Dooradoyle
After Show Party – Dolans Upper Deck. #Alternative #Rock #Disco after the live shows from Roll With It & MELTS with DJs on Dolans Terrace.
SUNDAY 22
Sheer Luck Holmes Dining Experience – Dolans. A laugh out loud Murder Mystery Dinner Show.
Pigtown Art Fair – Limerick Milk Market. 11am to 4pm over 35 local artists stalls; with 12 shops from cafes to vintage clothing and crafts.
Songbird at The Woodlands – Woodlands House Hotel, Adare. A classical crossover show by award winning Limerick songstress Eve Stafford showcasing beloved Irish music and song. Expect a bit of a fashion show so dress in your Sunday best.
MONDAY 23
IFI Screening: Radical – Belltable. Radical, based on true events, and winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Favourite Award, shines a light on the incredible potential children can manifest when an innovative teacher offers encouragement.
Cinema Paradiso – University Concert Hall. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, and featuring Ennio Morricone’s beautiful, iconic score.
TUESDAY 24
Rowel Friers – Castleconnell Concert Series – All Saints Church, Castleconnell – Rowel is currently studying for his Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, with Professor Réamonn Keary.
Lunchtime Concert – St. Mary’s Cathedral. Mary O’ Sullivan (soprano)
WEDNESDAY 25
Music Club with Liz Nolan – University Concert Hall. RTÉ Lyric fm presenter is back with – Prima donna: How divas shaped the course of opera. Music Club is back, and in the best of company- as we pay homage to the careers and lives of legendary female opera stars from across four centuries of this chameleon form.
The Libertines – Live at the Big Top, Limerick Milk Market. indie legends – The Libertines’ once-seen-never-forgotten live shows are here to save humanity from holograms, virtual reality and AI auto-tuned bullshit
FLYTE – Dolans. Flyte is the project of English songwriters Will Taylor and Nick Hill. The pair met at secondary school, eventually settling in Hackney, London. Taylor’s parents were both English teachers and inevitably, various literary influences trickled into the duo’s music- the band taking it’s name from Sebastian Flyte of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.
