Clifden Arts Festival takes a journey through imagination The Clifden Arts Festival returns to Connemara this September for its 48th edition, with The Journey - Through Time, Memory & Imagination serving as the theme for this year's event. Festivals • 1 hr
Clifden Arts Festival takes a journey through imagination The Clifden Arts Festival returns to Connemara this September for its 48th edition, with The Journey - Through Time, Memory & Imagination serving as the theme for this year's event. Festivals • 1 hr
Marble-ous! Kilkenny Arts Festival announces 2025 programme Kilkenny Arts Festival Director Olga Barry introduces this year's KAF programme, which brings arts happenings of every imaginable shape and size to the Marble City from August 7th - 17th. Festivals • 18 Jun
Marble-ous! Kilkenny Arts Festival announces 2025 programme Kilkenny Arts Festival Director Olga Barry introduces this year's KAF programme, which brings arts happenings of every imaginable shape and size to the Marble City from August 7th - 17th. Festivals • 18 Jun
Bloomsday Film Festival 2025 celebrates James Joyce and cinema The 2025 Bloomsday Film Festival will take place across Dublin from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 16th June, offering a programme that celebrates the legacy of James Joyce's life and work. Festivals • 03 Jun
Bloomsday Film Festival 2025 celebrates James Joyce and cinema The 2025 Bloomsday Film Festival will take place across Dublin from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 16th June, offering a programme that celebrates the legacy of James Joyce's life and work. Festivals • 03 Jun
Inside Forest Fest - meet the man bringing rock royalty to Laois Phillip Meagher is the founder of Forest Fest, the popular music bash returning to Emo, Co. Laois this July for its fourth edition... Festivals • 22 May
Inside Forest Fest - meet the man bringing rock royalty to Laois Phillip Meagher is the founder of Forest Fest, the popular music bash returning to Emo, Co. Laois this July for its fourth edition... Festivals • 22 May
10 smaller arts and music festivals to check out this summer Whisper it - lest you provoke the weather gods - but with this prolonged period of glorious sunshine we've been having, it's the perfect time to start planning your summer festival schedule. Festivals • 17 May
10 smaller arts and music festivals to check out this summer Whisper it - lest you provoke the weather gods - but with this prolonged period of glorious sunshine we've been having, it's the perfect time to start planning your summer festival schedule. Festivals • 17 May
Galway International Arts Festival announces 2025 programme The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) has officially launched its 2025 programme, revealing what organisers describe as their most ambitious line-up to date. Festivals • 08 May
Galway International Arts Festival announces 2025 programme The Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) has officially launched its 2025 programme, revealing what organisers describe as their most ambitious line-up to date. Festivals • 08 May
Dublin Literature Festival 2025 - 10 essential events From May 16th-25th, International Literature Festival Dublin brings over 200 events across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, music and performance to Dublin's Merrion Square. Festivals • 12 May
Dublin Literature Festival 2025 - 10 essential events From May 16th-25th, International Literature Festival Dublin brings over 200 events across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, music and performance to Dublin's Merrion Square. Festivals • 12 May
Classic Donegal GAA final to screen with live musical soundtrack This May, the Regional Cultural Centre (RCC) in Letterkenny will host a special event commemorating a landmark moment in Irish sporting history: Donegal's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory, achieved on September 20, 1992. Festivals • 02 May
Classic Donegal GAA final to screen with live musical soundtrack This May, the Regional Cultural Centre (RCC) in Letterkenny will host a special event commemorating a landmark moment in Irish sporting history: Donegal's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory, achieved on September 20, 1992. Festivals • 02 May
Cork Midsummer Festival returns with a cultural lark by the Lee Festival Director Lorraine Maye previews the 2025 Cork Midsummer Festival programme, bringing an eclectic array of cultural activity to the banks of the river Lee this June. Festivals • 01 May
Cork Midsummer Festival returns with a cultural lark by the Lee Festival Director Lorraine Maye previews the 2025 Cork Midsummer Festival programme, bringing an eclectic array of cultural activity to the banks of the river Lee this June. Festivals • 01 May
5 unmissable moments at LCMS's Echoes Festival 2025 The 2025 instalment of the Louth Contemporary Music Festival takes place from Friday 13th - Saturday 14th June 2025 in venues across Dundalk. Music • 04 Jun
5 unmissable moments at LCMS's Echoes Festival 2025 The 2025 instalment of the Louth Contemporary Music Festival takes place from Friday 13th - Saturday 14th June 2025 in venues across Dundalk. Music • 04 Jun
Irish horror speaks: An Taibhse premieres in Belgium Declan Lynch, founder and director of the Scéal Eile: Irish Film Festival Belgium, introduces one of the highlights of this year's Scéal Eile, the new Irish language horror feature An Taibhse. Film • 08 Apr
Irish horror speaks: An Taibhse premieres in Belgium Declan Lynch, founder and director of the Scéal Eile: Irish Film Festival Belgium, introduces one of the highlights of this year's Scéal Eile, the new Irish language horror feature An Taibhse. Film • 08 Apr
Win tickets to see Iggy Pop live at In The Meadows Following a successful debut outing last summer, In The Meadows returns to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Saturday, June 7th - 2025 - and we've got a pair tickets to give away! Competitions • 02 Apr
Win tickets to see Iggy Pop live at In The Meadows Following a successful debut outing last summer, In The Meadows returns to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Saturday, June 7th - 2025 - and we've got a pair tickets to give away! Competitions • 02 Apr
Lighting up the city - inside the Five Lamps Arts Festival Creative Director Roisin Lonergan introduces this year's edition of the Five Lamps Arts Festival, the popular community-based arts festival in Dublin's disadvantaged, demographically diverse North East Inner City. Festivals • 25 Mar
Lighting up the city - inside the Five Lamps Arts Festival Creative Director Roisin Lonergan introduces this year's edition of the Five Lamps Arts Festival, the popular community-based arts festival in Dublin's disadvantaged, demographically diverse North East Inner City. Festivals • 25 Mar
St. Patrick's Festival previewed - inside this year's extraganza CEO of St. Patrick's Festival, Richard Tierney welcomes you to this year's festival extraganza, which takes place throughout the capital from March 15th to 17th. Festivals • 05 Mar
St. Patrick's Festival previewed - inside this year's extraganza CEO of St. Patrick's Festival, Richard Tierney welcomes you to this year's festival extraganza, which takes place throughout the capital from March 15th to 17th. Festivals • 05 Mar
First Fortnight festival puts the art of mental health in focus The First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival has announced the programme for their 2025 edition, with over 60 events taking place nationwide from January 5th – 14th. First Fortnight • 26 Dec 24
First Fortnight festival puts the art of mental health in focus The First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival has announced the programme for their 2025 edition, with over 60 events taking place nationwide from January 5th – 14th. First Fortnight • 26 Dec 24
IFI French Film Festival turns 25 - le cinéma français celebrated Festival Director & Programme Curator Marie-Pierre Richard introduces this year's installment of the IFI French Film Festival, the Irish Film Institute's annual celebration of le cinéma français, which returns to Dublin this November. Festivals • 09 Nov 24
IFI French Film Festival turns 25 - le cinéma français celebrated Festival Director & Programme Curator Marie-Pierre Richard introduces this year's installment of the IFI French Film Festival, the Irish Film Institute's annual celebration of le cinéma français, which returns to Dublin this November. Festivals • 09 Nov 24
A feast of film - Cork International Film Festival 2024 previewed The Cork International Film Festival's (CIFF) new Director of Programming Aurélie Godet introduces her inaguaral programme for the 69th installment of one of the world's oldest film festivals, which runs from Nov 7th - 17th. Film • 06 Nov 24
A feast of film - Cork International Film Festival 2024 previewed The Cork International Film Festival's (CIFF) new Director of Programming Aurélie Godet introduces her inaguaral programme for the 69th installment of one of the world's oldest film festivals, which runs from Nov 7th - 17th. Film • 06 Nov 24
10 must-see events at Dublin Book Festival 2024 The Dublin Book Festival returns from November 6th to 10th with five days of literary and creative events for adults and children to enjoy, at the main Festival Hub in The Printworks, Dublin Castle, and at venues all around the city. Festivals • 05 Nov 24
10 must-see events at Dublin Book Festival 2024 The Dublin Book Festival returns from November 6th to 10th with five days of literary and creative events for adults and children to enjoy, at the main Festival Hub in The Printworks, Dublin Castle, and at venues all around the city. Festivals • 05 Nov 24
Common Threads - the music & art festival returns to the Burren Organizer Daithí O Dronaí introduces this year's installment of Common Threads, a 'two-day trail of musical and cultural discovery' in The Burren, Co. Clare. Festivals • 09 Oct 24
Common Threads - the music & art festival returns to the Burren Organizer Daithí O Dronaí introduces this year's installment of Common Threads, a 'two-day trail of musical and cultural discovery' in The Burren, Co. Clare. Festivals • 09 Oct 24
Marble City magic - inside this year's Kilkenny Arts Festival Fresh from an illuminating chat with RTÉ Radio 1's Brendan O'Connor (listen below), Kilkenny Arts Festival Director Olga Barry introduces this year's bumper festival programme... Festivals • 31 Jul 24
Marble City magic - inside this year's Kilkenny Arts Festival Fresh from an illuminating chat with RTÉ Radio 1's Brendan O'Connor (listen below), Kilkenny Arts Festival Director Olga Barry introduces this year's bumper festival programme... Festivals • 31 Jul 24
6 essential Irish arts festivals this summer Join us as we count down to an exciting season of cultural happenings across the country... Festivals • 01 Jun 24
6 essential Irish arts festivals this summer Join us as we count down to an exciting season of cultural happenings across the country... Festivals • 01 Jun 24
Donal O'Kelly on Direct Provision and history repeating Theatre-maker and activist Donal O'Kelly is currently Writer-in-Residence for Maynooth University's Arts and Minds Festival, which runs from May 9th - 11th, 2024. Festivals • 08 May 24
Donal O'Kelly on Direct Provision and history repeating Theatre-maker and activist Donal O'Kelly is currently Writer-in-Residence for Maynooth University's Arts and Minds Festival, which runs from May 9th - 11th, 2024. Festivals • 08 May 24
The art of mental health - First Fortnight returns for 2024 The First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival has announced the programme for their 2024 edition, with over 50 events taking place nationwide from January 5th – 14th. First Fortnight • 23 Nov 23
The art of mental health - First Fortnight returns for 2024 The First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival has announced the programme for their 2024 edition, with over 50 events taking place nationwide from January 5th – 14th. First Fortnight • 23 Nov 23
Ireland's Edge returns to Dingle - with serious trust issues The annual multidisciplinary discussion and performance series Ireland's Edge has announced its line-up for its flagship event in Dingle, West Kerry, this December. Festivals • 09 Nov 23
Ireland's Edge returns to Dingle - with serious trust issues The annual multidisciplinary discussion and performance series Ireland's Edge has announced its line-up for its flagship event in Dingle, West Kerry, this December. Festivals • 09 Nov 23
