Bleeding Heart Pigeons and His Father’s Voice On Saturday, August 10th, Central Arts presents a double bill of two of the most unique emerging voices on the Irish music scene: alt-pop outfit Bleeding Heart Pigeons and post-punkers His Father’s Voice. Bleeding Heart Pigeons are a trio from West-Limerick who forge an...
Events
Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival
Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival
To kick off a month-long celebration of street art in Waterford, Belgian street artist Mehsos has unveiled the first mural from the Waterford Walls programme– a defragmented representation of a Puffin. The mural by Mehsos gives a flavour of what’s to come for 2019 Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival...
The Big Top Live!
The Big Top Live!
WITH the magnificent Spraoi and All Together Now festivals in the rear-view mirror, all eyes are on the Big Top, which will bring a week of top-class entertainment to the Waterside, from Monday, August 19- Sunday, August 25.The Big Top is exactly what it says, a massive Circus tent, with capacity for over 3,500...
Most Stylish Competition at Tramore Races
Most Stylish Competition at Tramore Races
Aoife Walsh and Brent Pope team up as judges Top model and former Miss Ireland, Aoife Walsh is teaming up with the fashion-savvy rugby commentator, Brent Pope to judge the most stylish ladies and gentlemen at the upcoming August Festival at Tramore Races. The celebrity duo have been tasked with one of the toughest...
SPRAOI 2019
SPRAOI 2019
Read below for Spraoi highlights and see our full guide to Spraoi 2019 in th9is week’s Munster Express newspaper Spraoi has a special focus on street music at this year’s festival, with some amazing street bands in the city throughout the three days. On Friday evening five of these bands take to the streets,...
Songs and Dances of Europe at Christchurch Cathedral
Songs and Dances of Europe at Christchurch Cathedral
Summer’s in full swing so why not keep the holiday vibe going and make a song and dance out of it! Enjoy a magical musical feast “Songs and Dances of Europe” with young dynamic duo, pianist Peter Regan and violinist Abbie McDonagh on August 2nd at 8:00 p.m. in the stunning setting of Waterford’s Christchurch...
Comeraghs Wild 2019 breaks all records
Comeraghs Wild 2019 breaks all records
The Comeraghs Wild Festival 2019 has broken all records, beaten all expectations and was a rip-roaring success from start to finish, the organisers say.Several key events were completely sold out well in advance of the four-day, family focused festival of food, music, literature, history, art, outdoor pursuits and so...
Are you the next Barony of Gaultier Rose?
Are you the next Barony of Gaultier Rose?
It’s past midsummer’s day now and it’s hard not to notice the beautiful floral displays that adorn almost every garden at the moment. But now it’s time to plan ahead to the summer’s end and to the early autumn when our favourite florets appear, The Gaultier Roses. The Carbally Community Development Project will hold...
Meagher and Irish tricolour celebrated at 1848 festivities
Meagher and Irish tricolour celebrated at 1848 festivities
A well attended 1848 dinner and banquet took place on Saturday last in the Granville Hotel, which was formerly the home of TF Meagher, whom they were honouring in the annual tricolour celebration. The event is now in its 9th year, after a cancellation last year due to snowy weather in March 2018. It now takes place...
IMMRAMA FESTIVAL OF TRAVEL WRITING
IMMRAMA FESTIVAL OF TRAVEL WRITING
The seventeenth annual Lismore Immrama Festival of Travel Writing celebrated a theme of ‘Extraordinary Adventures’ and visitors from all over the country descended upon the heritage town to enjoy a series of events.Talks took place with Neil Oliver, author, and the presenter of the TV series Coast; explorer and...
Cruinniú na nÓg
Cruinniú na nÓg
A Day to Unleash Your Creative Spirit! Cruinniú na nÓg – the Gathering of the Young – takes place on June 15, and marks Ireland out as the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people! Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland...
CINDERABBA
CINDERABBA
Ready to rock at St Ursula’s If last week’s dress rehearsals are anything to go by, CinderAbba at St Ursula’s primary school this week is a production not to be missed. The show, which tells the story of Cinderella in a clever rhyming script intermingled with many well known and loved Abba songs is the brain child of...
