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The 6^th annual, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival 2018, featuring a mix of eight concerts over a single weekend, will run from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 of May in the Heritage town of Killaloe, Co. Clare. It will open with the Irish premiere of children’s chamber opera ‘Brundibár’, starring Limerick Children’s Choir ‘Cantette’, accompanied by members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra and directed by Limerick-born Marc Atkinson. The Festival will be opened by Czech-born, award-winning author, and Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental.

Where: St Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe, east county Clare, Ireland
When: May, 24-27, 2018
Visit the festival website for Tickets and any other Information here

2018 marks the 850th anniversary of the founding of the Cathedral and an exciting programme of events is planned, including a celebration of the various institutions within the city, including Sport, Tourism, Commerce, Health & Education.

There will also be a focus each month on a figure associated with the Cathedral, as well as Mission project to support and encourage local charities and causes in the Limerick area.

During the month of May, St Marys Cathedral will celebrate Limerick Arts & Crafts and an exhibition on Limerick Silver and Lace has been brought together to showcase and highlight some of the indigenous crafts to the City of Limerick.

Limerick silver is considered one of the most valuable hallmarks in the country and Limerick lace is highly regarded across the world.

Most of the silver is in the possession of the Cathedral, under the auspices of the Treasurer (the Rev’d Canon Jane Galbraith) who forms part of the Cathedral Chapter.

The lace is kindly on loan from Limerick Museum and Limerick City Trust and we are grateful to these two bodies for their generous support, in particular, Dr. Matthew Potter and Mr. David O’Brien.

The exhibition runs for the month of May. Please visit the website linked below for more information.

This May of 2018 there is a whole lot of fantastic theatre to look forward to!

Here is whats to come…

• Minding Frankie: Minding Frankie is a family love story by one of Ireland’s most popular writers Maeve Binchy. Directed by Peter Sheridan and starring Steve Blount and Clare Barrett, who starred as Grandma in Angela’s Ashes – The Musical last summer).
• Echoes: This is a rare opportunity to see a piece of contemporary Italian theatre, a show like this doesn’t come around very often. Italian company 369gradi have translated their Black Mirror-esque production to English for their International tour to London, Limerick and New York. Echoes is a taut two-hander that will generate long discussions and food for thought. Gripping and intense it will keep you on the edge of your seat. Limited Capacity.
• Pat Kinevane Trilogy: A captivating portrayal of four elderly characters, living in retirement homes and care facilities around Ireland. Join us for a post-show discussion. 
• Mick Hanly and Donal Lunny: The combination of songwriter Mick Hanly and multi-instrumentalist and composer Donal Lunny is a marriage made in musical heaven. Both have honed their musical skills to perfection and play with a freshness and enthusiasm that belies their years on the road.  

To celebrate a bumper month of theatre at the Lime Tree Theatre & Belltable this month you can win tickets to see two of Pat Kinevane’s unmissable trilogy.

Check out all of what’s to come this May HERE

Limerick Printmakers are proud to exhibit BALLOT, a printmaking portfolio collaboration between staff, alumni and students from Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich, UK and Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork, Ireland, with invited partners Print to the People in Norwich, Cork Printmakers and Limerick School of Art & Design. 

The exhibition will be opened by Dr. Kieran Cashell of LSAD/ LIT. The embryo of the idea was in response to a portfolio of works devised in 1924 by László Moholy-Nagy. Moholy-Nagy invited artists and students from the Bauhaus to produce artworks in celebration of Walter Gropius’ birthday. He asked everyone to make a work in response to a press photograph that had been published in the weekly supplement “Zeitbilder” in which a loudspeaker sits on a stage pronouncing the outcome of the German general election in Potsdamer Platz 1924. 

Almost a century later, elections held across Europe clearly indicate a level of change and uncertainty not experienced in the post-war era. The June 23rd referendum in the UK, which resulted in its decision to leave the European Union, has sent shock waves through the remaining 27 states of the union and has far-reaching implications, none more so than between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. 

Dolans presents are delighted to announce Aslan return to Limerick city as the band will play Live at the Big Top at Limerick’s Milk Market.

Aslan return to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album ‘Feel No Shame’ which was released in 1988.

The Feel No Shame Tour will see the band dusting the cobwebs off songs from the album that have not been played in a very long time as well as performing the many hit songs which the band have produced over three decades.

Speaking of the Aslan return to the Limerick Milk Market, Mick Dolan said: “Aslan was the very first rock band to play in Dolans when we opened the Warehouse venue 20 years ago. Over the course of three decades, Aslan have made a phenomenal contribution to the Irish music scene.

WHERE: The Big Top, Limerick Milk Market
WHEN: Saturday, May 26, 2018
TICKETS: Available here

May and Timothy are looking after the father – the father has long since taken to the bed. Their own lives are curtailed, closed down, and they’re not getting any younger. Should they stay or should they go?

A dark, dark comedy, set on the northside of Cork city, Autumn Royal is a play about life and death, love and hate, hysterical dependency, jealousy, rage, horror, and homicidal notions – or, in other words, it’s a play about a family. 

Kevin Barry is the multi-award winning writer of the novels Beatlebone and City Of Bohane and the story collections Dark Lies The Island and There Are Little Kingdoms. 

“Autumn Royal is Kevin’s first piece written originally for stage and was acclaimed by critics and the public alike during its world premiere run at the Everyman in 2017.

Tickets:
€17 regular
€15 concession
€13 preview (Friday show)