Pictures above L-R: Norman Morrissey Linden Productions, Angela Foley Business Development Executive Thomond Park, Aodhan O’Farrell Stadium Bar Manager, Valerie Lyons Linden Productions, John Cantwell Stadium...
County Limerick Youth Theatre present The Rescue, with partners the Knocklong Development Association. The performace is to run from Friday, May 13, to Sunday, May 15. The Rescue will form part of the Knocklong History Weekend which commemorates the famous rescue of Tipperary Volunteer Seán Hogan from police custody at Knocklong railway station on May 13, 1919. A dramatization of Hogan’s life up until his release at Knocklong, The Rescue is a Participative Arts piece featuring a cast of over 50 characters. Performances will take place in the disused creamery which has been transformed to recreate the Knocklong of 1919. Attendees will find themselves immersed in 1919 as they follow the performance through the site which now features a farmhouse, a priest’s house, a butcher shop, apaddock, a pub and grocery, a stable, a cottage, a school house, a church and the train station. Attendees will also be afforded the chance to participate in the ‘Dance’ a recreation of the dance Hogan attended the night before he was captured. The scene will feature set dancing and traditional music facilitated by Pat O’Dea and tea and cake will be served by the local crochet club ladies. ...
Census of the Heart – an alternative census that gets to the heart of our population. By asking deeper questions, we’re looking for meaningful answers to who...
Shannon Airport is delighted to announce that it will be the main sponsor for the world’s largest Irish traditional music festival, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis...
Limerick will remember the 1916 Easter Rising 100th anniversary this coming Sunday and Monday, April 24 and 25. The celebrations will begin with a wreath laying...
Lifelong Learning Festival in Thomond Park Stadium 2016 – Paul Kirby and Anne Morris, Limerick Chamber Skillnets, Anna Rooney and Yvonne Lane, Learning Limerick and Patrick...
EVA International 2016, Ireland’s biennial of contemporary art Still the Barbarians, curated by Koyo Kouoh, is open to the public from April 16, to July 17....
Limerick Spring Festival 2016 will take place this year again. Photo: Oisin McHugh. The Limerick Spring Festival 2016 of Politics and Ideas celebrates the role of...
Conversation installation Salon du Chat takes place in Ormston House on Thursday 21 April as part of The Limerick Spring 2016 Festival of Politics and Ideas. Supported...
Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival 2016 returns to the county for its 6th consecutive year. Promoting the concept that there are constantly new things to learn, Limerick...
The Three Tenors featuring Ray O’Hare, Dominic McGorian & Limerick’s Derek Moloney will play at University Concert Hall Limerick on Saturday April 9 at 8pm. With special Guests...
UCH Cinema Screenings for the Easter season continues with Darby O’Gill & The Little People and Ryan’s Daughter. The University Concert Hall Cinema Season continues this Easter Saturday with...
Pictured raising the flag was Prof Don Barry, President UL. Photo credit: Sean Curtin/Fushionshooters. Proclamation Day 2016 at University limerick saw Prof Don Barry, President UL,...
Limerick St Patricks Day 2016 celebrations kick off this Thursday, March 17 at 12 pm. Limerick city and county welcomes thousands of musicians and performers, as...
Singing-songwriting pop duo Jedward confirmed for Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade as they have accepted an invitation from Limerick City and County Council to take part...
Jorg Widmann – Photo: Widmann & the ICO The Irish Chamber Orchestra‘s Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Partner Jorg Widmann is one of Germany’s most talked-about musicians. Widmann...