Seamus O’Rourke brings Danger Money to The Linenhall

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Actor/director, Seamus O’Rourke, is back with Big Guerilla Productions’ latest hit play, Danger Money, set to show at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Thursday, September 22, at 8pm.

Le Galaxie and Daithi set to stun Castlebar

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Next Saturday night September 24 two of Ireland’s largest electronic dance outfits Le Galaxie and Daithi will joining forces for a night of electronic dance music at The Garbos Venue in Castlebar!!

Legends of American Country Show coming to Claremorris Town Hall

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

The Legends of American Country Show are all set to play Claremorris Town Hall on Friday September 23.

Batafada hosts first Culture Night event in Burren School

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Arts and Cultural events will be taking place in venues all across Ireland as part of Culture Night on Friday, September 16. For the first time Batafada will host an event in Burren School, only a few miles outside Castlebar. They are delighted to be part of this national initiative and will be opening their doors to the whole community to celebrate and experience local arts and culture.

Andrew Maxwell is heading to Westport

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

This autumn Andrew Maxwell is back in Ireland with a new show and Irish Tour “Yo Contraire”, having performed it to sell out crowds at festivals in Edinburgh and Australia.

Top trad night at the Linenhall

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

Traditional music and dance come together when top musicians Tola Custy, Maeve Gilchrist, and David Power join forces with dancer Colin Dunne for Edges of Light, an exciting musical celebration at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday September 20 at 8.25pm (NB start time).

Seamus O’Rourke live in Castlebar

Fri, Sep 09, 2016

Actor/director Seamus O’Rourke is back with Big Guerilla Productions’ latest hit play Danger Money at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday September 22 at 8pm.

For his latest one-man play Seamus teams up with Cavan writer John McManus for a beautiful close-up of rural Irish life full of heartache and humour. London was only ever meant to be a stepping stone for Teddy ‘The Mucker’ Tucker but somehow he stayed there for over 30 years until one day he abruptly abandons his friends and his job and returns home to north Leitrim.

Westport Chamber Music Festival is ready to entertain

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

his year’s Westport Festival of Chamber Music takes place in Westport House on Friday September 9 at 8pm, and on Saturday September 10 at 12 noon, 8pm, and 10.30pm in the Town Hall Theatre. It will come to a close on Sunday September 11 at 3pm in Holy Trinity Church.  The three venues are ideal for chamber music, providing intimate acoustic experiences. Artistic director Hugh Tinney said: “Our Westport Festival has grown in the past three years into a cultural event that fits seamlessly into the Westport autumn, yet with an atmosphere and a following all of its own. Everything plays its part in this collaborative sharing between musicians, audience members, venues, organisers and other local supporters.”

A night to remember at Custom House Studios

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

The Custom House Studios located at the Quay in Westport will be embracing Culture Night which takes place around the country on Friday September 16. Over the course of the night, there will be eight different events taking place in the Custom House Studio where all strands of culture will be celebrated.

At 6.30pm, Banna Píob Chuan Modh who were established in October 2010 with a view to setting up a pipe band in the Clew Bay Area will kick things off. From 6pm to 10pm the studio's gallery will be open and at 7pm there will be a gallery talk and painting demo by artist Deirdre Walsh, whose exhibition Silent Notes is currently running in the studio. 

Al Porter at the Linenhall this month

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

Irish stand-up star Al Porter brings his cheeky hilarity to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Friday September 16 at 8pm with his acclaimed live show Al Porter at Large.

Alan Kelly and Eddi Reader at the Linenhall

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

They are back. The Alan Kelly Gang with Eddi Reader and John Douglas return to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar for another guaranteed musical barnstormer on Monday September 5 at 8pm. 

The Stunning to brew up a storm in Ballina

Mon, Aug 15, 2016

Ballina town centre is set to rock on Saturday night week, August 27 when Irish rock legends The Stunning come to town as part of the inaugural French Mayo Festival.  The culmination of the two-day festival, billed as "A Taste of France Along the Wild Atlantic Way", the gig will see Steve and Joe Wall's band headline the first live music event to be held under the new state-of-the-art cover provided by Mayo County Council for Ballina's historic Military Quarter. 

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