Inhaler live at Cyprus Avenue in Cork and Dolan’s in Limerick. Photos by Philip Corkery and Jamie Moore. Cyprus Avenue in Cork by Philip Corkery Dolan’s in Limerick by Jamie Moore
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The National live at the Marquee in Cork and at the Docklands in Limerick with support both nights from Eve Owen. Photos by John Sheehy and Aoife Moloney. Live at the Marquee in Cork by John Sheehy Live at Docklands in Limerick by Aoife Moloney
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James Vincent McMorrow live at The Big Top in Limerick with support from Sorcha Richardson. Photos by Jamie Moore
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Mango X MathMan live at Dolans in Limerick with support from Rebel Phoenix. Photos by Jamie Moore
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Sorcha Richardson performing live at Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick and the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Lucy Gaffney. Photos by Jamie Moore and Ciaran O Maolain
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Girl Band are set to bid farewell to the shitshow that is 2021 with a return to Limerick. Off the back of a string of English festival shows, the Dara Kiely-fronted Dublin quartet have announced that they will play Dolans Warehouse on New Year’s Eve. Tickets for the gig, which is presented by the ever-reliable Seoda Shows, go on sale this Friday, 6th October at 9am priced€28. Can’t wait? Pre-sale is currently available via the band’s mailing list.
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Dolans Warehouse and Seoda Shows have announced a series of outdoor gigs in conjunction with Limerick’s Milk Market, set to run throughout August and September. Limrock Live, which takes place in The Milk Market (also known as The Big Top), has announced acts such as The Mary Wallopers, Anna’s Anchor and Toucan so far for the month of August. All events are limited to a 200 person capacity and tickets are sold in pods of four. Robocobra Quartet and Soda Blonde are planned for indoor shows in September, with tickets not yet for sale. Limerick’s Hunt Museum have also launched…
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2019 saw the inaugural Féile Na Gréine, a three-day, not-for-profit music trail taking place across Limerick. With no choice but to cancel last year’s outing, and a return this year still up in the air, organisers have announced details of a new film titled Out of Place. Posting on social media, organisers said, “We’re happy to announce that we’ve been working on a film. We spent 2020 documenting a number of artists from Limerick, and exploring the connection between music, space, and community. More to share in the coming months.” Among the artists to feature in the film are Narolane’s Denise…
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If there’s a scene in Ireland right now that best embodies the power of a diverse, unified voice for disseminating positive change, then it’s without a doubt the hip-hop community. An all-star pairing of independent acts, Limerick’s Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies have paired with Dundalk counterparts TPM to give toxic masculinity the acerbic skewering it needs in a collaboration that more than delivers on its ear-watering potential. Podge, no stranger to exploring personal and societal issues without filter or pontification, tells us: “it’s a comedic look at the nature of being a ‘hardman’, and how those who portray machoism in a very direct way are often masking their own vulnerability.…
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In this week’s edition of the arts column we’ve details on new exhibitions opening in Dublin, Kilkenny and Navan, as well as details on an open call and an artist talk. If you’ve an event, talk, exhibition, etc., please do get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair[dot]net. And as always – Stay Safe, and Support the Arts x Exhibition Opening | National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin This coming Friday sees the opening of a new exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland featuring the works of George Wallace. While Wallace may be better known on the other side of the Atlantic, he spent the…