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Overnight experiences to unexpected places, a Town Square Kitchen dinner that embraces sustainability and reduced food wastage, an ode to the humble

Sunfly Tjamptitjin, untitled, 1982, South Australian Museum Collection Forty years ago, in a tiny community called Balgo on the fringe of the

Blue Raincoat’s new production of “Alice In Wonderland” opened last night, Wednesday, October 26 and continues until Saturday, November 5. This is not the first time the company has performed Jocelyn Clarke’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tale, but with the passing of time (15 years or so) comes a new and young crew, […]

Singer and banjo player, Maggie Carty was brought up in a musical family spanning generations in the west of Ireland. Her father, John Carty (fiddle & banjo) being one of the most sought after traditional musicians worldwide. She has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals including Milwaukee Irish Festival USA, Austin Celtic Music Festival USA, Fiddle Tunes WA, Tonder Festival Denmark, just to name a few. She has been described as having found her second home on stage and has natu...

The Hawks Well Theatre is delighted to announce the recipients of its annual Time at the Well residency scheme. Time at the Well is the Sligo theatres performing artists support scheme. This years residents are; musician Cathy Jordan, instrumentalist John Carty and actor and playwright Niamh McGrath. Time at the Well offers a workspace and resources to creative practitioners with a new project that needs floor time for development. Past recipients have included writer Rafeef Ziada, and theatre...

Trad/roots: TradTalk to explore the darker side of Irish traditional music Misogyny and sexual harassment are among matters to be discussed tomorrow in an online event, TradTalk, aimed at supporting artists. The initiative also sees the launch of an important report compiled by concertina player Jack Talty Tristan Rosenstock, co-founder of Trad Ireland, the organisation behind TradTalk 2020, and band member of Téada Robert McMillen Co Clare concertina player...