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Ireland's unique cultural heritage contributes to the varying start dates of autumn across the island.

SIamsa Tíre last week announced an exciting programme of online events, supporting both local and national artists and its audiences as we all continue to protect each other from COVID by maintaining restrictions. Partnering with theatre companies and artists within the community and across Ireland, Siamsa Tíre will present a varied online programme of theatre drama, classical music, traditional folk dance and music workshops and performances starting in April, running right through to the end of this summer. All of the National Folk Theatre events will be closely connected to key celebrati...

Siamsa Tíre is inviting artists and groups of all art forms to join in the Folk Explosion. Almost overnight, the COVID pandemic removed the foundation of Irish folk culture: our every-day social connections among our close-knit communities. Siamsa Tíre wants to reignite connections with a Folk Explosion, an impassioned celebration of folk in all its glorious forms. The Folk Explosion will herald the Summer Solstice, the height of summer and the most powerful moment of potential in the Celtic Calendar when light overwhelms darkness for the longest day of the year and shines in full force. ...