Tommy Tiernan is getting ready to go ‘loose and wild’ for Mayo tour
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
Mayo is a county that is close to the heart of one of Ireland’s top funnymen Tommy Tiernan - a place with which he feels a certain kind of kinship.
Read more ...John MacNally for Royal Theatre
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
Distinguished tenor John MacNally will perform in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on June 22.
Read more ...Get in on the Shuffle! at Garbo’s on Saturday night
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
A night of Northern soul, funk, reggae and ska is on the cards in Garbo’s on Factory Road, Castlebar, this Saturday night.
Read more ...Poet Paul Duran to read in Achill
Tue, Jun 10, 2014
One of Ireland's foremost poets, Paul Duran, is to read from his latest publication in Achill this evening.
Read more ...Ballyhaunis singer launches music video
Thu, Jun 05, 2014
A young, up-and-coming, singer and songwriter from Ballyhaunis has launched her first music video.
Read more ...The Weekend in Mayo June 6 to 9
Thu, Jun 05, 2014
Leading literary figures, the many meanings of a daisy, futuristic battles for Earth, honeyed vocals and drumming fun are all up for graps in the entertainment scene in Mayo this weekend.
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Read more ...Top line-up of bluegrass and folk acts for Westport festival
Thu, Jun 05, 2014
Three full days of pickin’, pluckin’, bowin’, blowin’, strummin’, slappin’ and slidin’ are in store as the eighth Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival is set to take the town by storm from Friday to Sunday, June 13 to 15, in association with Fáilte Ireland.
Read more ...Mayo’s biggest outdoor ceili set for June 1
Fri, May 23, 2014
Sunday, June 1, sees Mayo’s biggest outdoor ceili - Dancing at the Crossroads - kick-off at 5pm at the junction of New Antrim Street and Tucker Street.
Local traditional group Rolling Waves, under the musical directorship of fiddler John Kilkenny, will start the evening off.
Read more ...Declan O’Rouke comes to the Linenhall
Fri, May 23, 2014
Singer and songwriter Declan O’Rourke performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Friday, May 30, at 8 pm and he’s selling out fast.
Read more ...Packed weekend of activity for Turlough country life festival
Fri, May 23, 2014
All roads lead to Turlough this weekend for the highly anticipated return of Feile na Tuaite, a festival which celebrates the best of rural life and living.
Ahead of the expected huge influx of people to the village over Saturday and Sunday, a traffic management plan is in place in Turlough and a free, shuttle service is also operating between Castlebar from the town library to Museum of Country Life gate from 11.30am on both days.
Read more ...Local talent launch new album in Castlebar
Fri, May 23, 2014
Local musical talents John Hoban, Teresa Burke, and friends are performing the official launch of their new album, Puddletown, at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday June 5, at 8pm.
Puddletown is a collection of original songs composed by Mayo-based songwriter Tom Hughes.
Read more ...Custom House Studios exhibition inspired by fishing, family, and the mayfly
Fri, May 16, 2014
Two exhibitions of art are continuing at the Custom House Studios in Westport.
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