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Live band performing on a dimly lit stage under blue lighting. A female vocalist stands centre with a microphone, surrounded by musicians: a drummer at the back, a guitarist and saxophonist to the right, and a keyboardist in the foreground. Instruments and monitors are arranged across the stage, creating an intimate concert atmosphere. Music, Folk Fest

Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle

Wed 9 Sep, 8pm

Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest

Known for their brilliantly successful combination of traditional and non-traditional, Pentangle forged a whole new era in folk - and founder member McShee is the central link right back to the beginning.

A black-and-white portrait of Andy Irvine who has a beard and tousled hair, smiling gently while holding a guitar close to his face. Music, Matinée, Folk Fest

Andy Irvine

Sat 12 Sep, 2pm

Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest

Celebrated for his time in Sweeney’s Men, Planxty and many more, Irvine is joined by emerging indie singer-songwriter Roisín Gowen and Dutch-British folk artist Tessa Rose Jackson.

Black-and-white photograph of a person performing on stage, shown in close-up profile while holding a handheld microphone near the mouth. The person has curly hair and facial hair and wears a dark, buttoned shirt with an open collar. The microphone cable runs downward out of frame. Soft stage lighting illuminates the face and upper body, while the background fades into deep shadow, emphasizing the performer and the microphone in the foreground. Music, Folk Fest

Destroyer (solo)

Sun 13 Sep, 8pm

Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest

A rare solo performance from Vancouver’s Dan Bejar, who started the indie project in the mid-90s which now boasts 14 albums. He is joined by Cork drummer-turned-artist Art Lorigan.

A movie poster for A Private Life shows a woman holding a small box while standing in front of rows of vintage filing cabinets, with critical praise and the film's release date displayed prominently. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

A Private Life

Mon 14 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

Best Actress Nominee, Lumière Awards 2026

A Hitchcockian psychological thriller starring Jodie Foster (speaking fluent French) as a struggling psychiatrist who secretly investigates the death of one of her patients.

Promotional poster for the Exhibition On Screen documentary James McNeill Whistler, based on a Tate Britain exhibition. The poster features Whistler’s famous painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler's Mother), showing an elderly woman in profile in a black dress and white cap against a grey wall. Overlaying text displays 5-star review ratings from The Independent, The Guardian, and others, alongside a quote from the Financial Times calling it Cinema, Event Cinema

James McNeill Whistler

Tue 15 Sep, 8pm

Exhibition on Screen

This blockbuster Tate Britain exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important this great 19th-Century innovator is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works.

Black-and-white contact sheet featuring twelve close-up portraits of a person with varied facial expressions, arranged in a film-strip style against a chain-link fence background Theatre

Hello Charlie by Caoimhe Farren

Wed 16 Sep, 8pm

“Incredible” - Lisa McGee (Derry Girls)

Clare Monnelly stars in this laugh-out-loud dark comedy about trauma, sisterhood and breaking the cycle of familial addiction that is courageous and fiercely original in its portrayal of alcoholism.

A woman with long dark hair looks directly forward, wearing an intricate statement necklace with small metallic coins and a vibrant, fringed garment with red, blue, and white tassels. Lush, spiky tropical foliage fills the outdoor background. In the upper left corner, a circular logo made of overlapping colored circles surrounds a black center with the text Music, Culture Night

Róisín El Cherif

Fri 18 Sep, 8.15pm

Culture Night 2026

An Irish-Palestinian singer who creates a mesmerising fusion of Arabic and Irish musical traditions. Her unique style weaves Arabic songs into mournful Irish airs, offering a poignant reflection of her dual heritage.

Film poster for Life Support showing heavily damaged and shelled buildings in a urban area, with a large crowd gathered on the rubble-strewn ground below a clear blue sky. Bold text reads Cinema, Event Cinema, Culture Night

Life Support

Fri 18 Sep, 9.30pm

Culture Night 2026

First-hand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers in Gaza as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies and an overwhelming influx of casualties.

Movie poster for Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Power Ballad

Mon 21 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

Best Film, Boulder International Film Festival 2026

Irish director John Carney’s (Once, Sing Street) delightful new film stars Paul Rudd as a wedding singer whose song is turned into a hit by Nick Jonas’s ex-boyband heartthrob - without giving any credit.