Music
with Ken Haddock
Ken Haddock has hosted his Sunday residency in Belfast’s Empire Bar for 30 years. Join him and his band as he covers John Martyn’s most popular songs and delves into complex material.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Best Director, Casablanca International Film Festival 2024
A pacy thriller that uncovers the darker side of Saudi Arabian society, and explores the impact when tradition collides with consumerism in a country undergoing rapid change.
Cinema, Schools
IFI Schools Programme
Senior Cycle Spanish
A heartwarming 1970s Seville-set drama of a mother’s love for her LGBT+ son, and the struggle for personal freedom.
Talks
Power Manifesting
A live coaching event where Paul McKenna shares his revolutionary new formula for getting what you want in life, through an advanced set of easy-to-do processes called Power Manifesting.
Theatre, Dance
Emma Martin / United Fall
A ferociously exhilarating series of four dance vignettes created by Emma Martin in collaboration with the performers and pounding music of Daniel Fox (Gilla Band).
Cinema, Literary
★★★★★ RTÉ
Filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea brings us author, playwright and socialite Edna O’Brien, as she candidly reflects upon her life and career in this astounding documentary.
Music, Between the Notes
The acclaimed pianist and composer makes his first visit to Ireland for an evening filled with enchanting melodies and heartfelt compositions. His music has gained widespread popularity, with over 450 million streams on Spotify and 240 million views on YouTube.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
★★★★ The Guardian
A smash hit in its native Hong Kong, this warm, charming film delicately balances comedy and drama and offers a fascinating insight into funeral traditions and rituals in the region.
Cinema, Schools
IFI Schools Programme
Senior Cycle French
A gripping tale of conflicting ties of friendship and family, where three best friends must intervene to save one’s brother.
Cinema, Schools
IFI Schools Programme
Senior Cycle German
This thrilling, Oscar-nominated drama following a young teacher dealing with a series of petty thefts is unlike any other school-based film.
Music
Celebrating 40 years since the release of her groundbreaking debut album, don’t miss this intimate concert from an artist who proudly stands alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers.
Comedy
O’Kaning It
A night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight from the comedic fireball who mercilessly mines hilarity from the human condition.
Comedy
Knuckle Down
The father-daughter duo are back again with their slick comedy show - a riot of sketches where Pat and Faye bring their array of characters to life.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Best Leading Actress & Outstanding British Film Nominee, BAFTA 2025
Acclaimed director Mike Leigh returns to contemporary London for this character-driven family drama with an exceptional cast led by Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Theatre, Local Arts
Dún Laoghaire Musical & Dramatic Society
This musical blends humour, heart, and powerful songs to celebrate ordinary people achieving extraordinary change during the 1968 Ford machinists’ strike.
Music, Matinée
This Brazilian classical guitarist is a rising star of the international music scene, and a chart-topping Decca Gold recording artist - performing everything from Bach to South American folk music.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Big Screen Musicals
With music by the legendary Sir Elton John, and based on the Oscar-nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Best Picture & Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Oscars 2025
An extraordinary adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, RaMell Ross directs this story of two African-American teenagers sent to the same cruel reform school in 1960s Florida.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Best International Feature Film Nominee, Oscars 2025
Shot entirely in secret, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centres on a family thrust into the public eye as a judge grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran.
Music
Singular Artists
The Irish singer-songwriter and Aran Islands native plays his debut Dún Laoghaire headline show following the release of his album These Shores.
