Cinema, Event Cinema
Cinema: The Playboy of the Western World
Wed 15 Jul, 7.30pm
National Theatre Live: Encore
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Theatre, Matinée
The Homecoming of Joseph Grace by Deirdre Kinahan
Thu 16 - Sun 19 Jul
Once Off Productions
An odyssey through deep rural Ireland, battle and imprisonment during WWI, the great cabarets of Weimar Berlin and on through to a tentative homecoming after 50 years of exile.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
La Grazia
Mon 20 Jul, 5pm & 8pm
7 Wins incl. Best Actor, Venice 2025
★★★★½ The Irish Times
A sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom at the highest rungs of power, from Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.
Theatre, Matinée
For Dolores by Eva O’Connor
Wed 22 - Sun 26 Jul
Fishamble: The New Play Company
A new play about friendship, motherhood and coming to terms with your worst mistakes, from the writer of My Name is Saoirse, Mustard, Maz & Bricks and Chicken.
Cinema, Event Cinema
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Thu 9 Jul, 8pm
Concert Screening
Baz Luhrmann invites audiences to hear Elvis sing and tell his story like never before, through rediscovered footage from his 1970s Las Vegas residency and the Graceland archive.
Family
Tales from Acorn Wood
Thu 27 – Sun 30 Aug
Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved stories are brought to life on stage for the first time.
Music
John Spillane
Tue 1 Sep, 8pm
An intimate live concert from the musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet and dreamer. Spillane’s music transports the listener and his live performances captivate audiences around the world.
Music
Wallis Bird
Wed 2 Sep, 8pm
An intimate concert from the award-winning Irish singer-songwriter, celebrating the release of her highly-anticipated eighth studio album which blends folk, rock, acoustic and pop.
Comedy
Jarlath Regan
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Sep, 8pm
Gas Man
Ireland’s favourite comedian/Mammy translator returns to the stage with a brand new show packed to the gills with his unique brand of spot on observational material and ridiculous stories.
Theatre, Music, Literary, Talks, Matinée
Aindrias de Staic
Sun 6 Sep, 3pm
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
The bardic seanchaí collaborates with percussionist Brian Fleming and harpist Aisling Lyons on this afternoon of Irish stories for grown-ups told through words, sounds and music.
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.
Music, Folk Fest
Broadside Hacks presents Bright Phoebus Revisited
Thu Sep 10, 8pm
Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest
London based promoter and record label Broadside Hacks present a celebration of Lal and Mike Waterson’s cult album, featuring Marry Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Lankum’s Daragh Lynch, Matt Deighton, Martyn Baker, and Ben Nicholls.
Music, Folk Fest
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Fri 11 & Sat 12 Sep, 8pm
Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest
The Louisville, Kentucky native returns to Irish shores, performing his first concerts in Dún Laoghaire since 2014 in celebration of the release of his latest album We Are Together Again.
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.
Music, Matinée, Folk Fest
Ellie O’Neill
Sun 13 Sep, 2pm
Dún Laoghaire Folk Fest
The Co. Meath artist whose music weaves a rich, diverse and tender landscape, is joined by Donegal cellist Aongus and Cobh singer-songwriter Rua Rí.
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.
Music
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle
Thu 17 Sep, 8pm
Music Network
A dynamic new collaboration featuring four of Ireland’s most outstanding traditional musicians, exploring the songs and tunes that celebrate the beauty, depth and spirit of Irish music.
Theatre, Music, Opera, Matinée
Mansfield Park
Fri 25 - Sun 27 Sep
Opera Collective Ireland
Jane Austen’s novel as you have not seen it before: reimagined for today’s audiences with music by Ivor Novello winner Jonathan Dove and libretto by Alasdair Middleton.
Theatre
REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan
Wed 30 Sep - Sun 11 Oct
Fishamble & Staatstheater Mainz
Acclaimed director Jim Culleton leads this Irish/German co-production with an international cast that includes Mary Murray and Aidan Kelly, with music by Steve Wickham.
Music
Lambert
Tue 13 Oct, 9pm
The genre-blending, Berlin-based pianist marks the release of his new album, offering a rare opportunity to witness the masked performer’s unique blend of piano and production in concert.