After a busy month, we’re taking a short break from doing our weekly listings for a few weeks. In the meantime, we have our August in Limerick preview. August is shaping up to be just as busy with loads of great events. Here’s what we’re looking forward to.
Féile na Gréine
Féile na Gréine is a free music festival taking place across a number of venues across the city on the 18th-20th of August. The festival was started in 2018 by a group of friends who felt that Limerick needed a music festival and set about organising it. The festival’s ethos is about supporting Limerick and its thriving music scene while making sure the gigs are free and accessible for everyone.
Féile na Gréine works like a music trail with gigs in various venues across the city including the Commercial, Mother Macs, Pharmacia, Crew Brewing and Treaty City. The lineup for 2023 is jampacked with acts such as Robocobra Quartet, Naive Ted, Méabh McKenna, Dreamcycles, Katie Kim and many more. The full schedule is due out soon. Check out FeileLK.ie for more info.
Tag Rugby World Cup
Visitors to the University of Limerick during the summer months will often come across some unusual sporting events taking place. Tag Rugby, however, should be extremely familiar to Limerick people following the success of the Pig n’Porter in recent years. Now, UL plays host to the 2023 ITF Tag World Cup from 2nd to 5th August 2023.
2,000 players, coaches, referees, officials and spectators from 17 nations and 85 teams will descend on Limerick for the event. In total, 350 matches across 13 divisions will take place with the finals on Saturday 5th. This will be followed by a Street Party in Limerick’s Medieval Quarter and a sold-out afterparty in Amber nightclub. You can find out more on TagWorldCup2023.com
Live at the Castle – Block Rockin Beats
Fans of Today FM will be familiar with Dec Pierce’s Block Rockin Beats on Friday and Saturday. If you’ve never seen one of his live shows, you’re missing out.
He lifted the roof off the Milk Market back in December and is now set to play one of his biggest gigs yet as plays to a sold-out crowd in the Milk Market.
Live at the Castle – the Coronas
The Coronas are no strangers to Limerick audiences, having played here numerous times over the past 20 years. Know for hits such as San Diego Song and Heroes and Ghosts, the Coronas never failed to entertain.
Their latest album Time Stopped (October 2022) reached number 1 in the charts. Tickets are almost sold out for the last Live at the Castle gigs this summer. Book them today on Dolans.ie
Summer Sessions @ the Record Room
This summer, the Record Room and Wired 99.9FM are teaming up with WAV Mastering to bring you a series of intimate gigs. The gigs aim to highlight the best of Limerick’s vibrant music scene. Each gig will be recorded and a special vinyl record will be released.
Tickets for the first gig (T.A. Narrative & Anna’s Anchor) sold out straightaway. Make sure you get your tickets for the remaining dates before they sell out:
- Thursday 3rd: Hazey Haze + Personal Vanity Project
- Thursday 10th: Laura Duff + SWEETS + The Low Field
- Thursday 17th: Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets + Small Church
- Thursday 24th: Paddy Mulcahy + Strangeboy + Post Punk Podge And The Technohippies
The Wolfe Tones
It’s extremely hard to have any discussion about the Irish Rebel music genre without mentioning the Wolfe Tones. The group is currently comprised of Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle and Tommy Byrne. Celebrating 60 years of music, are back on the road again, coming to the TUS Gaelic Grounds on Saturday 26th August.
Support on the night will be from Donegal singer-songwriter Michael Maloney. His song What Do You Want To Know has become a dressing room hit for the Limerick Hurlers during the season.
Heritage Week
National Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage. This year’s theme invites you to explore the traditions and practices, knowledge and skills passed down through generations. It takes place from the 12th to the 20th August 2023.
There are plenty of events in Limerick City and County for you to explore during the week. Venues include the Lough Gur Visitor Ventre, the Cappamore Community Centre, the Rambling House in Knockfierna, Hunt Museum, City Hall and the People’s Museum. You can find out more on HeritageWeek.ie
If you have an event coming up, drop us a message and we’ll do our best to help promote it.