Fox Jaw awarded Dolores O’Riordan Bursary
Alternative rock band Fox Jaw have been announced as the 2020 recipients of the Dolores O’Riordan Music Bursary by the Limerick Culture & Arts Office. The Bursary, launched last year to honour the late Cranberries singer. It grants up to €4,000 each year to a Limerick professional musician/band to develop their career. The first recipient was Emma Langford in 2019. Following an open call in April, Fox Jaw were chosen as this year’s recipients of the bursary. Fox Jaw comprises of Ronan Mitchell, Morgan Nolan, Shane Serrano, Manolis Pates and Kieran J. Sims. The band have been making music together Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 13th to 19th July
Updated 15/7/2020 Bit of quieter week this week but events are happening none the less. Remember to let us know if you have an event you want us to publish in the Pigtown Listings. Remember, a lot of Restaurants, Hotels, Pubs, Cafes, and other businesses are in the process of opening up. While this is great to see, please be patient with staff, maintain your social distance, wear your mask, and wash your hands. Don’t forget to continue supporting Limerick businesses through Lean On Me All Week Limerick City & County Residents get a 15% discount all week at King John’s Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings- 6th to 12th July
The Country is starting to reopen and the Pigtown Listings is back to help guide through what’s going on in Limerick. For the foreseeable future, we’ll be covering a mix of face-to-face events and virtual events organised by Limerick people. A lot of Restaurants, Hotels, Pubs, Cafes, and other businesses are in the process of opening up. While this is great to see, please be patient with staff, maintain your social distance, wear your mask, and wash your hands. Don’t forget to continue supporting Limerick businesses through Lean On Me Our Pigtown Pick of the Week is the Virtual Pride Continue Reading
Bandcamp Day
The current Covid-19 restrictions have been very tough on musicians as they lose out on earnings from gigs. This means they’re even more reliant on sales of their music and a site like Bandcamp is vital for this. If you’re not familiar with Bandcamp, it’s an online platform where emerging artists can sell their music and reach new audiences. To help artists in this time, Bandcamp is waivings its fees on online sales for 24 hours today (it will be doing the same on the first Fridays of June and July). This will be a huge benefit to local artists Continue Reading