Pigtown Listings- 17th-23rd July
It’s All Ireland Final Week as John Kiely’s men push for a rare four-in-a-row against Kilkenny. Meanwhile, closer to home, our Pigtown Pick of the Week is Post Punk Podge and the Technohippies in Pharmacia on Saturday. And there’s plenty more going on across the week. Pigtown Listings- 17th-23rd July All Week – Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday All Week (17th-23rd July) The Visions of an Unsettled Earth Exhibition will be on display in the Hunt Museum from Thursday 4th May to Friday 14th July. More info here Limerick artist Tom Prendergast’s Not Me, Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings- 10th-16th July
The summer continues and so do the events. This week our Pick of the Week is the Féile Na Gréine Fundraiser gig in Pharmacia. We also have the Wild Geese Festival as well as the return of Anna’s Anchor to Limerick. As always, let us know what you’re going to Pigtown Listings- 10th-16th July All Week (10th-16th July) The Wild Geese Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday (with other events throughout the week). It celebrates Bastille Day, the Flight of the Wild Geese in 1691 and the various connection between Limerick and France. Find out more here The Visions Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings- 3rd-9th July
What a week we’ve just had with three amazing gigs in the Castle as well as a host of other events in venues across Limerick. Did you make it to something this week? What was your favourite event? This week is dominated by events for Limerick Pride Week with loads going on from Monday to Sunday. Our Pigtown Pick of the Week is Ann Blake’s The Morning After The Life Before in Dolans on Thursday. There are also a number of Alternative Pride events happening throughout the week. Oh, and some guy called Dermot is doing some gigs. Pigtown Listings- Continue Reading
Five Things To Do This Weekend – 30th June
We hope you’ve been enjoying this series of articles. This Weekend we are venturing out to Curraghchase Forest Park, visiting the Art Limerick popup gallery, walking along the Shannon Fields, getting a cocktail at the Wickham, and bopping along to T.A. Narrative Don’t forget to check out this week’s events listings. There is lots going on from Friday to Sunday. Visit: Art Limerick Pop-Up Gallery Every weekend, 19 Nicholas Street plays host to a pop-up gallery featuring the creative work of several members of Limerick’s artistic community. This weekend’s featured artists are Grace, Anastasia, Kerry, and Veronica. The Gallery is Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings- 26th June-2nd July
Normally things quieten down over the summer and these event listings are fairly quick to write. Summer 2023 in Limerick is showing no signs of slowing down at all. This week, we’ve got three amazing Live at the Castle gigs with Kraftwerk, Madness and the Stunning all playing at this amazing venue. We also have a Treaty United match, Summer at Honan’s Quay, Fred & Alice in the Friars Gate, Seo Linn in Dolans, Bingo Loco, Quiz night in Crew and a Poetry, Pints & Prose night in Treaty City amongst other great events. If you value these event listings, Continue Reading
Five Things To Do This Weekend: 23rd June
We got a great response to last week’s Five Things To Do This Weekend feature that we’ve decided to keep it up. Our goal here is to suggest five different experiences for you each week such as tourist attractions, walking routes, pubs, cafes, books, albums and podcasts. We’re always looking for new suggestions so please drop us a message. As well as these experiences, don’t forget to check out our events listing for the week Explore: The Limerick Greenway The Limerick Greenway is a 39km walking/cycling path built along the old Limerick-Tralee railway line. It goes from Rathkeale to Abbeyfeale, Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 19th-25th June
Welcome back to another exciting week of happenings across Limerick City and County. We’ve got something for everyone. As always, we’d love to hear from you if you went to an event you saw listed here. Let us know how you got on Our Pigtown Pick of the Week is a special acoustic set of songs by The Driven by Brendan Markham presented by Wird FM in the Record Room (Commercial Bar) from 9pm on Friday. Free entry but tickets are limited UPDATED 8am 23/06/2023 Pigtown Listings – 19th-25th June All Week (19th-25th June) Limerick-born artist Diana Copperwhite’s Onomatopoeia Exhibition is in Continue Reading
Five things to do this weekend: 16th June
Back during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, we had started a Things To Do This Weekend series and we thought that it was time to bring it back. The goal here is to pick five things every weekend for you to do, see, taste, or explore in Limerick. We hope you find something each week that suits your tastes. We’re always looking for suggestions so drop us a line. Here’s our first listing of the new series. Walk: Three bridges walk The Three Bridges Walk was the go-to daily ramble for many during the pandemic and while many of Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 12th-18th June
And we’re back with another exciting week of events here in the Treaty City. The weather has been great recently and Limerick have added yet another Munster Championship to the Trophy cabinet. We have two highlights this week with both Kasbanian and Bell X1 playing Live at the Castle. Tickets are still available for both gigs so make sure you head along. Remember that if you’re running an event or gig, please let us know. We’ll be happy to promote it. As usual, I often only get told of events as the week goes on. I do my best to Continue Reading
Discover Limerick Pass launched
A new tourism initiative, the Discover Limerick Pass, was officially launched today in King John’s Casttle, offering both locals and tourists access to fourteen different attractions across the City and County. The Discover Limerick Pass is available for 1-day, 2-days, and 3-days, giving you access to some of the best experiences Limerick has to offer such as King John’s Castle, the Hunt Museum, Lough Gur Heritage Centre, and the Limerick Greenway. Simply buy the pass online, download it to your smartphone, and go explore. The full list of attractions available through the Pass are: To find out more or to Continue Reading