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
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
Pigtown Listings – 13th-19th February
We’ve another busy week coming up in Limerick with gigs, films, theatre, sport and much, much more. So much is going on that I struggled to decide which event would be this week’s Pigtown Pick of the Week. In the end I settled on Les SalAmandas in the Record Room (the Commercial Bar) on Friday night. Remember that if you’re running an event or gig, please let us know. We’ll be happy to promote it Pigtown Listings – 13th-19th February All Week The Made of Earth Exhibition continues at the Hunt Museum until 6th April. Made of Earth explores the story of clay and Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 6th-12th February
Happy Bank Holiday. We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend. We’ve another busy week coming up in Limerick. If you’re running an event or gig, please let us know. We’ll be happy to promote it Our PIGTOWN PICK OF THE WEEK is LSAD LGBTQ+ Society’s Runway to Drag Show in the Wickham Way on Thursday Pigtown Listings – 6th-12th February All Week The Made of Earth Exhibition continues at the Hunt Museum until 6th April. Made of Earth explores the story of clay and ceramics; how they have impacted civilisation and how civilisation has developed through their use. More info Continue Reading
Pigtown Listing: 30th January – 5th February
Well done – you survived January. I hope you made it to some nice events and gigs in the last month. Well there’s plenty more this week. We even have a brand new bank holiday weekend to enjoy. Our Pick of the Week is Lloyd John in Dolans on Thursday night. If you’re running an event or gig, please let us know. We’ll be happy to promote it Pigtown Listing: 30th January – 6th February All Week The Made of Earth Exhibition continues at the Hunt Museum until 6th April. Made of Earth explores the story of clay and ceramics; Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings 22nd-28th August 2022
There was a great buzz around the city last week with Denise Chaila, the Coronas, Paolo Nutini and all the great Feile na Greine gigs happening in venues big and small. And to top it off, several Limerick pubs came out as winners at the Pub of the Year Awards. Proving once again that Limerick is the best city in Ireland. We’re a bit late to the party this week. Sometimes, life just get’s in the way. Our Pigtown Pick of the Week is the Slow Sunday which is taking place in Treaty City Brewery on Sunday. All Week (22nd-28th Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings 15th-21st August 2022
Thanks to everyone who shared last week’s Pigtown Listings. The whole purpose of this blog is to help spread the word about events in our city. The more people that share the links, the more chance someone might stumble across it, see an event that interests them and head along. And, as a good friend of mine says, if you go to things, there will be more things. So onto this week. And what a week we have lined up. In a week with Denise Chaila, the Coronas and Paolo Nutini, the competition for our Pigtown Pick of the Week Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings 8th-14th August 2022
So after a few weeeks of wrestling with the gremlins, the website is back up and running. In the meantime, I’ve been working on the Pigtown Directory which will go live in the next fortnight. The Pigtown Directory will replace the support local section and will be an indepedent directory of Limerick’s Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes, Hotels, Tourist attractions etc for locals and tourists alike. Thanks to everyone who replied to my tweets to help source this information. In the meantime, there’s plenty going on this week including HER Outdoors Week and the Under 21 World Lacrosse Championship. Our Pigtown Pick Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 31st Jan – 6th Feb 2022
Well, did you take advantage of the relaxation of restrictions or have you decided to play it safe for a few more weeks? If you did venture out to an event, what did you go to? How was it? Let us know in the comments. We’ve another jam-packed week coming up with music, comedy, sport, film and even some wrestling. Spoiled for choice As always – all events are subject to change. Please check with event organisers/venues. All week Celebrating one year since they got their long-term lease, Ormston House presents The Limerick Show. It aims to celebrate Limerick’s artistic Continue Reading
Pigtown Listings – 24th-30th January 2022
Well, we definitely didn’t think we’d be here so quickly, did we? It looks like Covid restrictions are being lifted. With that in mind, I thought it was a good time to resurrect the Pigtown Listings. As always, all events and times are subject to change (especially so this week). I’ll try keep this updated throughout the week but please check with individual event organisers for more information. Also, remember that event/venue staff are going to be under a lot of pressure in the coming days – don’t be a gowl and add to the stress. All week Celebrating one Continue Reading