Limerick Events Guide – 17th-23rd February
All Week (17th-23rd February)
The Limerick Literary Festival in honour of Kate O’Brien takes place from Thursday 21st to Sunday 23rd in various locations. Weekend passes €130 (€100 Senior/Student). More info here
Ormston House is delighted to present Stuck, A Decomposition, a solo exhibition by Daniel Tuomey. The exhibition launches on Thursday, 20th February from 7–9pm and runs from 21st February – 26th April. Although Georgian houses are a familiar sight in much of the Irish urban landscape, they are rarely thought of outside the antagonistic paradigms of a barrier to progress or a conservational responsibility. Conceived in response to the built heritage of Limerick, this exhibition encourages a deeper consideration of the impact that these houses, their spatial principles and aesthetic conventions, have had upon the Irish psyche. In particular Stuck, a decomposition is a rumination upon how these edifices are a constant reminder of our colonial past and our uncertain future. More info here
Monday 17th February
The Big Limerick Seisiún with live music and dance takes place every evening in the Locke Bar at 9pm
Tuesday 18th February
Suaimhneas Le Grainne runs a weekly relaxing Meditation Class in the People’s Museum at 6.30pm. €10 per class. More info here
Wednesday 19th February
Seed Talks presents The Science of Intergenerational Trauma in Dolans at 7pm. Experiences shape you, even ones that aren’t your own: they can also be inherited from your family. It is possible that your experiences of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and many other psychological conditions can be traced back to traumas embedded in your family tree. Join us in uncovering how a distant familial trauma can imprint on you today in this enlightening talk with Dr Jane Mulcahy. Explore the transmission of trauma through generations, from brain development to attachment formation during childhood. We will also consider how these mechanisms intersect with adverse childhood and community experiences alongside the impact of large-scale historical, racial and cultural traumas. Tickets from €15.64. More info here
It’s Open Mic Night in the Glen Tavern from 9pm to 11pm.
It’s Weekend On a Wednesday with DJ Kimmi in Mickey Martins from 9.30pm
Thursday 20th February
The hilariously funny Shane Daniel Byrne brings his show Trouble Denim to Dolans Warehouse at 7.30pm. Tickets €23. More info here
The Shannon Rowing Club Fashion Show takes place in the Limerick Strand Hotel at 7.30pm. Tickets from €15. More info here
Limerick You’re A Lady, a celebration of the songs of singer and songwriter Denis Allen, is on the Lime Tree Theatre at 8pm. An evening with Limerick’s renowned and prolific songwriter Denis Allen whose evocative songs such as Limerick You’re a Lady, Lonely in London, Late Starters in Love and Shannon River are deeply embedded in the hearts of the people of Limerick. Tickets €32. More info here
Smokie are in the University Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets €35. More info here
Cork’s Chris Kent brings his show Offline to the Friars Gate Theatre at 8pm. He tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking his phone what to eat, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpler time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself. Now that he has hit 40 years of age, he wonders if he can ever go back to thinking for himself. Join him on a journey that will either make him or break him. Tickets €27. More info here
It’s Thirsty Thursday with DJ Greg in Mickey Martins from 9.30pm
Friday 21st February
The Milk Market Outdoor Cafe is open from 11am to 3pm
Come taste a variety of wines at Guji’s Wine Portfolio Tasting event at 7pm. It’s a fantastic opportunity to explore and find your new favorite wines! Tickets €25. More info here
The Limerick Literary Festival Opening Event takes place in the Belltable at 7.30pm. Featuring music from Sarah Ellen Murphy and accompanist Irina. Contralto Sarah-Ellen Murphy is from Limerick, Ireland. She studied with Olive Cowpar and Owen Gilhooly. Sarah-Ellen holds a Bachelor of Education Degree in music from Mary Immaculate College. She achieved an honours diploma in singing from the London College of Music and Media. As a soloist, she is much in demand across the country, including performances with Limerick Choral Union, Ancór, Mary Immaculate College Choir, Galway Choral Association, Tipperary Chamber Choir, Kerry Chamber Choir, Carlow Choral Society, West Cork Choral Singers, Sing Ireland and The Fleischmann Choir. Free Event, but advanced booking is required. More info here
Poet/Artist, Julieta Benjamin, explores death, the broken heart, identity, desire and the art of letting go in Quay Books at 7.30pm. Free event. More info here
AWAY GAME Treaty United (Men) play Athlone in the LOI Men’s First Division at 7.45pm in Athlone Town Stadium. Live streamed on LOItv.
TELEVISED Ireland are away to Wales in the Under 20s Six Nations Championship at 7.45pm. Live coverage on Virgin Media
Showdown, the ELO Experience, comes to Dolans Warehouse at 8pm. This 7-piece live band are dedicated to performing the music of Jeff Lynne, known as the creator of ELO and producer to many world famous acts such as George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison to name a few. This outstanding list of musical colleagues also lead to the formation of “The Travelling Wilburys”, in which Jeff Lynne also featured as a member. “Showdown” The E.L.O. Experience has been a resounding success in venues throughout Ireland and the musicians are thrilled to bring the show to Dolan’s Warehouse! Tickets €28. More info here
His Father’s Voice play Dolans Kasbah at 8pm. Tickets €14. More info here
Are you tired of feeling busy and wrecked? Want to un-wreck your head and de- stress your life? After his sell-out Mind Full Tour, Comedian, Author, Podcaster and Meditation Expert Dermot Whelan returns to the University Concert Hall at 8pm with a hilarious and enlightening brand- new show – Busy and Wrecked! Join Dermot as he effortlessly blends comedy with powerful stress- busting tips and techniques so you can create more space and time in your life for the things that really matter. If you’ve been feeling wound up, worn down, snowed under or bowled over, this is the show for you. So grab your stressed-out besties and your bedraggled partners, and get ready for some serious transformation without being too serious!Tickets €32.50. More info here
FeverUp Candlelight Concerts presents A Tribute to Abba in St. Mary’s Cathedral at 9pm. Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Limerick. Tickets from €27. More info here
It’s FUBAR Friday with DJ CC in Mickey Martins from 9.30pm
Domino Lite are in the Blue Bar (Green Yard Cafe) from 9.30pm
Tony Benn is in Off The Bone (South Court Hotel) from 9.30pm
Saturday 22nd February
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Karen Fitzgibbon is in the Belltable at 10am. Karen Fitzgibbon is a theatre and film-maker based in Limerick city. She lives in Limerick with her family and much-loved springer spaniel, Major. The World’s End is the first in a series of novels introducing Private Investigator, Lana Bowen. Her second novel, Never Look Back, will be released in May this year. Tickets €15/12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
The 2025 edition of the Amazing Lace Symposium will take place at the Absolute Hotel on Saturday 22nd February 2025, from 10am to 5pm. The keynote speaker this year will be Italian lace designer and teacher extraordinaire Paola Mateucci, who is specialised in ricamo su tulle (embroidery on net), a technique that appears quite similar to Limerick lace. More info here
Art4Limerick’s Art & Craft Popup is open at 19 Nicholas Street from 10.30am to 5.30pm, featuring the work of four members of their talented local artist collective.
Fab Lab Limerick are running an Intro to Laser Cutting workshop in the UL City Campus from 11am to 12.30pm. Tickets from €20. More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Ciaran O’Driscoll is in the Belltable at 11.15am. Ciaran O’Driscoll lives in Limerick. A member of Aosdána, he has published ten books of poetry, the most recent of which is Angel Hour (2021). Liverpool University Press published his childhood memoir, A Runner Among Falling Leaves (2001). His debut novel, A Year’s Midnight, was published by Pighog Press (2012). The Golden Ass, a second novel, was published in May 2024 by Limerick Writers’ Centre. More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Diarmuid Johnson is in the Belltable at 12:15pm. Poet, novelist and musician Diarmuid Johnson spent his early years in Galway and has since enjoyed a rich and varied career in several European countries. His most recent book, Conamara agus Tíortha Eile (Leabhar Breac 2025), is a prismatic work featuring poems in Irish, English. French and other languages, including his native Welsh. Tickets €15/€12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Christine Dwyer Hickey will be interviewed by Niall McGonagle in the Belltable at 1:45pm. Christine Dwyer Hickey is a novelist and short story writer. She has published 9 novels and a short story collection. Her novel Tatty, first published in 2004, was shortlisted for The Orange Prize and went on to be Unesco One City One Book 2020. The Cold Eye of Heaven won The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2011.Tickets €15/€12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
Fab Lab Limerick are running an Intro to 3D Printing workshop in the UL City Campus from 2pm to 3.30pm. Tickets from €20. More info here
Limerick’s Camogie Team host Antrim in the National Camogie League at 2pm in Cappamore
TELEVISED Ireland continue their quest for the Grand Slam in the Six Nations as they take on Wales in the Principality Stadium at 2.15. Live Coverage on Virgin Media. That’s followed by the Calcutta Cup clash of England vs Scotland in Twickenham at 4.45pm on RTÉ
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Delphine Minoui will be interviewed by Jane Massey in the Belltable at 3pm. Delphine Minoui is an award-winning Franco-Iranian journalist and author whose work focuses on the Middle East. Born in Paris in 1974 to a French mother and Iranian father, Delphine Minoui is a senior reporter specialising in the Arab world. She has been covering the Middle East for major French-language media since 1998. She has lived and worked in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey. Delphine Minoui was awarded the prestigious Albert-London prize in 2006 for a series of articles on Iraq and Iran. Tickets €15/€12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Anna Abney will be interviewed by Paul O’Brien in the Belltable at 4.15pm. Anna Abney is a historical novelist and author of the Measham Hall series of novels. Set in the seventeenth century, the novels follow the adventures of the Catholic Hawthorne family and their beloved Derbyshire estate. A family loosely based on her own ancestors, the Abneys of Measham. Tickets €15/€12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
AWAY GAME Limerick’s Footballers play Carlow in the Allianz Football League in Netwatch Cullen Park at 6pm
SOLD OUT Kerbdog return to Dolans Warehouse at 8pm with special guests Aoife Destruction, The Nilz and 50 Foot Woman. Hailing from Kilkenny, the legendary band which include – Cormac Battle (guitar/vocals), Colin Fennelly (bass), Billy Dalton (guitar) and Darragh Butler (drums) are excited to be bringing their sensational heavyweight sounds to their loyal fans who’ve “supported us from the beginning” says Battle. Following on from their SOLD OUT Irish and UK tour last year, Kerbdog are back on the road to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 debut self-titled album “Kerbdog” this year and will be entertaining eager alt-rock audiences as they play the album its entirety at each headline show. More info here
Jake Xerxes Fussell plays Dolans Upstairs at 8pm. Tickets €20 + BF. More info here
A Country Night in Nashville comes to Lime Tree Theatre at 8pm. Direct from The Royal Albert Hall, A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing honky tonk in downtown Nashville, perfectly capturing the energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of country music. Prepare to be transported on a musical journey through the decades; from Johnny Cash to Alan Jackson, Dolly to The Chicks, Willie Nelson to Kacey Musgraves, don’t miss this incredible celebration of the very best of country music. Tickets €31. More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, Heaney in Translation in association with Poetry Ireland takes place is in the Belltable at 8pm. A special evening combining words and music hosted by Niall MacMonagle, this reading is presented in association with Poetry Ireland and was first produced by Poetry Ireland to mark the publication of The Translations of Seamus Heaney, edited by Marco Sonzogni and published by Faber and Faber. We will hear a selection of poems read in their original language, with the translations interpreted by renowned actress Eleanor Methven; these readings are punctuated by musical interludes performed by the talented traditional folk duo Zoe Conway and John Mc Intyre. Tickets €20/18 (or with a festival pass). More info here
Pat and Faye Shortt are back again with their slick comedy show Knuckle Down in the University Concert Hall at 8pm. This is the final leg of the tour and is the last opportunity to catch it before it finishes. The show is a riot of sketch comedy, as Pat and Faye bring their array of new characters to life. Fasten your seat belts for an evening of hilarious fun and laughter.Tickets €30. More info here
PIGTOWN PICK OF THE WEEK The Limerick Songbird Eve Stafford returns with her show Lovebirds at the St Mary’s Cathedral at 8pm! Joined once again by the dynamic duo Fiona Linnane, piano and Anna Jane Ryan, violin. The stylish soprano is delighted to be flying back to Saint Mary’s Cathedral for a wonderful evening of love-themed music from the classical music world, movie and musical favourites and a little touch of opera. Eve is delighted to share the stage with special guest tenor, Eoin Hynes for some special duets including; The Prayer, Come What May and A Million Dreams. This new concert will also feature a performance of Eve’s No 1 single ‘The Room Next Door’ written by Eurovision winner songwriter Brendan Graham and music by Denis Carey. Tickets €27.50. More info here
Bad Reputation presents XIII Doors in Dolans Kasbah at 9pm as part of their Album Launch Tour. Tickets €12. More info here
One for The Road, a fun-filled event celebrating travel, adventure, and good times ahead, comes to the Longcourt House Hotel at 9pm. Tickets €15. More info here
It’s the Saturday Sessions with DJ Eamo in Mickey Martins from 9.30pm
Accoustic Buzz are in the Glen Tavern at 9.30pm
Aaron O’Donnell is in Off The Bone (South Court Hotel) at 9.30pm
Electric Mayham are in the Blue Bar (Green Yard Cafe) at 9.30pm
Million Days are in the Old Quarter at 10.30pm
Sunday 23rd February
Run 061’s weekly Sunday Long Run starts at 9.30 am at the UL Sports Arena. This is a 65-minute run Time on Legs Run. Open to runners of all levels. More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, the Kate O’Brien Hour with Rose Servitova takes place in the Belltable at 10am. Rose will delve into how Kate O’Brien’s personal letters, papers and treasured photographs – preserved in the Special Collections at the University of Limerick – enable a deep, intimate and moving relationship with the late author. Among the items Rose will touch on are memorial cards for her late aunts, photographs of the O’Brien siblings enjoying the sands of Kilkee, a list of items she brought in her handbag for her final hospital stay and the heartfelt letter from Mary O’Neill informing Kate’s family of her passing. Tickets €15/€12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
SOLD OUT The Curtins Londis Adare 10k 2025 takes place in the picturesque village of Adare at 1pm. Tickets €30. More info here
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, the Desert Island Books takes place in the Belltable at 1.15pm. This event will see well-known personalities Myles Breen and Denise Whelan talk about their five favourite books. Tickets €15/12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
AWAY GAME Limerick’s Hurlers play Kilkenny in the Allianz Hurling League in UPMC Nowlan Park at 1.45pm
AWAY GAME Limerick’s Ladies Footballers play Carlow in the NFL Division 3 in Netwatch Cullen Park at 2pm
As part of the Limerick Literary Festival, David McWilliams will be in the Belltable at 3pm. David McWilliams is an economist, author, podcaster, journalist, documentarian and broadcaster. He is the founder of the world’s only economics and stand-up comedy festival Kilkenomics described by the Financial Times as “simply, the best economics conference in the world”. Tickets €15/12 (or with a festival pass). More info here
As part of UCH Cinema’s Hans Zimmer Season, there’s a screening of Muppet Treasure Island in the University Concert Hall at 3pm. The Muppets sail the high seas in their own twist on the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. Having heard the legend of Captain Flint’s hidden treasure, young cabin boy Jim Hawkins, The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Ratteam up with Captain Smollett (Kermit the Frog) and his crew in search of the treasure on a remote island. Along the way, they face intriguing mysteries, hidden dangers,and devious pirates. Directed by Brian Henson. Starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, and all your favourite Muppets! Tickets €6. More info here
TELEVISED The final Six Nations clash of the weekend is Italy vs France at 3pm in the Stadio Olimpico. Live coverage on Virgin Media
It’s Games Night from Mickey Martins at 6pm
REBOOT presents Jazzy in Dolans Warehouse from 10pm. Tickets €17.50 + BF. More info here