Áras Éanna are delighted to welcome back The Raines debuting their brilliant new album ‘Reviere’. After a meeting here on majestic Inis Oírr, Yvonne Tiernan, Ruth Dillon and Juliana Erkkonen, all talented musicians with eye-opening resumes, the idea to form The Raines was born. The chemistry was instant and fans are going wild over the...
Johnny Og Connolly is a renowned traditional musician and composer from the Conamara Gaeltacht. He plays accordion and melodeon. His first solo album 'Aisling Yoshua ' won Folk album of the year in 2011. In his compositional work he engages a lot with Irish language poetry and has composed two song cycles, one of them...
Johnny Og Connolly is a renowned traditional musician and composer from the Conamara Gaeltacht. He plays accordion and melodeon. His first solo album 'Aisling Yoshua ' won Folk album of the year in 2011. In his compositional work he engages a lot with Irish language poetry and has composed two song cycles, one of them...
Sometimes songs come along that sound both familiar and new, and Dave Clancy is a songwriter with that elusive gift. Dave released his debut album “The Path” in December 2020. The Path was featured album of the week on The Late Show with Eve Blair on BBC Radio Ulster. Dave is currently working on his second full-length...
It’s a great sight each year to see a full house of smiles, laughter and applause as Pat Quinn assembles a crew of friends for this annual bash at Áras Éanna. Longford native Pat Quinn is resident on Inis Oírr for more than 20 years and has been delighting audiences with his witty and satirical...
From Texas, USA, Áras Éanna are delighted to present the Boxcar Preachers. The irreverent reverence of the Boxcar Preachers is sure to satisfy your sould one pint at a time, A touch of Americana, Jug Band, Bluegrass and Old Timey Country Blues is a recipe for fun with this group! The Boxcar Preachers are the...
Áras Éanna are delighted to welcome back the amazing actor and person that is Pat Kinevane in his new show KING. This production presented by Olivier award-winning Fishamble Theatre, written by Herald Archangel winner Pat Kinevane and directed by 2019 Irish Times Best Director winner Jim Culleton. KING tells the story of Luther, a man...
Áras Éanna & Éigse Dara Beag presents Cúirt Cheoil na mBan - A traditional Irish music event for women singers, dancers and musicians for the communities of Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin. 6th & 7th October 2023 Following its success last year for Culture Night, Áras Éanna will host 'Cúirt Cheoil na mBan' on Friday 6th...
Humans: A Robot Musical The seventh best musical robot group in the world - well, they were fifth but it went to their heads - are making a NEW musical. It’s going to be performed to all robots everywhere and it’s going to explain what Humans are. Everything will be fine, they just need some...
Féile an Phobail, Inis Oírr will take place from Friday 12 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Crime & the City Solution is proud to announce the launch of a three-piece acoustic version of the band that will be known as Crime & the City Solution (Acoustic) or Crime (Acoustic) for short. Inspired by the Bonney/Adams duo that toured the US and Europe with Mark Lanegan in 2019, Crime (Acoustic) is born...
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are" E.E. Cummings Inspired by true stories THE BRÓD, THE BOLD, & THE BEAUTIFUL is an original, raucous new comedy drama spanning 30 years of Irish LGBTQ+ experience and exploring the challenges and joys of living as a young LGBTQ+ person today. Using their innovative physical...
It is the first anniversary of Martin’s death- Angie’s lover- and his family has come to visit his grave. Angie watches the mourners from the safety of her car, hidden under the Yew tree. She remains unseen, her own grief buried deep within. She remembers the foxes, appearing in formation like a string of ugly...
Within this playful, immersive experience, the merfolk sip seaweed tea inside eerie underwater buildings, Seagull-John cooks white birds over trash fires, and dreams from the future explore loss, rainbows, and sorrow in a liminal space gone awry with climate chaos. The magician (Ali Keohane) brings the audiences onto Hy-Brasil, the mythical disappearing island, while they...
An evening of Poetry, Music, and Story at Áras Éanna It is a privilege for Áras Éanna to host a special evening of poetry and music with the legendary Jon Kenny. Jon is a man who needs no introduction, a great friend to the island and it’s community, being a celebrated, actor, comedian, musician, and...
Áras Éanna, Inis Oirr are delighted to welcome 'Dúchas agus Dóchas A Clare Songline' on Inis Oirr as part of their national tour. Inish oirr and County Clare are lined over many years, geographically, historically and musically, not to mention the blood ties as well: many islanders are married into County Clare. Diarmuid de Faoite...
Award winning comedian and Ireland’s “queen of the offbeat” Áine Gallagher, is on a mission to prove that speaking Irish can be both accessible and hilarious. Using her quirky and deadpan style as her secret weapon, Áine navigates dating, mug-cake-baking, and mistake-making to create a wholly unique comedy experience. A comedy experience that is bilingual...
Two Screenings at Áras Éanna on Saturday 6 July One of Galway Film Society’s (GFS) 60th anniversary initiatives is a pilot collaboration with Áras Éanna, to host two screenings on Inis Oírr. Celebrating the work of renowned Director Pat Collins: That They May Face The Rising Sun, the adaptation of John McGahern’s 2002 novel and...
Pádraig Jack O Flaithearta was born into a musical family on the Aran Islands. The son of singer Barry Ronan and nephew of poet Mary O'Malley, he is proud to be writing music in English and in Irish on guitar and piano. His album received a lot of praise from Hot Press, Rock'n'Reel magazine and...
Pádraig Jack O Flaithearta was born into a musical family on the Aran Islands. The son of singer Barry Ronan and nephew of poet Mary O'Malley, he is proud to be writing music in English and in Irish on guitar and piano. His album received a lot of praise from Hot Press, Rock'n'Reel magazine and...
A new play entitled Ar An Dé Deiridh, based on the folklore and history of Connemara that brings the ancient stories and place names of the place to life, is coming to Inis Oírr on Tuesday 16th July. Produced by Gliogar, a collection of Connemara artists, and with Caoimhghín Ó hEoghusa as lead actor, this...
The Raines bring their unique Folk Americana sound back to the island, where the seed for the band was first sewn. Every time they play here, it’s a sell-out show, so don’t miss this chance to hear their brand new material, as well as songs from their debut album Reverie. They will be joined on...
Train to Nowhere, a concert with Tom Portman and Maciej Zavoronek - Friday 2nd August 8:30pm Tom Portman: Vocals, Guitar & Dobro (slide guitar) and Maciej Zavoronek on Harmonica, Clarinet and Saxophone Original music inspired by Country Blues, Jazz and a few covers of Hank Williams, Mississpi John Hurt, J.J Cale and Eric Bibb. ‘Train to Nowhere’ is...
‘Nettle Horse’ is about a man selling edible beetles at a horse fair, a woman who’s just got planning permission to build a pyramid and a horse eating nettles Written and performed by award winning writer, performer and musician, Little John Nee, ‘Nettle Horse’ is a transformative theatrical odyssey weaving storytelling, song, and satire,...
Julie Feeney Julie Feeney’s sell-out shows have riveted audiences and critics all over the world. She performs as solo, duo, with ensemble, with choirs or with full orchestra. She composes, arranges and orchestrates all of her own music and writes all of her words. Her three albums have been widely critically acclaimed. She is winner of...
Liam spent the month of November as artist in residence at Áras Éanna last year where he immersed himself in island life, language and culture. Liam, best known as frontman and founder of the Hothouse Flowers, is a rare talent as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and a passionate advocate for the Irish language and...
Liam spent the month of November as artist in residence at Áras Éanna last year where he immersed himself in island life, language and culture. Liam, best known as frontman and founder of the Hothouse Flowers, is a rare talent as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and a passionate advocate for the Irish language and...
Three of Tuam’s heavy-hitting songwriters, Padraig Stevens, Seamus Ruttledge and Leo Moran team up with Inis Oírr’s own musical wordsmith, the legendary Pat Quinn for a night of song and music. Between the three Tuam lads they have played with The Sawdoctors, The Stunning, Waterboys, Dé Dannán and Blaze X. Pat Quinn is known far...
Galway Music Residency is thrilled to announce its International Guest Artist in Residence for 2024. Sander Saarmets, an Estonian composer and electronic musician will play in Áras Éanna on Wednesday 4 September at 8:30pm Sander Saarmets, an Estonian composer and electronic musician, has ventured across international electronic scenes since the 2000s, studying composition and performance...
Dara McGee will present 'Inis Oirr 2024- in the style of Jack B Yeats' an exhibition of ink drawings and colour wash. Dara has been documenting Inis Oirr scenes through drawings over the past year. The exhibition will open on Culture Night and Áras Éanna will host a concert featuring Island musicians and singers. Áras...
Cúirt Cheoil na mBan - A traditional Irish music festival celebrating women and non-binary singers, dancers and musicians for the communities of Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin. 4th, 5th & 6th October 2024 What began as a one-off event for Culture Night in 2022, Cúirt Cheoil na mBan has now grown into a 3-day festival that happens...
We Built This City on Rock and Coal brings scientists and theatre-makers to the rural west of Ireland for a co-created comedy show driven by hopepunk, climate research, music, and what matters most to the local community. It’s a show that’s fun for you, and good for the planet! We believe that every individual and their...
Celebrating the rich folk traditions of Ireland and Palestine! Fundraiser concert. Ticketed event Irish Artists for Palestine and Áras Éanna are proud to present the collaboration of Galway natives, Ruth Smith and Fergal Scahill along with a Palestinian duo Mohammed Kahla and Abed Alqam Galway’s Fergal Scahill is a skilled multi-instrumentalist and teacher, celebrated for...
‘Work In Progress’ show with Úna Ní Fhlannagáin (harp) & Mélissandre Tremblay Bourassa (dancer) Mélissandre Tremblay Bourassa is an award-winning dancer. A specialist in Québec step dancing, she was part of the creation process and cast for 1000 performances of Cirque du Soleil’s ZAIA production in Macau, China. She has also danced for Disney (Epcot...
Clann Mhic Ruairí are an Irish folk/trad band. They are a family group, made up of siblings Tony (singer), Aodh (singer/guitar), Sean (singer), Dónall (singer/percussion) and Tony’s daughter Megan (piano and singer). As a family they were raised on the Gaelic songs and stories of the ‘Rann na Feirste Gaeltacht’ in County Donegal, (Gaelic speaking area) in the...
Clann Mhic Ruairí are an Irish folk/trad band. They are a family group, made up of siblings Tony (singer), Aodh (singer/guitar), Sean (singer), Dónall (singer/percussion) and Tony’s daughter Megan (piano and singer). As a family they were raised on the Gaelic songs and stories of the ‘Rann na Feirste Gaeltacht’ in County Donegal, (Gaelic speaking area) in the...
Blue road:Edna O Brien Story 4PM Director: Sinéad O'Shea Featuring : Jessie Buckley, Declan Conlon, Gabriel Byrne FILM INFO: 98 minutes, Ireland, 2024, 12A Short synopsis Filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea (Pray for our Sinners) brings us author, playwright and socialite Edna O’Brien, as she reflects upon her life and career with astounding candidacy. Defying Ireland’s patriarchal, religious constraints...
Folk Americana trio The Raines - Juliana Erkkonen (fiddle/ vocals), Yvonne Tiernan (vocals/ ukelele) and Ruth Dillon (vocals/ guitar) - are delighted to return to Áras Éanna with a full band (Sam Wright/ double bass & Cesar Benzoni/ guitar), as part of their 2025 Irish tour. Following on from their recent headline show at Galway...
Zeitgeist Jukebox On a night such as this, some folk meet up at an old warehouse in response to a notice on a lamppost. An invitation to join the oddest band that ever was in the making of the greatest album of the twenty-first century. Primitive recording equipment sits ready for use; the clock ticks…it’s now...
Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta Thursday 24 Iúil 8:30i.n. – Inis Meáin Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta are the winners of Best Emerging Artists at the 2024 RTÉ Folk Awards. Born into a musical family, siblings Séamus & Caoimhe hail from the village of An Áird Mhóir in the Gaeltacht region of Connemara, County Galway....
Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta Friday 25 Iúil 8:30i.n. – Inis Oírr Is iad Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta a bhuaigh an gradam do na Ceoltóirí is Fearr atá ag Teacht chun Cinn ag Gradam Ceoil Tíre RTÉ in 2024. Tagann Séamus & Caoimhe ó chlann ceolmhar atá ag cur fúthu san Aird Mhóir i...
RTE Folk Music Awards nominee Padraig Jack Ó Flaithearta delivers a totally engaging performance which comprises a series of moments which are supported by his disarming charm, wit, perspectives on society, Irish history and of course top quality songs in both English and Irish. Padraig Jack released his second album called ‘These Shores’ in...
16+ Show “A special evening of Irish Stories for grown-ups told through words, sounds and music in the bardic style. Strongly influenced by previous bards like Raifterian File, Brian Merriman and Aindrias Mac Cruitín, this tour will see the wandering bard, with his rustic violin and other such accompaniment , Brian Flemming on percussion &...
Achill Island, Basking Shark Fishermen is a musical response to Achill Island’s basking shark fishing industry, preserving this important part of Achill’s heritage for future generations. Following the release of their first album Isle of the Eagle in August 2023, The Achill Sound presents its latest project focused on preserving the oral history and stories of the basking...
Sheep! Lunchtime theatre – 1pm Saturday 23 August Sheep! is a play about sheep!. Not about people. Not about you. Except... it is about all of us, about flocks, belonging - and violence that make us afraid to look anyone in the eyes in fear of inviting unwanted attention. A play in progress showing of...
An evening of storytelling with Tommy Tiernan & Martin Shaw Storytelling is a way of talking about the stranger side of life. There's a secret history of the world hidden in a fairy tale. Tommy Tiernan and Martin Shaw are setting out on adventure and inviting you to come with them. Not stand-up, not literary...
Áras Éanna will finish off their excellent 25th anniversary summer programme of events with ‘An Ceolchoirm Mhór’, The Big Gig. The concert will celebrate the music the arts centre has programmed over the past 25th years with an eclectic line up of talented performers. Since Áras Éanna first opened its doors in 2000 they...
As part of The Galway Cartoon Festival, an exhibition of cartoons in Irish will take place in Áras Éanna between the 6 October and the 6 November 2025. This is the sixth annual exhibition of Draw it in Irish, and it will be launched in Áras Éanna. The exhibition will showcase a wide variety of...
Cúirt Cheoil na mBan - A traditional Irish music festival celebrating women and non-binary singers, dancers and musicians for the community of Inis Oírr. 10th, 11th & 12th October 2025 What began as a one-off event for Culture Night in 2022, Cúirt Cheoil na mBan has now grown into a 3-day festival that happens at the end...
Composed and presented by Lorcán Mac Mathúna (voice), Martin Tourish (accordion), and Éamonn Galldubh (pipes and flute). The Gaelic world fell apart during the life of Aodhagáin Ó Rathaille, and he was one of the leading chroniclers of this traumatic turn in Irish history and literature. He was born during the era of the Bardic...
