Songfest was a specially commissioned Peace III funded celebration of traditional song from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, in County Donegal and Derry City. It was organised by the Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny and coordinated by the Earagail Arts Festival and held to coincide with Earagail’s 25th Anniversary and the…...
Kate O’Callaghan
Friday July 12 A very special show celebrating the launch of Inishowen singer/songwriter Kate O’Callaghan’s highly anticipated debut CD The Still Beyond, featuring accompaniment and guest appearances by a stellar line-up of musicians. Combining a stunning vocal delivery with evocative melodies and intelligent, considered lyrics, Kate O’Callaghan’s songs draw references…...
The Agony & The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
Wednesday July 15 Earagail Arts Festival in association with Out To Lunch Festival presents The Agony & The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey Macbooks, iphones, ipods and ipads have made Apple the most profitable company in the world. For believers, Steve Jobs became a technological messiah and…...
The Musical Menagerie
Thursday July 18 Your Mans Puppets presents The Musical Menagerie The Musical Menagerie combines the musical imagination of Boris Hunka, (multi- instrumentalist, improviser and composer) with the skills of renowned puppeteer and actor Thomas Baker. The result is a magical blend of entertainment, education and escapism. This magical musical is…...
Vivienne Dick
July 8 – September 21 As part of the R-M222 project featuring contemporary artists of the Donegal Diaspora the Regional Cultural Centre will screen work by Vivienne Dick in Donegal for the first time ever. Vivienne was born in Donegal in 1950 and studied at University College, Dublin. Between 1977…...
Lived Lost Lives Exhibition
November 6 – November 20 The Lived Lives art and research project was initiated in 2006 by Donegal born artist and researcher Dr. Seamus McGuinness and psychiatrist and clinical researcher Professor Kevin M. Malone, University College Dublin, author of the recently published Suicide In Ireland Report (www.3ts.ie). Seamus and Kevin…...
R-M222: Contemporary Artists of the Donegal Diaspora
July 8 – Sept 21 The Contemporary Artists of the Donegal Diaspora exhibition is a major group show that brings together a number of leading Irish and international contemporary artists of the first, second, third and fourth generation Donegal Diaspora. It features artworks in different media – painting, photography, sculpture…...
Smashing Times – Thou Shalt Not Kill
Saturday 18 May Smashing Times Theatre Company presents Thou Shalt Not Kill Installation of ‘living theatre’ performances Created by Mary Moynihan, Written by Paul Kennedy Directed by Mary Moynihan and Bairbre Ní Chaoimh Commissioned by Smashing Times Theatre Company, Thou Shalt Not Kill is the title of a body of…...
Mokoomba
Thursday July 18 With recent performances at both WOMEX and on Later with Jools Holland, Mokoomba are fast becoming one of the biggest names in world music since the internationally renowned Bhundu Boys. Their electrifying blend of Afro-fusion and tantalizing traditional Tonga rhythms, coupled with an intense choreographed stage presence,…...
