Events

The Business of Being Creative in partnership with Creative Connections and The RCC

In Donegal, creativity has always been part of how we live and work, from craft and design to music, making and storytelling. But talent alone is not enough. If our creative work is to endure, it must also be sustainable.Hosted by the Donegal Women in Business Network, and in partnership with Creative Connections, the Business […]

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The Journals Fleadh | Meet the Players: Introducing the Irish Journals

Banshee in conversation with Jeanne Sutton Readings from Profiles & Frustrated Writers’ Group For the Fleadh’s opening event, award-winning author, editor, and publisher Eimear Ryan will be in conversation with Jeanne Sutton (John McGahern Award, 2025) about her short story ‘Gladiators’, forthcoming in Issue 21 of Banshee. Banshee Press is an independent publisher that produces

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Samuel Yakura – Poetry Slam

Get ready for an exciting celebration of poetry, performance and community at Earagail Arts Festival 2026. Samuel Yakura will lead a vibrant series of workshops with local writers and spoken-word artists, helping participants grow in confidence, sharpen their craft and bring new work to life. The journey will culminate in a high-energy poetry slam showcase

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A Personal History Of Pyromania

By Brendan Mac Evilly An intimate, darkly comic essay-performance that reflects on the meanings and functions of fire in life and art. Moving between childhood experiments with homemade fireworks, family and national history and the author’s novel Deep Burn, Brendan Mac Evilly traces a lifelong fascination with flame. At its centre sits an elusive story

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Clown Workshop with Fraser Cooper

Exercise your funny bones and discover the art of clowning around with internationally acclaimed clown Fraser Hooper. Through improvisation, rhythm and play learn how to develop your timing and build comedy routines. This fun practical workshop is for the whole family to enjoy together.All children must be accompanied by an adult. After a glittering career

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Gwenno (Concert)

Gwenno is a vital voice in modern music, bridging the gap between ancient heritage and avant-garde synth-pop. Born in Cardiff to Welsh and Cornish parents, her solo work, including the breakthrough Y Dydd Olaf and the Mercury-shortlisted Tresor, is a defiant, dreamlike celebration of minoritised languages. Her live shows are immersive experiences, weaving together lush

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Noura Mint Seymali (Concert)

Noura Mint Seymali is Mauritania’s defining artist on the international stage. Her powerful voice and hypnotic stage presence have made her a leading figure in contemporary African music. Performing with her long-time ensemble, guitarist Jeich Ould Chighaly, bassist Ousmane Touré, and drummer Matthew Tinari, she blends the deep modal textures of the Moorish griot tradition

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The Horse of Jenin

“The horse in Arabic is a symbol of freedom. But to us, this horse is much more. This horse is us.” Built from the debris of a major invasion, the Horse of Jenin sculpture became a constant presence in Alaa’s life growing up in Occupied Palestine. It stood proudly in the centre of the city

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