PLENTY of live music this weekend in Limerick, while Shirley Valentine is heading to the Lime Tree Theatre for a good night of laughs and fun. More events below.
What: People for Peace Ukraine Fundraiser
Where: Wild Folk, 11 Wickham Street
When: Friday 22 April
Time: 6pm
Tickets: €5
Live music from Fernando Kenobi, Sean Lyons, Dave Clancy & local singer /songwriter Louise O Flanagan. So some Traditional, folk and some latino. Raffle prizes also up for grabs.
What: Shirley Valentine
Where: Lime Tree Theatre
When: Friday 22 April
Time: 8pm
Tickets: €28/€25
Norma Sheahan, one of Ireland’s leading dramatic actors, breathes new life into Willy Russell’s effervescent and iconic character Shirley Valentine.
Shirley Valentine comes to the Lime Tree Theatre this April following its sell-out run at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre in October 2021.
What: The Lathums
Where: Dolans Warehouse
When: Sunday 24 April
Time: 8pm
Tickets: €15
Lathums continue their Irish Tour. They’ll be playing live this weekend at Dolans Warehouse.
What: An Evening with Dan McCabe
Where: University Concert Hall
When: Friday 22 April
Time: 8pm
Tickets: €30
Dan will be playing live music at the University Concert Hall this weekend. He was invited by President Higgins to perform Aras an Uachtarain and performed ‘The Parting Glass’ with the President as his audience.
What: Stephanie Rainey
Where: Upstairs at Dolans
When: Saturday 23 April
Time: 8pm
Tickets: €14
One of Ireland’s hottest exports, the Cork native released ‘Please Don’t Go’ in 2015 to international critical acclaim. What followed was every musician’s dream: flying around the world, meeting with industry movers and shakers, bouncing record deal offers back and forth. “Suddenly,” she recalls, “every door was open and all I had to do was walk through them.”
