Greetings from 1691
The week opens at Dolans Warehouse with Outset presents Kirsty on Tuesday, and the olllam and Múlú take the same room on Wednesday.
David Geraghty and Feckin Raging follow in the Kasbah on Friday and Saturday.
Elsewhere, the Ballyhoura Walking Festival turns 30 in Kilfinane, and Joe the Magician plays the Bualadh Bos Children's Festival at the Lime Tree Theatre.
This is our pick of what's on this week. As always for a full event list check out the link at the bottom of the email.
Let's dive in 👇
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
The olllam + special guests Múlú
Wednesday 7 October · 20:00 · Dolans Warehouse
The name comes from the old Irish for a grand master of a skill. This Transatlantic collective mixes instrumental virtuosity, Irish tradition and Detroit post-rock psych, built around cyclical, trance-like melodies co-written by Belfast uilleann piper John McSherry and drummer Michael Shimmin. Their 2012 debut album won the Indie Acoustic Music Award for Best Instrumental Album, and elllegy in 2022 saw them named RTÉ Radio Best Group at that year's Folk Awards. Scottish whistle and bagpipe player Ross Ainslie joined the live lineup in 2024.
Múlú is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Castlewellan, Co. Down. She sings in Irish in the sean-nós tradition and plays flute, with shruti box drones under her voice.
Ballyhoura Walking Festival 2026
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October · Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
The 30th Ballyhoura Walking Festival is based in Kilfinane, and this year also marks 40 years of Ballyhoura Fáilte and 20 years of the Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails. The walks suit all ages and abilities. Friday includes an autumn migration walk at Griston Bog and an evening moonlight walk. Saturday starts with a 6am dawn chorus walk to Seefin and adds marathon and half-marathon walks, a woodland yoga walk, and a Lough Gur heritage walk that includes meeting pottery maker Clair Jones. Sunday has an alpaca farm walk, guided Galtee Mountain walks, a bug safari at Griston Bog and a walk through Doneraile Park & Gardens. The Joyce Brothers Music Festival runs alongside it.
Morgana Album Launch Performance
Saturday 10 October · 17:00 · Steamboat
Her debut LP, The Whole Thing Was Very Very Emotional, gets a live launch at Steamboat. Her sound is billed as technicoloured, tearful disco. Morgana co-founded Saint Sister, whose run included opening for Robbie Williams, Keane, Tori Amos, Hozier and The National, and she has since supported CMAT across North America and Europe. Una Mullally of the Irish Times called her "a hugely sensitive performer."
An Evening with Maxime Zecchini
Tuesday 6 October · 19:00 · The Savoy Hotel, Henry Street
A prosecco reception with violin and cello comes first. Pianist Maxime Zecchini then gives a concert, with a chance to meet him afterwards.
Outset presents Kirsty
Tuesday 6 October · 22:00 · Dolans Warehouse
DJ Kirsty goes all night long as part of her mini Irish tour, with Dolans working alongside Outset Festival to host the date.
David Geraghty
Friday 9 October · 20:00 · Dolans Kasbah
Komorebi is a Japanese word for sunlight filtering through the canopy of trees, and the title of the album David Geraghty plays songs from. The record looks at estrangement, a humanity distracted by technology, the world's first supermodel, a stuntwoman's ballad and St. Valentine using Tinder. He recorded it in his home studio, with engineer Luke Conlon helping on the mix.
Feckin Raging: A Tribute to Rage Against the Machine
Saturday 10 October · 21:00 · Dolans Kasbah
A Rage Against the Machine tribute, presented by Bad Reputation.
Munster Poetry Slam Final 2026
Wednesday 7 October · 19:30 · The White House Bar
This is part of the First Wednesday Series. Poets living in Munster compete with original work of up to three minutes, with no props or music, across a preliminary round and a final.
Peter O'Mahony Book Signing
Saturday 10 October · 14:00 · O'Mahony's Booksellers
The listing describes O'Mahony as the player who most fully embodied the traditional values of the game during a golden era for Irish rugby, and calls his book frank, combative, wholehearted and first-rate.
Everybody Digs Bill Evans | IFI@Belltable
Monday 12 October · 17:00 and 20:00 · Belltable
Grant Gee's biopic of the jazz pianist, with Anders Danielsen Lie as Bill Evans, picks up after his time in Miles Davis's quartet. Bereaved by the death of his bass player, Evans stays with his brother (Barry Ward) until his escalating drug use sends him to Florida to detox with his parents (Bill Pullman and Laurie Metcalf). Mark O'Halloran's script shuffles the chronology of the story.
O'Briens Wines Limerick Winemaker Festival
Wednesday 7 October · 18:00 · The Hunt Museum
An evening of wine tasting with winemakers from around the world. Up to 70 wines are available to try, and some of O'Briens Wines' award-winning winemakers will be there to meet.
Joe the Magician Live
Friday 9 October · 19:00 · Lime Tree Theatre
Joe, from Dizzy Deliveries on RTÉjr, brings his children's comedy magic and illusion show back to Limerick as part of the Bualadh Bos Children's Festival.
Party Time Kids Show
Sunday 11 October · 13:00 · Castletroy Park Hotel
On tour to celebrate more than 20 years of entertaining, the show has magic, a mini disco, a K-pop Rumi mascot tribute, circus skills, puppets, dancing, games, prizes and a raffle.
For a full overview of all events on this week in Limerick check out our event listings page
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
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