Céad mile fáilte to the 40th Fleadh Nua in Ennis. This year we have a very wide range of events, including 5 nights of céilithe, 6 evening concerts, 5 lunchtime concerts, sessions, gig rig entertainment, open air céilí, Comórtas Rince Náisiunta, Sean-Nós dancing, singing sessions, story telling, set dancing workshops, Irish language coffee mornings and a documentary on the legendary Robbie McMahon. We will also have an exhibition of paintings by local artists.
The following are details of events planned. We will be adding more to the programme in the next 6 weeks, so stay in touch!
Sunday 19th May
19:30 |
Official Opening |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
20:30 |
Tribute Concert with Ennistymon CCÉ |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
22:00 |
Fleadh Club |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
Monday 20th May
11:00 |
Ciorcal Comhrá |
Food Heaven, The Market |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
Café Aroma, Bank Place |
Free |
13:00 |
Lunchtime Concert (Riches of Clare) |
County Museum, Town Plaza |
Free |
15:00 |
Foinn Seisiún with Frank Custy & Friends |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
21:30 |
Fleadh Club |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
Tuesday 21st May
11:00 |
Ciorcal Comhrá |
Café Aroma, Bank Place |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
Food Heaven, The Market |
Free |
13:00 |
Lunchtime Concert (Riches of Clare) |
County Museum, Town Plaza |
Free |
14:00 |
Foinn Seisiún with Frank Custy & Friends |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
20:00 |
The Meeting of Bulgarian & Irish Traditions |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€5 |
22:00 |
Fleadh Club |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
Wednesday 22nd May
11:00 |
Ciorcal Comhrá |
BB's Café, Dunnes Stores |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
The Rowan Tree Café, Club Bridge |
Free |
13:00 |
Lunchtime Concert (Riches of Clare) |
County Museum, Town Plaza |
Free |
15:00 |
Foinn Seisiún with Frank Custy & Friends |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
17:30 |
Music Session |
The Dining Room, Upper Market Street |
Free |
21:30 |
Fleadh Club |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
Free |
Thursday 23rd May
11:00 |
Ciorcal Comhrá |
Rowan Tree Café, Harmony Row |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
Ocras, O'Connell Street |
Free |
13:00 |
Lunchtime Concert (Riches of Clare) |
County Museum, Town Plaza |
Free |
15:00 |
Foinn Seisiún with Frank Custy & Friends |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
19:30 |
Ceol na mBan Concert |
Old Ground Hotel, O'Connell St. |
€10 |
22:00 |
Céilí with The Tulla Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€10 |
Friday 24th May
11:00 |
Ciorcal Comhrá |
Café Cairde, Barrack Street |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
Town Hall, O'Connell Street |
Free |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
Old Ground Hotel, O'Connell Street |
Free |
13:00 |
Lunchtime Concert (Riches of Clare) |
County Museum, Town Plaza |
Free |
15:00 |
Foinn Seisiún with Frank Custy & Friends |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
19:00 |
Set Dancing Workshop with Dick O’Connell |
Holy Family Hall |
€5 |
20:00 |
Four Men and a Dog in Concert |
West County Hotel, Ennis |
€20 |
21:30 |
Singing Sessions |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
22:00 |
Céilí with Abbey Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€10 |
Saturday 25th May
10:00 |
Master Classes |
Holy Family Hall, Station Rd. |
€20 |
11:00 |
Café Music Session |
O'Brien's, Salthouse Lane |
Free |
11:00 |
Comórtas Rince Náisiúnta |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€5 |
11:00 |
Open Air Art Exhibition |
Friar’s Walk, Car Park |
Free |
12:00 |
Gig Rig - Street Entertainment |
Abbey Street, Car Park |
Free |
13:00 |
Sean-Nós Dancing Competitions |
Gaelscoil Mhichíl Cíosóig, Gort Rd. |
€5 |
13:00 |
Storytelling with Eddie Lenihan |
Cruises, Abbey St. |
€3 |
14:00 |
Film - Last Night As I Lay Dreaming |
The Cloister Restaurant, Abbey St. |
€5 |
14:30 |
Set Dancing Workshop with Dick O’Connell |
Holy Family Hall |
€5 |
15:00 |
Irish for Beginners |
Rowan Tree, Harmony Row |
Free |
16:30 |
CD Launches |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
19:00 |
Recital with Lorcán MacMathúna & Daire Ó Breacáin |
Old Ground Hotel, O'Connell St. |
€5 |
20:00 |
The Gathering Concert |
West County Hotel |
€10 |
21:30 |
Singing Sessions |
West County Hotel |
Free |
22:00 |
Céilí with Johnny Reidy |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€10 |
23:45 |
Festival Club |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
€10 |
Sunday 26th May
11:00 |
Aifreann Traidisiúnta - Traditional Mass in Irish |
Cathedral, O’Connell St. |
Free |
11:45 |
Guided Walking Tour of Ennis |
O’Connell Square, Town Centre |
Free |
13:00 |
Street Entertainment |
Abbey Street, Car Park |
Free |
14:00 |
Cultural Parade |
O'Connell Square, Town Centre |
Free |
16:00 |
Open air céilí at the Gig Rig |
Abbey Street, Car Park |
Free |
17:00 |
CD Launches |
Temple Gate Hotel |
Free |
20:00 |
The Kilfenora Céilí Band in Concert |
Glór, Causeway Link |
€20 |
21:30 |
Singing Sessions |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
Free |
22:00 |
Céilí with The Star of Munster Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€10 |
Monday 27th May
11:00 |
Céilí with Michael Sexton |
Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell St. |
€5 |
21:30 |
Céilí with The Four Courts Céilí Band |
Cois na hAbhna, Gort Rd. |
€10 |