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From the desk of Stuart Clark, Hotpress: It’s fitting – but totally coincidental – that on the same day The Cranberries received their first Best Rock Album Grammy nomination, this stunning mural of Dolores O’Riordan was unveiled in Limerick close to King John’s Castle. The person responsible is Aches, the Dublin street artist who’s managed […]
Sunday evening last saw the young ladies of Caherdavin’s Frontline Stage School take to the bright lights of the Lime Tree theatre for the annual Gala Performance. Frontline Stage School was founded and continues to be led by Gerdi McGlynn. 32 Years ago, Gerdi set upon starting a stage school from humble beginnings with husband […]
THE new Irish National Opera has launched its 2018 programme, which includes a show in Limerick later this year. The body, which was created through the merger of two award-winning companies, Opera Theatre Company and Wide Open Opera, launched its programme in Dublin this week and announced details of a show for the Lime Tree […]
MERCURY Rev are to play an ‘intimate, acoustic’ show in Limerick as part of a tour in support of classic 1998 album Deserter’s Songs. The American indie group will play Dolan’s Warehouse on Wednesday, April 18, on a 20th anniversary tour celebrating the seminal album. The intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs surrounding Mercury Rev’s album, […]
THE Limerick-based Fresh Film Festival has put out a final call for entries for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018. Fresh, which encourages young people to make films by hosting annual film festival for young people, takes place in Limerick from March 20 – 25 and is open to young people from 7-18 years […]
ALMOST 30 theatre Limerick makers are to create five short plays in one venue which will be written, rehearsed and directed in one 24 hour period. Belltable:Connect is about to embark on an ambitious time-limited challenge that will see thespians write, direct and star in five original plays across the course of one day and one […]
Thursday, August 27th saw the launch of creativesinlimerick.com at the Red Hen bar. This is a website with a clear goal in mind: to link the various artists of limerick in one solid place, making it easy for them to find each other, and also for outside business, too. The website is the brainchild of […]
Thomond Park Stadium will host a Citizen Brainstorming Session this coming Tuesday (21 July) from 5pm to 7pm as part of efforts to secure 2020 European Capital of Culture designation for Limerick. Tuesday’s session is the latest in a series of events, conversations and activities taking place across the region, which the Limerick 2020 team […]
