2026 is truly is the year of live music in Limerick! There are just so many amazing gigs coming to the Treaty city, here is just a flavour of that The Coronas, King John's Castle - May 29th Pixies, King John's Castle - May 31st & June 1st Lewis Capaldi, Thomond Park Stadium - June 26th Florence + The Machine, Thomond Park Stadium - June 27th Michael Bublé, Thomond Park Stadium - June 28th K ing of Leon, Thomond Park Stadium - July 1st Pitbull, Thomond Park Stadium - July 8th Amble, Live at The Docklands - August 20th, 21st & 22nd

Welcome to our February newsletter.   As we leave January behind and settle into a new month, we’re sharing a little of what’s been happening at home, what’s happening locally, and a few moments that have brought reflection and smiles along the way.

Looking for live music in Limerick? Every night at The Locke Bar, they host Limerick’s biggest traditional Irish Music session. With musicians playing classic Irish & contemporary tunes, accompanied by live Irish dancers - this true taste of Ireland is not to be missed! Nightly sessions kick off each evening from 9pm until late. Walk-ins are welcome on a first come, first served basis each evening.   The Locke Bar & Restaurant The Locke Bar, 3 Georges Quay, Limerick Telephone +353 61 413733 Email enquiries@lockebar.com More Info www.lockebar.com

HearSay has grown into the world’s most beloved audio arts festival. Making its home for four days in an Irish mountain village of 700 people, sound artists, documentarians and musicians shared a bounty of new works and special commissions, encounters and experiences in fields and lanes and locals’ living rooms. The deconsecrated church, the apple farm, the library, the sunken garden, the old convent… All became gathering places where friends old and new crossed a threshold and made magic together.   Gor more details see www.hearsayfestival.ie

The route for the 71st edition of Rás Tailteann has been confirmed.   The race will take place from 20-24 May and will start in Portlaoise. It will head south-west to finish in the Limerick town of Kilmallock.   Stage two will see a transfer to Rathmore, County Kerry, taking in Kenmare, West Cork, the Tunnel Road / Caha Pass, Glengarriff and Gougane Gap before finishing in the Rás stronghold of Banteer in the rebel county.   Stage 3 transfer brings the race to Mitchelstown - a fast and technical stage will traverse into Wexford, finishing with an uphill drag into Enniscorthy.   Stage four sees Rás Tailteann return to the Wicklow Mountains for the first time in eight years, starting in Carlow and finishing in Baltinglass.   The final stage will again start in Carlow, before crossing the plains of Carlow and Kildare, including the Category 3 Hill of Allen, and finishing in Dunboyne, Co Meath, where three laps of a testing finishing circuit will decide both the stage winner and the overall champion.   The 2026 edition of the race is again five stages and will cover 785 kilometres along the roads of Ireland, including 21 categorised climbs.

The dates for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor have been confirmed, with the biennial matchplay event taking place from 13-19 September. The Limerick course was awarded the event back in 2019, when the tournament was originally envisioned to take place in 2026 until the Covid pandemic pushed back the schedule by a year.   It will mark the second time that Ireland has hosted the event, the K Club having been the scene of Europe's most dominant win on home soil back in 2006, when Ian Woosnam's team won 18.5 to 9.5.   The JP McManus-owned resort at Adare Manor has hosted the Irish Open on two occasions in 2007 and 2008, with Pádraig Harrington becoming the first home winner in a quarter of a century in '07.