Other Nations 3: Biodiversity along Mell & Oldbridge, Drogheda, Co.Louth Sunday August 23rd at 12:30pm   Explore the findings of this project that was funded by the Peatlands & Natural Community Engagement Scheme 2026 and Drogheda Tidy Towns.   Bee-keeper and active environmentalist, Tony Conaghy, shares insight into this project: exploring the natural and human […]

Nano Reid – A Life in Paint On Friday 21st August at 1pm – spend a precious lunchtime with Brendan Matthews exploring the towscape of Drogheda through the eyes of 20th century maverick-painter, Nano Reid.   In the spring of 1900, above a busy Drogheda public house, a child was born who would become one […]

The sounds of summer abound as the captivating, bright, melodic sound of Drogheda Brass band flows around Laurence Street.   Revel in music outdoors as the streetscape of Laurence Street is lifted with the uplifting music of Drogheda Brass Band as they perform in the gallery’s courtyard on Sunday 16th August at 1.50pm for an […]

Skerries Trad Sunday Seisiún transpose to Highlanes Gallery’s Courtyard, Sunday 26th July, from 1-2pm!   The Skerries Trad Sunday Seisiún are musicians from the Fingal area. They gather every Sunday in the Coast Inn in Skerries to play Traditional Irish Music.   With fiddles, flutes, banjos and more, the Seisiún is always lively. They will […]

Gabrielle Alioth: Seapoint Strand The world below water must be filled with a greenish light. In the past, fishermen sometimes found apple blossom in their nets or a golden cup. What fills the space in our mind when we forget the past? Friday 24th July at 11.30am   Swiss writer Gabrielle Alioth has been living […]

Join the Drogheda Traditional Singers for a summer evening of song & the senses – from this multi-generational group of singers from 7pm.   The singing tradition in Drogheda is a strong, vibrant and much admired cultural core of the region connecting generations & spanning four decades, and while originally passed on orally, technoology has […]

Prepare your artwork entry Workshop with James Moonan YOUNG CREATIVES ART COMPETITION   Sunday 5th July 11.30am-1pm For children aged 8 – 18 years   As we announce our first children’s art competition in Young Creatives Art Competition with the closing date of Sunday 12th July, we invite children to attend a ‘studio-session’ and informal […]

Bea Orpen and the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection Friday 3rd July at 11.30am   Yvonne Scott discusses her recently published essay on the life and work of artist, Bea Orpen, exploring her painting practice in idea and materiality, as well as Bea and her husband Terry Trench’s founding of the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, 80 […]

Prepare your artwork entry Workshop with Sadbh de Buitléir-Kearney YOUNG CREATIVES ART COMPETITION   Wednesday 1st July 11.30am-1pm For children aged 8 – 18 years   As we annouce our first children’s art competition in Young Creatives Art Competition with the closing date of Sunday 12th July, we invite children to attend a ‘studio-session’ and […]

Local and regional harping talent presented in two free lunchtime performances.   It is always a treat to host the Rising Stars Series of An Chúirt Chruitireachta International Harp Festival, and this year sees the high calibre and exceptional talent harpers of the region expressed in two free lunchtime free performances.   Tuesday 30th June […]