Taking place on Thursday, 25th April to mark Poetry Day Ireland’s 10th year, join the Drogheda Creative Writers for an afternoon of words and meaning.   Poetry Day Ireland’s theme for this year is ‘Good Sports’ celebrating the good sport in all of us, the drive to give it a go or to have a […]

Saturday 23rd March from 2 – 3pm   Join writer and artist, Roger Hudson, as they hold a special performance for this year’s World Poetry Day.   ‘Round the World and Through the Ages   Proving how strong a creative force poetry has been for the whole human race wherever they have manifested, this afternoon’s […]

Visiting town for the St Patrick’s Day Parade?   Warm up with the wonderful sounds of songs from the iconic St Peter’s Male Voice Choir, with an extra selection of songs inspired by our evolving traditional and musical culture.   Informal seating, with complementary tea and coffee

Immerse yourself in a cultural weekend of art and music as Drogheda Brass Band present a St Patrick’s themed performance within the Lower Gallery, and within Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, where you can indulge your senses as Drogheda marks our national festival.   About Drogheda Brass Band was formed in 1886 as the Colonel Leonard […]

The Lost or Lesser-known Plays of William Shakespeare Pearshakes perform…   Taking inspiration from Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, and the painting titled Fool, and to mark ‘the Ides of March’, we’ve invited Pearshakes, the imprivisional theatrical group to perform within the exhibition on   Saturday March 9th at 2pm and marking Drogheda’s new Comedy […]

Join us for an informal session of traditional irish music with Gormlaith Maynes on concertina and Jennifer Leahy on harp ahead of an international tour later this spring.   Jennifer and Gormlaith formed an enchanting musical duo, combining the harmonious sounds of harp, concertina, and vocals. This collaboration blossomed in early 2022, featuring a repertoire […]

Drogheda Creative Writers Stands Proud Join the Drogheda Creative Writers on Thursday 5th October at 12pm as they perform poems in Highlanes Gallery from their worry journals on the stigma of mental illness, the impact on our communities and how words can lift us to stand proud and to check in on someone you care […]

Boyne Trad Fest presents a Culture Night performance of the best in contemporary trad within Highlanes Gallery.   Set within Niamh McGuinne’s major solo exhibition, Carapace, we welcome Boyne Tradfest’s Traditional Irish Music Recital with Fergus Mc Gorman (Flute), Ruairí Mc Gorman (Fiddle & Greek Bouzouki) & Patrick O’Loughlin (Button Accordion).   In Carapace, McGuinne brings […]

Visit Highlanes Gallery on July 9th, 23rd, & August 13th for a special poetry reading by Roger Hudson, Brian Quinn, & Nuala Leonard.   POETRY IS FUN, POETRY IS ADVENTURE A Highlanes Summer Sundays Series Setting out to re-affirm that poetry is exciting and playful, Drogheda poet Roger Hudson and his friends Brian Quinn and […]

Captivating solo performances in three distinct choral presentations from the ambitious St Peter’s Male Voice Choir.   The iconic St Peter’s Male Voice Choir present an afternoon of three distinct performances where the singer and the song take focus, and supported by the collective choir.   With conductor and choral arranger, Edward Holly, join us […]