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Ireland’s longest established string quartet, the ConTempo Quartet was founded in Bucharest in 1995 and has been based in Ireland since 2003 as Galway Music Residency’s Ensemble in Residence. Praised as a ‘fabulous foursome’ (Irish Independent) and noted for performances which are ‘exceptional’ (The Strad) and ‘full of imaginative daring’ (The Irish Times), the ConTempo Quartet has forged a unique place in Irish musical life.

"Of Wood & Water"

Music

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The Vicar, His Wife & The Grocer. Winter rolls into summer and Susan catches a glimpse of life as it should be. Parish life will never be the same again. Oscar nominee, Tony and Bafta winner Alan Bennett weaves a tale of three people and a congregation of the Vicar's "fans" edged with jealousy, lust, redemption and a grocer with "lovely teeth"! Rose Henderson is "Susan" who on a winter evening stumbles across "life" and a glimpse of reality.

Bed Among the Lentils

Theatre

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Sit back, relax, and let Mick Creagh regale you with a few of his best “good ones”... Hailing from Rathdowney / Errill in southwest Laois – where he’s practically a legend – Mick draws inspiration for his songs, poems, and stories from his home place and the characters that fill it. An old-style storyteller with one eye on the past and the other firmly on the present, Mick Creagh brings his audience along for the ride – and he loves to get everyone involved. So clear your throats and be ready for an afternoon of storytelling and craic!

C’mere till I tell you a good one!

Storytelling

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The Muddies are back! Following on from their highly successful performance in 2025, the Muddy River Band return to the Birr Theatre and Arts Centre on Friday, 7 August with their show: "The Songs of Dylan, Young and Morrison" Step back in time and experience the magic of three of music’s greatest legends; Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, performed by the fantastic Muddy River Band.

Live in Birr

Rock

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By Popular demand, the 80s Icons Show comes back to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre! 80s Icons is Ireland’s first and only touring theatre show dedicated to celebrating the music and culture of the 1980s. Join us as we transport you back to a time when big shoulder pads, colourful clothes, and a diverse array of music defined a generation.

Live in Birr

Rock

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John Bosco McLaine is a man who has never lain down with a woman, but has had romantic blood pulsing through his veins all his life. Always an optimist, and virgin in equal measure, he embarks on a search for an ideal companion regardless of age, failure rate or dammed advice!… and in a community where advice is ample and women few, he follows his heart in an ultimate bid to procure himself a wife.

The Love Hungry Farmer

Theatre

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Winner - Best Independent Film - Galway Film Fleadh 2024 “A small film but perfectly realised on its own terms. Kelly could hardly be more agreeable company” - Donald Clarke, The Irish Times “The Song Cycle exudes a contagious, positive human energy” - Marco Minniti, Cine Clandestino (Italy) Presented by OFFline Film Festival in partnership with Access Cinema

The Song Cycle

Film

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