Cork Craft and Design

Established in 2005, Cork Craft & Design brings together the very best of Cork’s unique and excellent Irish craft and design tradition. The organisati…


Mick Flannery

Mick Flannery is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed songwriters and singers, a master craftsman whose storytelling skills and distinctive blend of folk, …


Lisa O’Neill

Lisa O’Neill’s latest album, All of This Is Chance, was rapturously received on its release last year, a ‘breathtaking and incredible record’ (Hot Pre…


Niall Vallely

Composer Niall Vallely has long been fascinated by early recordings of Irish traditional music and this multimedia performance, 78 Revolutions, mixes …


Paul Muldoon

Paul Muldoon is one of Ireland’s greatest living poets and we’re delighted to welcome him to Kilkenny for a pair of events celebrating two of his most…


Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet Launch

The Poetry Broadsheet gives local writers a platform to showcase their work.Join us at the Parade Tower to celebrate the publication of Kilkenny Arts…


Helen Comerford: A Legacy

This exhibition at Jerpoint offers a fascinating first look at sketches, studies, notes and drawings from the archive of the late Kilkenny artist Hele…


You’ll See

You’ll See…Ulysses for Children?Yes. Yes, Ulysses for Children.James Joyce’s epic story of one day in one city is brought to life in this inventive…


Public Art Programme at the Tea Houses, Kilkenny

We’re delighted to announce that the two Tea Houses, situated by the River Nore, will be activated as visible spaces for public art programmes that in…


Cleek Schrey, Joseph Decosimo & Luke Richardson

Hardanger fiddle virtuoso Cleek Schrey made his Festival debut a decade ago as part of Ghost Trio, the innovative band he formed with uilleann piper I…