What’s Happening in the Drogheda Area Thursday August 29th Bellewstown August Racing Festival – Bellewstown Racecourse. First race 4.40 pm last race 7.40 pm €15 Country under the Viaduct – Top Country Music singer Matt Leavy in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday August 30th Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Rock the Boyne Festival – 3 Live bands & disco, food, fun and games in the marquee , D Hotel 6 pm – late Free Elvis is Back – Kevin Doyle & 11 piece orchestra in the City North Hotel, 3 course dinner and show €49 Saturday August 31st Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Skoda Tour de Boyne Valley – Choice of 90k or 155k cycle tours of Boyne Valley. Starts 9.30 am 3 County Cycle – In aid of ARC Cancer Support Centre starts from Village Inn, Slane 10 am Basketball – Drogheda Wolves Tournament in St Joseph’s CBS gym & DIFE gym 12.20 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Naming Ceremony – New RNLI Lifeboat will be officially named“ Michael O’Brien” the pier Clogherhead 3 pm Rock the Boyne Festival – 4 Live bands & disco, food, fun and games in the marquee , D Hotel 4 pm – late Free Charity Football Match – Alzheimers Cup match in aid of Drogheda Alzheimers Society – United Park 6 pm Race Night – In aid of Hunterstown Rovers GFC in the Hunterstoen Inn 7.45 pm First Race 8 pm Sunday September 1st Boyne 5K Run – In memory of Harry Mallon & Willie Connor starts Kockbrack Downs 12 noon Register ww.myrslts.com Vintage Ploughing – Meath Vintage Group ploughing with lots of family fun in aid of Tullyallen Carers in Townley Hall at 2 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Monday September 2nd Traditional Session – Piper Darragh O’hEiligh & friends in the Grey Goose 9.30 pm Tuesday September 3rd Film Club – ‘Float Like A Butterfly’ directed by Carmel Winters in Droichead Arts Centre 8 pm €8 Traditional Session – Carberry’s 9.30 pm Wednesday September 4th Wedding Showcase – Conyngham Arms Hotel, Slane 6 pm – 8 pm The Miami Story – The story songs and music of the Miami Showbandin the TLT Theatre 8 pm €25 Traditional Sessions - Nolan's, The Punt, O'Casey's 9.30 pm Thursday September 5th Country under the Viaduct – A Top Country Music act in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday September 6th Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Wee County Big Book Club – Liz Nugent, author of ‘Skin Deep’ , in conversation with Dani Gill in Droichead Arts Centre 8 pm €12/€10 Saturday September 7th Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free The Greatest Showman – Crescent Concert Hall 2 pm & 7 pm Pilgrim Street in Concert – Droichead Arts Centre 8 pm €18 Sunday September 8th Cannonball Run comes to Slane – Almost 200 supercars with many personalities arrives Slane Castle 12 noon. Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Brass Band Concert – Drogheda Brass Band at Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Oldbridge 2 pm Drive In Bingo – In aid of Duleek-Bellewstown GFC in Bellewstown Racecourse 3 pm For entertainment in the local pubs see droghedagigguide.com The following businesses and individuals are up to date members of Friends of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism at a cost of €40 per year. Please support our work by becoming a member at a cost of €40 per year or by renewing your membership if it is due. Market Bar, Cagney’s,The Grey Goose, Railway Tavern, Nolan’s Bar, Mother Hughes Pub,The Fairgreen Bar, Sarsfield’s Bar,The Pheasant,The Thatch,Black Bull Inn, Gleeson’s,Clarkes, Odd Mollies, Donaghys, O’Casey’s, The Punt, Ollies Bar , McHugh’s – The Venue, Windmill House, 19th Baltray, Glyde Inn Annagassan, Hunterstown Inn, Reddan’s Bettystown, Morning Star Tullyallen, Lobinstown Inn, Sen Ged Nash, Fergus O’Dowd TD, Imelda Munster TD, Cllr Oliver Tully, Cllr Frank Godfrey, Des Grant, Workspace Ltd, Highfield House Laytown, Stockwell Artisan Foods, Westcourt Hotel, The d Hotel, Scholar’s Townhouse Hotel, The Glenside Hotel, Aaron Vale B&B, The FAA Side (entertainer) Drogheda Museum Millmount, The Irish Military War Museum, Relish Café Group, Paul McAuley ( Spotlight Entertainment),Kierans Brothers Deli, Drogheda Male Voice Choir, Bellewstown Golf Club. County Louth Golf Club, Drogheda Credit Union, Slane Distillery, Collon House, Drogheda Motor Show. Boyne Mortage Company Support Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism by joining a Friend of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism costing just €40 per year

Drogheda Gig Guide Friday August 23rd Market Bar – Pulse Nolans – Ken Fallon The Punt – Music Quiz Gleeson’s – Rock and Roll Bingo Black Bull- DJ Calvin James Odd Mollies – DJ’s The Grey Goose – Resident DJ Woodrow’s – DJ James Healy Barney Macs – Traditional Session Reddan’s Bettystown – Lebowski Saturday August 24th Market Bar – The Biz Nolan’s – Identity The Punt – The FAA Side Railway Tavern –Peter C Gleeson’s – Heartbeat Odd Mollies – The Rob Strong The Pheasant - Smooch Band Black Bull – Trad Rocks Woodies – DJ James Healy The Grey Goose – Resident DJ Cagney’s – Resident DJ Morning Star Tullyallen- Brian Heavey Reddan’s Bettystown – The Odd Couple Lobinstown Inn – Matt Leavy Sunday August 25th Market Bar – Two Guys Nolan’s – Cliché ( 9 pm) Railway Tavern – Identity (8 pm) The Punt – Kevin O’Sullivan (6pm) Gleeson’s - Smile (7 pm ) The Pheasant – Acoustic Session Mother Hughes – Andrew Healy (7.45 pm) Woodrow’s – Niall Callan (6 pm) O’Casey’s – Kyle Martin ( 6 pm) The Grey Goose – Rojo Ollies Bar – Live Music Daly’s of Shop St – Live Music Reddan’s Bettystown – Brian Costigan Valley Inn – Michael McGee Hunterstown Inn - Rainbow Monday August 26th Market Bar – The Good Things Donaghy’s – Resident Monday Band Grey Goose – Traditional with Distillery Lane Daly’s of Shop Street – Live Music ( 7 pm) Reddan’s Bettystown – Dave’s Bingo Tuesday August 27th Carberry’s – Traditional Session Daly’s of Shop St – Live Music Donaghy’s – Snug Session Clarke’s – Acoustic Session The Thatch – Bingo O’Raghallaig’s - Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown – Joe Mann Wednesday 28th Sarsfields - Acoustic Session Nolan’s – Paddy McQuaile,Ken Browne & Friends McHugh’s – The Stoney Lane Sessions The Punt – Traditional Session The Thatch – Boyne Folk O’Casey’s – Traditional Session Odd Mollies – Open Mic The Pheasant – Paul Macken(9.30) Morning Star Tullyallen – Bingo Boyles Slane – Traditional Session Glyde Inn Annagassan – Traditional Session Thursday August 29th Nolans – Country Night with Matt Leavy Woodrow’s – The Blinders Market Bar – Acoustic Session Donaghy’s – DJ Gav Ollies Bar – Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown - Karaoke Gilna’s Laytown – Traditional Session Greyhound Bar Duleek – Traditional Session

Drogheda Gig Guide Thursday August 22nd Nolan’s – Country Night with Ger Long Market Bar – Acoustic Session Woodrow’s – The Blinders Donaghy’s – Resident DJ Ollies Bar - Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown – Karaokoe Friday August 23rd Nolan’s – Ken Fallon Market Bar – The Pulse The Punt – Music Quiz Black Bull Inn – DJ Calvin James Woodrow’s – DJ Lenny The Grey Goose – Resident DJ Gleeson – Rock and Roll Bingo Odd Mollies – DJ’s The Hops – Karl Dawson Barney Macs – Trad Session Reddan’s Bettystown - Lebowski Saturday August 24th Market Bar – The Biz Nolan’s – Identity Gleeson’s – Heartbeat Railway Tavern – Peter C Sarsfields – tbc McHugh’s – TBC O’Raghallaighs –The John Thomas Big Band Odd Mollies – The Rob Strong Band Sarsfields – Peter Sheridan O’Caseys – Shane Whelan The Hops – Pat Adams The Punt – The FAA Side Woodrow’s – DJ Lenny Cagney’s –Resident DJ Donaghys – TBC Black Bull – Trad Rocks Fairgreen Bar – The Pulse Ollies Bar – Bingo Barney Macs – Traditional Session Reddan’s Bettystown – The Odd Couple The Morning Star Tullyallen – Brian Heavey Sunday August 25th Market Bar – Two Guys Nolan’s – Cliché The Punt – Kevin O’Sullivan Gleeson’s – Smile (7 pm) Railway Tavern – Identity (8 pm) Woodrows – Niall Callan ( 6 pm) O’Casey’s – Kyle Martin ( 6.30 pm) Grey Goose - Rojo Reddan’s – Brian Costigan Valley Inn – Michael McGee Monday August 26th Market Bar – The GoodThings Donaghy’s – Resident Monday Band The Grey Goose – Trad Session with Distillery Lane Reddan’s Bettystown – Dave’s Bingo As and from Oct 1st only premises who are members of “Friends of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism” or traditional Irish music sessions will be included in this guide. Membership costs €40 per year( which is less than 80 cents a week) Contact Liam at Drogheda Tourist Office 041-9872843 The following venues are members – Market Bar, Nolan’s, Sarsfields, The Pheasant, Barlow’s Railway Tavern,Black Bull Inn, The Thatch, Ollies Bar, Fairgreen Bar, Gleeson’s, Woodrow’s, The Hops, The Grey Goose, Cagney’s, Mother Hughes,O’Casey’s, The Punt, O’Raghallaighs, Odd Mollies, Clarkes – Donaghys – McHugh’s, Daly’s of Shop Street, Windmill House, Scholar’s Hotel, Reddan’s, 19th Baltray, Glyde Inn, Hunterstown Inn-Lobinstown Inn, Valley Inn, Glenside Hotel

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Upcoming events in the Drogheda Area Tuesday August 20th Nature Walk – Meet at café in Oldbridge House 4.30 pm Free Seisiun Gaeilge – Craic for Irish speakers or those wishing to learn – Woodrows 7 pm – 9 pm Traditional Session – Carberrys 9.30 pm Wednesday August 21st Walk – Dr Steve Davish will lead a walk on the Devenish Lands at Slane taking in 5,500 years of history tickets from Eventbrite 11 am Traditional Sessions - Nolan's, The Punt, O'Casey's 9.30 pm Daniel O’Donnell in Concert – With special guest Mary Duff in the LT Theatre 8 pm Sold Out Thursday August 22nd Heritage Talk – Dunleer Historical Society lecture by Brian Hanratty on the life and times of Dr Hanratty in St Brigd’s Hall, Dunleer 8 pm Darts – AGM of Duleek & District Darts League in Glenside Hotel 8 pm Country under the Viaduct – Top Country Music singer Ger Long in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday August 23rd Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Gaelic Football – Meath Senior Championship – Senescalstown v St Patrick’s – Donore 7.30 pm Concert – Bellewstown Heritage Group Concert in Bellewstown School 8 pm Free Saturday August 24th Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Nature Walk - Heritage Week Walk from Naomh Martin Clubhouse, Monasterboice 1.45 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Heritage Tour - Old Donore Hill Cemetery, Donore 2 pm - 4 pm Whale Watch - Irish Whale & Dolphin Group watch. Meet Port Oriel Upper Car Park 2 pm Open Day – Duleek Community Facility 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm Rugby League International - Under 16's - Ireland v Scotland - Gormanston Park 3 pm Collier the Robber – Talk by Brendan MattHews 3 pm followed by Drama y Julianstown Drama Group in Sonairte Centre 4 pm Gaelic Football – Louth Intermediate Championships –Mattock Rangers v St Kevins, 5 pm St Brides v St Fechins 6.30 pm Dunleer Sunday August 25th Slane Walking Tour - " Slane Past & Present Tour" departs from The Hub, Main Street, Slane 11 am Rockabill Offroad Racing - Motor racing on Main Beach , Balbriggan 11am - 5.30 pm The Big House in Victorian Times – A look back at life of household servants in Victorian Times – Oldbridge House 12 noon & 2 pm Wee County Vintage Day – Trashing, Vintage Cars, Pony Rides and family fun in Drumshallon Forge, Ballymackenny 12 noon – 5.30 pm Boyne Canal Walk - Heritage Week walk along the Oldbridge section. From Oldbridge Sealock 1 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Heritage Tour - Old Donore Hill Cemetery, Donore 2 pm - 4 pm Gaelic Football – Meath Senior Football Championship –St Colmcilles v Dunboyne – Stamullen 2 pm Brass Band Concert - Ardee Concert Band at Mellifont Abbey 3 pm - 4 pm Free Heritage Talk – Slane 1800-1830 by Eddie Fleming based on the Conyngham Papers in Conyngham Arms, Slane 3 pm Gaelic Football – Louth Senior Championship - Dreadnots v O’Raghallaighs 5 pm Newtown Blues v St Patricks 6.30 pm Grove Field, Castlebellingham Charity Bridge Night – In Associated Bridge Clubs of Drogheda, Fair Green 7.30 pm €10 Monday August 26th Traditional Session – Piper Darragh O’hEiligh & friends in the Grey Goose 9.30 pm Tuesday August 27th Traditional Session – Carberrys 9.30 pm Wednesday August 28th Bellewstown August Racing Festival – Bellewstown Racecourse tickets from www.bellewstownraces.ie Cildren free Traditional Sessions - Nolan's, The Punt, O'Casey's 9.30 pm Thursday August 29th Country under the Viaduct – Top Country Music singer Matt Leavy in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday August 30th Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Rock the Boyne Festival – Fun event with music and food – The d Hotel 6 pm - late Gaelic Football - Cardinal O'Donnell Cup Semi Final Naomh Martin v Dreadnots - Monasterboice 8 pm Saturday August 31st Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Skoda Tour De Boyne - Two cycling events 90k & 155K. Starts Skoda Garage M1 Retail Park 9.30 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Naming Ceremony – New RNLI Lifeboat wil be officially named“ Michael O’Brien” the pier Clogherhead 3 pm Rock the Boyne Festival – Fun event with music and food – The d Hotel 6 pm - late Sunday September 1st Boyne 5K Run – In memory of Harry Mallon & Willie Connor starts Kockbrack Downs 12 noon Register ww.myrslts.com Vintage Ploughing – Meath Vintage Group ploughing with lots of family fun in id of Tullyallen Carers in Townley Hall at 2 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free For entertainment in the local pubs see www.droghedagigguide.com The following businesses and individuals are uptodate members of Friends of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism at a cost of €40 per year. Please support our work by becoming a member at a cost of €40 per year or by renewing your membership if it is due. Market Bar, Cagney’s,The Grey Goose, Railway Tavern, Nolan’s Bar, Mother Hughes Pub,The Fairgreen Bar, Sarsfield’s Bar,The Pheasant,The Thatch,Black Bull Inn, Gleeson’s,Clarkes, Odd Mollies, Donaghys, O’Casey’s, The Punt, Ollies Bar , McHugh’s – The Venue, Windmill House, 19th Baltray, Glyde Inn Annagassan, Hunterstown Inn, Reddan’s Bettystown, Morning Star Tullyallen, Lobinstown Inn, Sen Ged Nash, Fergus O’Dowd TD, Imelda Munster TD, Cllr Oliver Tully, Cllr Frank Godfrey, Des Grant, Workspace Ltd, Highfield House Laytown, Stockwell Artisan Foods, Westcourt Hotel, The d Hotel, Scholar’s Townhouse Hotel, The Glenside Hotel, Aaron Vale B&B, The FAA Side (entertainer) Drogheda Museum Millmount, The Irish Military War Museum, Relish Café Group, Paul McAuley ( Spotlight Entertainment),Kierans Brothers Deli, Drogheda Male Voice Choir, Bellewstown Golf Club. County Louth Golf Club, Drogheda Credit Union, Slane Distillery, Collon House, Drogheda Motor Show. Mortage Company Support Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism by joining a Friend of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism costing just €40 per year

What's Happening in Drogheda Today Sunday 18th August Fleadh Booking Office – Open 11 am – 5 pm Laurence Shopping Centre The Augustinian Gospel Choir – in front of the Augustinian Church 2 pm Free Gig Rig – Bolton Square 2 pm – 11.30 pm finishing with the winners of the Ceili Band Competition Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet car park on the Hill of Slane 2 pm Free The Sight of Sound – Traditional Music in Irish Art by Dr Fintan Vallely in the Highlanes Gallery 3 pm Free Ship Street Open Day –Stories and photos of the past in Ship Street 3 pm – 5 pm Parade of the marching bands – From DIFE ,via Windmill Road, Georges St to West Street 5 pm Senior Ceili Band Competition – The Fleadh Dome 6.30 pm €20 Home From Oz - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Concert – Aslan in the Earth 8.30 pm €25 Fleadh TV – From the Fleah TV Dome in Abbey Car Park & from the Tholsel 8.30 pm – 11.30 pm Singers Club – Hosted by Seamus Brogan( London) Highlanes Gallery 9 pm Ceili Picnic – The Mother Funkers , Rapscallion , Christy Moore – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free. Ceili – Music by Donie Nolan Ceili Band Our Ladys College Greenhills 9 pm €10 Fireworks Display - over the d Hotel 11.30 pm What’s on in the Pubs Sunday August 18th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (4 pm) Stephen & Saoirse(9 pm) Grand (11 pm) The Punt – Liam Bridgeman (8.30) Woodrows – Open Traditional Session Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched Gleesons – Barron (7.30) E-Motion (10) McHugh’s – Paddy Goodwin and the Holy Ghosts McHugh’s Beergarden- The Healys ( from Australia) Donaghys – Celtic Heritage Scholar's Hotel - Live Music in the Fleadh Village Trinity Quarter – Rapscallion (5pm),Wednesday Gang (8 pm) DJ Millish (late) Weavers – Setanta(2 pm) One For The Road( 5pm) Setanta9* pm), DJ Brian Farrelly (late) Daly’s of Shop St – Shane Branigan ( 6 pm) The John Thomas Band (9 pm) Market Bar – Open Traditional Session Nolan’s Open Traditional Session The Pheasant - Open Traditional Session O’Casey’s - Open Traditional Session Mother Hughes – Open Session Valley Inn – Philip Kennedy Open Sessions in most pubs from lunchtime The Gig Rig 2.00 pm NYAH 2.30 PM Fusion Fighters 3.00 pm Daly Sispm ters 3.30 pm Lourdes Brass Band 4.00 pm Cumas Celi Band 4.30 pm Ring of Gullion CCE 5.00 pm Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh 5.30 pm Center for Irish Music Minnesota 6.00 pm Ards CCE 6.30 pm Alex Navar 7.00 pm Gatehouse 7.30 pm Mick Foster & friends 8.00 pm Inchiquin Collective 8.30 pm Atlantic Rhythm 9.00 pm Shane Meehan 9.30 pm Billow Wood 22.20 pm MEGA- Trad 23.00 pm Senior Ceili Band Winners Drogheda Tourist Office, The Tholsel, West Street, Drogheda Phone 041-9872843 e-mail droghedatouristoffice@gmail.com

What's Happening in Drogheda Today Saturday - Please Share with your friends Fleadh Booking Office – Open 11 am – 5 pm Laurence Shopping Centre The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm The Art of Treepling – Nic Gareiss, American dancer, combining Irish and Appalachian dance – Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Companach Concert – Cross media concert of traditional Irish music in the Barbican Centre 2 pm & 5 pm €15 Gig Rig – Bolton Square 2 pm – 11 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet car park on the Hill of Slane 2 pm Free Seamus Ennis as a Folk Collector – Talk by Sean Corcoran in the Highlanes Gallery, 3 pm Free Concert - Darragh O'hEileigh ( pipes) and Sean Matthews ( guitar & vocals) in Little Duke Theatre 3 pm Concert - St Peter's Male Voice Choir in concert 3 pm - 4 pm Scotch Hall Shopping Centre Free Coda in Concert - McHugh's the Venue 4 pm Concert – Sibeal Ni Chasaide with the DKIT Chamber Ensemble in the Augustinian Church 5 pm Adults €15, Chldren €7.50 Family of 4 - €40 Gaelic Football - Louth Senior Championships - Naomh Martin v St Mochtas 5.30 pm- St Marys v Geraldines 7 pm Dunleer Concert – CCE The Overseas Concert in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 7.30 pm Free Concert – Dermot Byrne, Eamonn Coyne & John Doyle in Droichead Arts Centre 8 pm €20 Coscan in Concert - McHugh's 8 pm Home From Oz - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Aaron Clifford Fundraiser - In aid of injured motor cycle racer in Glenside Hotel 8 pm €10 Fleadh TV – From the Fleah TV Dome in Abbey Car Park & from the Tholsel 8.30 pm – 11.30 pm Concert – The Wolfe Tones in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – The Enemies, Cuig The Full Shilling – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free Concert- Kila and Paddy Casey in the Crescent Concert Hall 9 pm €27.50 Ceili – Abbey Ceili Band in Our Ladys College, Greenhills 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas – Saran Mulligan & John McCann in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – Notify with guests Kris Driver, Tara Breen, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Donal Lunny in the Barbican Centre 10 pm €25 Direct from OZ – The Healys, Western Australia’s top Celtic rock band in McHugh’s Venue What’s On in the Pubs Sarsfields - Vodoo Jukebox McHugh’s – Coda (4 pm) Coscan(8 pm) McHugh’s Ber Garden – The Healys ( from Australia) Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Robbed & Lynched (10 pm) The Hops – Lessoneers (5 pm) Beer Mats (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) The Punt – Anto Kelly Gleesons – Liam Bridgeman(7.30) Rod & Billy (10) Donaghys – Celtic Heritage Black Bull – Dave O’Brien Scholar's Hotel - Live Music in the Fleadh Village O’Raghallaighs – Fleadh on the Green The Weavers – Setanta (2 pm) One For The Road(5 pm) Setanta ( 8 pm) DJ Brian Farrelly ( 11 pm) Trinity Quarter – The Blinders = Carolan Brothers & Pat Byrne Bar Duende – Joycey & Annie Market Bar – Open Traditional Session Nolan’s – Open Traditional Session O’Casey’s - Open Traditional Session The Pheasant - Open Traditional Session Reddan’s Bettystown – Hatfield and McCoy Glyde Inn Annagassan – Soulcem Open Sessions in most pubs The Gig Rig in Bolton Square 2.00 pm Oriel Traditional Orchestra 2.30 pm Slar 3.10 pm Royal Meath Accordion Orchestra 3.40 pm Glenbarrow 4.10 pm Drogheda Brass Band 4.40 pm Brian O’Kane & Friends 5.00pm Hup Glaschu 5 .30 pm Ni Chearra O’Bhaoilain Dancers 6.00 pm London Celtic Orchestra 6.30 pm Cailini Lua 7.00 pm Coscan 7.30 pm Sos – Interval 20.30 pm RTE Ceili House Live with the Tain Ceili Band 22.15 pm St Roch’s CCE Shuttle Buses to the Competition Venues Buses will operate every 30 minutes from outside Scoil Aonghusa in Sundays Gate on the northside of the town, to the competition venues .9 am - 7 pm Compiled by Drogheda Tourist Office Phone 041-9872843

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 Drogheda | 11th – 18th August 2019

What’s Happening in Drogheda this Friday afternoon and evening August 16th The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Lunchtime Concert – Clann McEvoy/ McGowan in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 Ddrogheda Tea Day – Drogheda Quakers & Drogheda Soroptimists invite everyone for tea and chat. Barlow House 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm Family Fun Day – Music, Dance, Face ainting, Ice Cream at Drogheda Credit Union 3 pm – 6 pm Concert – Sean O’Se & Mary Kelly in the Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Concert – Rita Connolly in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Music in the Tower – Six String Drum – Roisin Ward Morrow Uisneach in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to museum Museum) Airtricity League of Ireland - Drogheda United v Wexford Youths United Park 7.45 pm Gala Evening – Frankie Gavin& the Povenance, Karan Casey & Band, Steve Dunne Trio, Inn Echo, St Peter’s Male Voice Choir in Fleadh Concert Dome 8 pm €25 Concert – Comhaltas Folk Orchestra in the Augustinian Church 8 pm €20 Home From Oz - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Fleadh TV – From the Fleah TV Dome in Abbey Car Park, Bru & from the Tholsel 8.30 pm – 11.30 pm Ceili Picnic – Pogues Tribute, The Wednesday Gang, Celtic Gypsies – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free Ceili – Music by Swallow Tail Ceili Band – Our Ladys Green hills 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas – Kevin Burke in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – The Wolfe Tones in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Concert Altan & The Shandrum Ceili Band in the Barbican Centre – 10 pm €25 Trad Disco – traditional music with dance beats with DJ Paddy O’Callaghan in the Electric Ballroom, Georges St. 11.30 pm €10 What's on in the Pubs Friday August 16th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Hudwink(10 pm) The Punt – The FAA Side Gleesons – Liam Bridgeman(7.30) Smooch (10) McHugh’s – Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones (7 pm) McHugh’s Beer Garden – The Healys ( from Australia) Sarsfields – The Motherfunkers Donaghys – Celtic Heritage The Hops – Lessoneers (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Black Bull Inn – Make Feel Nice O’Raghallaighs – Fleadh on the Green Scholar's Hotel - Live Music in the Fleadh Village The Weavers – Setanta (2 pm) One For The Road(5 pm) Setanta (8pm) DJ Brian Farrelly (11 pm) Trinity Quarter – The Blinders Fushion – Fleadh Party Disco 80’s, 90’s,00’s Irish Woodrows – Open Trad Session Market Bar - Open Trad Session Nolan’s – Open Trad Session The Pheasant - Open Trad Session Fairgreen Bar - Open Trad Session Reddan’s – Upside Down - Open Sessions in all the pubs The Gig Rig 2.00 pm Spink Comhaltas 2.30 pm Vliffordlightly Irish Dance 3.00 pm Drogheda Comhaltas 3.30 pm Komayumlkal Japanesse Talko Drummers 4.00 pm Scoil Rince Lennon McLoughlin 4.30 pm Oriel Ensemble 5.00 pm Jig Jazz 5.30 pm Shepard School of Dance Chicago 6.00 pm McGee School of Dance 6.30 pm Eimear ARKINS,Eileen Gannon,Conor Arkins & Paul Clesham 7.00Naomh Padraig Ceili Band 7.30 pm Gig Rig na Gaeilge Tiachtga CCE 8.10 pm Scolairi 8.50 pm The Maguire Band 9.20 pm Kerrie Herrity, John Dwyer & friends 9.50 pm The Blackwater Ceili Band 10.20 pm The Rising

What's Happening today for the Fleadh Gig Rig – Bolton Square 2 pm – 11 pm Concert – Kern in the Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Sold Out Poetry – Drogheda Creative Writers celebrate Irish Poetry with Roger Hudson and guest Bob Shakespeare – Governor’s House Millmount – Free Concert – Garadice in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Drogheda Male Voice Choir – Outside the Augustinian Church 7 pm Music in the Tower – Sean Matthews CD launch in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to Museum) Scoil Eigse Tutor’s Concert – The Augustinian Church 8 pm Adults €15 Children €7.50 Family of 4 - €40 Nathan Carter – In conversation with Tony Clayton Lea followed by concert with Nathan and his band in the Fleadh Dome 8 pm €25 Sold Concert – Finbar Furey in Concert – Crescent Concert Hall 8 pm €30 Home From OZ - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Fleadh TV – From the Fleah TV Dome in Abbey Car Park & from the Tholsel 8.30 pm – 11 pm Drogheda Male Voice Choir – Outside DVine , Dyer St 8.15 pm Concert – The Fureys in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – Mickey Joe Harte, Thin As Lizzy Modne Boys – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 Free Ceili – Music by Triskell Ceili Band – Traditional Irish Set Dancing McHugh’s Chord Road, 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas - Tim Doyle & Fiona Nic Conmara in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – Hot House Flowers in the Barbican Centre 10 pm €28 Hothouse Flowers in Concert – The Barbican Centre 10 pm €28 What’s On In The Pubs Thursday August 15th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Pogues Tribute(10 pm) Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched The Punt – Col Carter The Hops – Lessoneers(5 pm) Beer Mats(7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Gleeson’s – Liam Bridgeman 7.30 Poitin 10 Railway Tavern – Johnny & the Bhoys Donaghys – Christy Moore Tribute (7) Celtic Heritage (10) McHugh’s Lounge – Triskell Ceili Band O’Caseys – Robbed and Lynched McHugh’s Beer Garden – The Healys (from Australia) The Weavers – Setanta (2 pm) One For The Road(5 pm) Setanta (8pm) DJ Brian Farrelly (11 pm) Trinity Quarter – The Cacks Fushion – Fleadh Party Disco 80’s, 90’s,00’s Irish The White Horse ( pop up pub)- Paddy McQuaile Woodrows – Open Trad Session Market Bar - Open Trad Session Nolan’s – Open Trad Session The Pheasant - Open Trad Session Fairgreen Bar - Open Trad Session Tollstone Platin – Open Trad Session Most pubs will have open sessions Gig Rig 2 pm Music Generation 6 pm Newry, Mourne & Down Trad Orchestra 6.40 pm McCarthy Murphy School of Dance 7.10 pm Dundalk CCE 7.50 PM Ceoltoiri Drumlin Tullycorbett CCE 8.30 pm Portlaoise CCE 9 PM Nos Nua 9.40 pm Josie & Mary Nugent & Brian Stafford 22.10 pm John Fennell’s Family & Frends Fleadh Clár Mór 2019 The Clár Mór programme of all competition events is not available from the Tourist Office but is on sale at the following locations • Fleadh Information Centre, 38 West Street • Merchandise Shop, 98-99 West Street • Box Office, Laurence Shopping Centre • d Hotel • Ballymakenny College • Barbican Theatre • All competition venues

What’s Happening Today as Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann opens Sunday August 11th Drogheda Tourist Office – Open 11 am – 7 pm Fleadh Booking Office – Open 11 am – 5 pm Laurence Shopping Centre The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Tour of Townley Hall – Part of Boune Music Festival Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Boyne Music Festival – BMF Young Artists Concert- Townley Hall 2 pm Adults €12 Children €6 Oliver the Musical – Director Sarah Louisa Nolan, Musical Director David Leddy, Choreogaher Annaleigh Meegan in the TLT Theatre 2 pm & 7 pm Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann – By President Michael D Higgings in Bolton Square 3.00 pm Gig Rig – Bolton Square – 4 pm George McAdam & Friends 4.40 pm Darragh O’hEiligh 5.00 pm Leargas Concert – Eleanor McEvoy & Damon Butcher – The Thomas Moore Project in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Boyne Music Festival - Into the Fire, Chamber Music Concert in Townley Hall 8 pm Adults €20 Children €12 Concert – RTE Concert Orchestra + Zoe Conway & Jhn McIntyre in the CocaCola Dome 8.30 pm €25 What’s Happening in the Pubs There will be daytime open traditional sessions in many pubs Market Bar – Open Fleadh Session all day Nolans - Identity (9 pm) Mother Hughes – Finvola Trad Band (6 pm) Railway Tavern – Barron ( 8 pm) Fairgreen Bar – Rapscallion ( 6.30 pm) Odd Mollies – Fanacanta ( 7 pm) Stephen & Saoirse (10 pm) Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched Ollies Bar – Open Fleadh Session Gleesons - Smooch ( 7 pm) Rod & Billy)9.30 pm) Daly’s of Shop Street – Open Fleadh Session O’Caseys – Open Fleadh Session The Thatch – Open Fleadh Session The Pheasant – Open Fleadh Session O’Raghallaighs – Open Fleadh Session The Punt – The Heavey Brothers (6 pm) The Hops – Lessoneer(7-9) Shindig (9-11) The Grey Goose – Rojo Donaghy’s – Fleadh Opening Party 5 acts Woodrow’s – The FAA (7 pm) The Hops – Lessoneers (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) The Weavers – Setanta (6 pm) DJ Brian Farrelly (9 pm) Trinity Quarter – Daithi & Friends (6 pm ) Rock &Roll Bingo (9 pm) Reddan’s Bettystown– Pat TNT Valley Inn Mullery – Shane Branigan Hunterstown Inn – Yesteryear

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 Drogheda | 11th – 18th August 2019

Events Happening until August 18th Friday August 9th Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Guide Tour of Battle of the Boyne Site - from Townley Hall 10.30am €4 Fleadh Box Office- Open in Laurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Boyne Music Festival - Pre Concert Talk by Cellist Robert Cohen - Townley Hall 6 pm Gaelic Football - Louth Div 1 League - O'Raghallaighs v Newtown Blues - GAA Grounds Drogheda 7.30 pm FAI Cup - Ist Round - Drogheda United v Avondale United - United Park 7.45 pm Chapel Street Band Live – Slane traditional music ensemble in the Drumshallon Forge, Ballymackenny 8.30 pm €10 Boyne Music Festival - An Evening of French Chamber Music in Townley Hall 8 pm Saturday August 10th Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Oliver the Musical – Director Sarah Louisa Nolan, Musical Director David Leddy, Choreogaher Annaleigh Meegan in the TLT Theatre 2 pm & 7 pm Boyne Music Festival - Family Concert in Townley Hall 2 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Slow Session – Piper Brendan McCreanor and Roisin Ward Morrow in the Droichead Arts Centre 2pm Concert – Damien Dempsey & Band, Teada with Seamus Begley, Saran & Tadgh Mulligan – The Fleadh Dome 8 pm €29.50 Boyne Music Festival - Irish Night in Townley Hall 8 pm Bye Bye Baby - Celebration of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - The Barbican Centre 8 pm Sunday August 11th Flead Box Office- Open in Laurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Oliver the Musical – Director Sarah Louisa Nolan, Musical Director David Leddy, Choreogaher Annaleigh Meegan in the TLT Theatre 2 pm & 7 pm Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann – By President Michael D Higgings in Bolton Square 2.30 pm Concert – Eleanor McEvoy & Damon Butcher – The Thomas Moore Project in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Boyne Music Festival - Into the Fire in Townley Hall 8 pm Monday August 12th Scoil Eigse - Traditional music classes in Ballymackenny College 9.30 am - 3.45 pm Tour of Knowth & Dowth – Tour of the Megalitic Passage tombs . Departs Georges Square 10 .30 am . Back at 2.45 pm led by Muiris O’Suilleabhain €20 Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Lunchtime Concert – Clann Carberry from Co Longford in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Poetry – Beyond the Trail – poems from last year’s trail = guest poet PHIL Lynch in Augustinian Garden 2.30 pm free Walking Tour – The built and natural heritage of Drogheda – led by Brendan Matthews . Meet Highlanes Gallery 4 pm €6 Concert - Sean Keane & Band, in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square 6pm Youth Proramme Concert – Sean O’Laoire sings the songs we all learned at school . The Gig Rig 6 pm Free Music in the Tower – Terry McHugh CD launch in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €15 ( includes admission to Museum) Concert – Martin Hayes Quartet in the Augustinian Church 8 pm €25 Concert – Mike Denver and his band in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Tuesday August 13th Scoil Eigse - Traditional music classes in Ballymackenny College 10 am - 3.45 pm Walking Tour – In the steps of Kate the Navy as imaged in the 1890 painting – Led by Brendan Matthews . Meet Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €5 BusTour – Monasterboice High Crosses 7 Tower, Dundalk Gaol & The Droleek Dolmen led by Muiris O’Suilleabhain Georges Square 10.30 pm Fleadh Box Office- Open in Laurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Lunchtime Concert – Clann McCague/McGovern in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Poetry – Tales and Poems of Town and Country with author Nicola Pierce in the Augustinian Garden 2.30 pm Concert – Zoe Conway & John McIntyre with Cormac Begley in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square 6pm Music in the Tower – Tom Blake & guests in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to Museum) Concert – Meitheal Orchestra in the Barbican Centre 6 pm Gala Concert – Horselips ( Barry Devlin, Jim Lockhart, Johnny & Ray Fean), Four Men and a Dog, Stocktons Wing – Fleadh Dome €25 Airs of Old Drogheda / Ceiliuradh Seamus Ennis – Featuring music by Michael Holohan with special guests in Augustinian Church 8 pm €10 Ceili Picnic – Ryan Sheridan, Moxie and The Blackwater Ceili Band – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm €20 Concert – Bagatelle in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceol le Clapsolas – Muireann NicAmhlaoibh & Donal O’Connor in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Wednesday August 14th Scoil Eigse - Traditional music classes in Ballymackenny College 10 am - 3.45 pm Bus Tour – The Battle of the Boyne Centre, Mellifont Abbey & Barmeath Castle led by Muiris O’Suilleabhain Georges Square 10.30 am €20 Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Lunchtime Concert – The Vallelys in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Mise An Fear Cheoil – Seamus Ennis : Talk, Tunes and Songs in the Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Bus Tour – To Newgrange National Monument led by Muiris O’Suillebhain Georges Square 6 pm €20 Flanagan Brothers Award Concert – John Carty in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square 6pm Concert – The Meithael Orchestra in the Barbican Centre 6 pm Adults €15, Children €7.50 Family of 4 - €40 Walk and Talk – last in the series Liam Reilly will lead the walk from the Tholsel proceeds to Drogheda Cultural Services 7.15 pm Voluntary donations Music in the Tower – The FAA Side ( Declan Garry) in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to for Museum) Good Tyme in the Church –Daoiri Farrell & Roisin Ward Morrow in the Augustinian Church 8 pm €10 Concert – Cherish the Ladies with the students of Our Ladys College Greenhills in the Fleadh Dome 8 pm €25 Concert – Aslan in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – Beoga , Ryan McMullan – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm €20 Concert – Sharon Shannon &Mundy in the Crescent Concert Hall 9 pm €27.50 Thursday August 15th Scoil Eigse - Traditional music classes in Ballymackenny College 10 am - 3.45 pm Tours of St Laurence Gate – 11 am – 4 pm led by Brendan McSherry & Brendan Matthews €7 book on www.fleadhcheoil.ie Sold Out Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Lunchtime Concert – Clann O’Brien from Raheny in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Boyne Valley Musical Picnic – Curated by Jeni Glasgow of Eastern Seaboard. Meet Geoges Square Bus Stop 12.15 pm The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square from 2 pm Concert – Kern in the Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Drogheda Creative Writers – Poetry Celebration with guest Bob Shakespeare in Governor’s House, Millmount 4 pm – 5 pm Concert – Garadice in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Music in the Tower – Sean Matthews CD launch in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to Museum) Scoil Eigse Tutor’s Concert – The Augustinian Church 8 pm Adults €15 Children €7.50 Family of 4 - €40 Nathan Carter – In conversation with Tony Clayton Lea followed by concert with Nathan and his band in the Fleadh Dome 8 pm €25 Concert – Finbar Furey in Concert – Crescent Concert Hall 8 pm €30 Home From OZ - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Concert – The Fureys in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – Mickey Joe Harte, Thin As Lizzy Modne Boys – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 Free Ceili – Music by Triskell Ceili Band – McHugh’s Chord Road, 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas - Tim Doyle & Fiona Nic Conmara in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – Hot House Flowers in the Barbican Centre 10 pm €28 Direct from OZ – The Healys, Western Australia’s top Celtic rock band in McHugh’s Venue Friday August 16th Scoil Eigse - Traditional music classes in Ballymackenny College 10 am - 12 noon Bus Tour – Beulieu House, Drumshallon Forge and Linn Duachaill Annagassan led by Brendan Matthews 10.30 am Georges Square €20 Tours of St Laurence Gate – 11 am – 4 pm led by Brendan McSherry & Brendan Matthews €7 book on www.fleadhcheoil.ie Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm Lunchtime Concert – Clann McEvoy/ McGowan in the Droichead Arts Centre 1 pm €12 The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square from 2 pm Concert – Sean O’Se & Mary Kelly in the Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Concert – Rita Connolly in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Music in the Tower – Six String Drum – Roisin Ward Morrow Uisneach in Millmount Tower – 7.30 pm €10 ( includes admission to museum Museum) Airtricity League of Ireland - Drogheda United v Wexford Youths United Park 7.45 pm Gala Evening – Frankie Gavin& the Povenance, Karan Casey & Band, Steve Dunne Trio, Inn Echo, St Peter’s Male Voice Choir in Fleadh Concert Dome 8 pm €25 Concert – Comhaltas Folk Orchestra in the Augustinian Church 8 pm €20 Home From OZ - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Ceili Picnic – Pogues Tribute, The Wednesday Gang, Celtic Gypsies – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free Ceili – Music by Swallow Tail Ceili Band – Our Ladys Green hills 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas – Kevin Burke in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – The Wolfe Tones in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Concert Altan & The Shandrum Ceili Band in the Barbican Centre – 10 pm €25 Direct from OZ – The Healys, Western Australia’s top Celtic rock band in McHugh’s Venue Trad Disco – traditional music with dance beats with DJ Paddy O’Callaghan in the Electric Ballroom, Georges St. 11.30 pm €10 Saturday August 17th Fleadh Box Office- Open inLaurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm The Fleadh Village - All day live music, storytelling, food in grounds of Scholars Hotel 1 pm The Art of Treepling – Nic Gareiss, American dancer, combining Irish and Appalachian dance – Droichead Arts Centre 4 pm €16 Companach Concert – Cross media concert of traditional Irish music in the Barbican Centre 2 pm & 5 pm €15 The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square from 2 pm Poetry Open Mic – An opportunity for visiting writers and locals to share their work in the Augustinian Garden 2.30 pm Free - Coda in Concert - McHugh's the Venue 4 pm Concert – Sibeal Ni Chasaide with the DKIR Chamber Ensemble in the Augustinian Church 5 pm Adults €15, Chldren €7.50 Family of 4 - €40 Gaelic Football - Louth Senior Championships - Naomh Martin v St Mochtas 5.30 pm- St Marys v Geraldines 7 pm Dunleer Concert – CCE OvThe Complete erseas Concert in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 7.30 pm Free Concert – Dermot Byrne, Eamonn Coyne & John Doyle in Droichead Arts Centre 8 pm €20 Coscan in Concert - McHugh's 8 pm Home From OZ - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Concert – The Wolfe Tones in Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – The Enemies, Cuig The Full Shilling – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free Concert- Kila and Paddy Casey in the Crescent Concert Hall 9 pm €27.50 Ceili – Abbey Ceili Band in Our Ladys College, Greenhills 9 pm €10 Ceol le Clapsolas – Saran Mulligan & John McCann in the Highlanes Gallery 10 pm €16 Concert – Notify with guests Kris Driver, Tara Breen, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Donal Lunny in the Barbican Centre 10 pm €25 Direct from OZ – The Healys, Western Australia’s top Celtic rock band in McHugh’s Venue Sunday August 18th Fleadh Box Office- Open in Laurence Shopping Centre 11am – 5 pm Living History Displays – 17th century military living see how cavalry and musketeers operated – Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre 11 am – 4 pm Free The Augustinian Gospel Choir – in front of the Augustinian Church 2 pm Free The Gig Rig - Live free entertainment in Bolton Square from 2 pm Ship Street Heritage Day - Music, Songs and Stories 3 pm - 5 pm Parade of the marching bands – From DIFE ,VIA Windmill Road, Georges St to West Street 5 pm Senior Ceili Band Competition – The Fleadh Dome 6.30 pm €20 Home From OZ - The Healys, Western Australia's top Celtic Rock Band in the Beer Garden, McHugh's 8 pm Concert – Aslan in the Earth 8.30 pm €25 Ceili Picnic – The Mother Funkers , Rapscallion , Christy Moore – Duke Street Car Park 8.30 pm Free. Ceili – Music by Donie Nolan Ceili Band Our Ladys College Greenhills 9 pm €10 Monday August 19th Farewell to the Fleadh – Nuala Kennedy & John Doyle, Goitse and Box the Monkey in the Barbican Centre 7 pm €20 For entertainment in the local pubs see www.droghedagigguide.com Please support Drogheda Tourist Office by becoming a " Friend of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism" it cost just €40 per year. Contact Liam Reilly in the office Phone 041-9872843 e-mail droghedatouristoffice@gmail.com

Drogheda Gig Guide for Fleadh Week Compiled by Drogheda Tourist Office from information supplied Thursday August 8th Nolans – Country Night with Nigel Livingstone Woodrow’s – The Blinders Market Bar – Acoustic Session Donaghy’s – Kelly McArdle Ollies Bar – Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown - Karaoke Gilna’s Laytown – Traditional Session Greyhound Bar Duleek – Traditional Session Friday August 9th Market Bar – John McCormack Nolans – Liam Bridgeman Sarsfields Bar – Mickey O & Jokers Wild Odd Mollies – Mulefish/Skins FC/David O’Brien The Pheasant – The FAA Side Gleesons – Rock & Roll Bingo The Grey Goose – Resident DJ McHugh’s – Rocking Blues Fest The Hops – Live Music Woodrows – DJ James Healy Clarkes – DJ Jah Bubble The Punt – Kevin Lynch Black Bull Inn – DJ Bren Black Barney Mac’s – Traditional Session Grey Goose – Resident DJ Earth – Ignition Friday DJ Dave Reddan’s Bettystown - Whiplash Glyde Inn Annagassan – Traditional Session Saturday August 10th Market Bar – Pluck Off Nolans – Paschal Brennan’s Joe Dolan Tribute Odd Mollies – Trenchtown Clarkes – DJ Jah Bubble Railway Tavern – Norris Stephens Black Bull Inn – DJ Dave Newman Gleesons – The Badgers The Pheasant – The Punt – Kyle Martin Sarsfields Bar – Orion O’Raghallaighs – Identity The Thatch – Patrick Kelly O’Casey’s – Open Trad Session Dalys of Shop St – Open Trad Session Cagneys – DJ Teeface The Grey Goose – DJ Colin The Bird Cage – The Piano Lady ( 9 pm) The Hops – Live Music Woodrows – DJ James Healy Barney Macs – Traditional Session Earth (Main Room) – Late & Live Ollies Bar - Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown – Phil and Mill Morning Star Tullyallen – Mary Gantley Lobinstown Inn – Pat Mulchrone Sunday July 11th Market Bar – Open Fleadh Session Nolans - Identity Mother Hughes – Finvola Trad Band Railway Tavern – Barron ( 8 pm) Fairgreen Bar – Rapscallion ( 6.30 pm) Odd Mollies – Fanacanta ( 7 pm) Stephen & Saoirse (10 pm) Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched Ollies Bar – Open Fleadh Session Gleesons - Open Fleadh Session Daly’s of Shop Street – Open Fleadh Session O’Caseys – Open Fleadh Session The Thatch – The Pheasant – Open Fleadh Session O’Raghallaighs – Open Fleadh Session The Punt – The Heavey Brothers (6 pm) The Hops – Lessoneer(7-9) Shindig (9-11) The Grey Goose – Rojo Donaghy’s – Fleadh Opening Party 5 acts Woodrow’s – The FAA (7 pm) The Hops – Lessoneers (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Reddan’s Bettystown– Pat TNT Valley Inn Mullery – Shane Branigan Hunterstown Inn – Yesterday Monday August 12th The Punt – The FAA Side Market Bar – Open Fleadh Session Nolan’s - Open Fleadh Session Odd Mollies – Alry(8 pm) Robbed & Lynch (10 pm) McHugh’s – Barrel of Laughs Comedy Club Woodrow’s – The Blinders The Hops – The Two Paddys (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Daly’s of Shop St – Open Fleadh Session The Punt - Open Fleadh Session O’Casey’s - Open Fleadh Session Railway Tavern - Open Fleadh Session Sarsfields – DJ Alan Kennedy Donaghy’s – Maf- Fleadh Band The Grey Goose – Traditional Session with Distllery Lane Reddans Bettystown – Dave’s Bingo Tuesday August 13th Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched Odd Mollies –Alry( 8 pm) The Cacks (10 pm) Woodrow’s – The Tune Raiders The Hops - The Hops – Lessoneers (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) The Punt – Ronan Woods Donaghys – Snug Session O’Raghallaighs – Trad Bingo Reddan’s Bettystown – Joe Mann There will be open sessions in most pubs Wednesday August 14th Nolan’s – Ken Browne & Open Fleadh Session McHugh’s – Metallita The Hops – The Two Paddys (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Woodrow’s – Paddy McQuaile The Punt – Niall Callan Donaghys – The Tune Raiders Sarsfields – DJ Alan Kennedy Odd Mollies – Baile an Salsa(8 pm) State Lights(10 pm) The Pheasant – Paul Macken O’Raghallaighs- Bingo as Gaeilge Morning Star Tullyallen – Bingo There will be open sessions in most pubs Thursday August 15th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Pogues Tribute(10 pm) Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched The Punt – Col Carter The Hops – Lessoneers(5 pm) Beer Mats(7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Donaghys – Christy Moore Tribute (7) Celtic Heritage (10) McHugh’s Lounge – Triskell Ceili Band McHugh’s Beer Garden – The Healys (from Australia) Most pubs will have open sessions Friday August 16th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Hudwink(10 pm) The Punt – The FAA Side McHugh’s – Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones (7 pm) McHugh’s Beer Garden – The Healys ( from Australia) Sarsfields – The Motherfunkers Donaghys – Celtic Heritage The Hops – Lessoneers (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) Black Bull Inn – Make Feel Nice O’Raghallaighs – Fleadh on the Green Open Sessions in all the pubs Saturday August 17th Sarsfields - Vodoo Jukebox McHugh’s – Coda (4 pm) Coscan(8 pm) McHugh’s Ber Garden – The Healys ( from Australia) Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (8 pm) Robbed & Lynched (10 pm) The Hops – Lessoneers (5 pm) Beer Mats (7 pm) Shindig(9 pm) The Punt – Anto Kelly Donaghys – Celtic Heritage Black Bull – Dave O’Brien O’Raghallaighs – Fleadh on the Green Open Sessions in all pubs Sunday August 18th Odd Mollies – Celtic Heritage (4 pm) Stephen & Saoirse(9 pm) Grand (11 pm) The Punt – Liam Bridgeman (8.30) Woodrows – Sarsfields – Robbed & Lynched McHugh’s – Paddy Goodwin and the Holy Ghosts McHugh’s Beergarden- The Healys ( from Australia) Donaghys – Celtic Heritage Valley Inn – Philip Kennedy Open Sessions in all pubs As and from Oct 1st only premises who are members of “Friends of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism” or traditional Irish music sessions will be included in this guide. Membership costs €40 per year( which is less than 80 cents a week) Contact Liam at Drogheda Tourist Office 041-9872843 The following venues are members – Market Bar, Nolan’s, Sarsfields, The Pheasant, Barlow’s Railway Tavern,Black Bull Inn, The Thatch, Ollies Bar, Fairgreen Bar, Gleeson’s, Woodrow’s, The Hops, The Grey Goose, Cagney’s, Mother Hughes,O’Casey’s, The Punt, O’Raghallaighs, Odd Mollies, Clarkes – Donaghys – McHugh’s, Daly’s of Shop Street, Windmill House, Scholar’s Hotel, Reddan’s, 19th Baltray, Glyde Inn, Hunterstown Inn-Lobinstown Inn, Valley Inn, Glenside Hotel

Upcoming events in the area Thursday August 1st Launch - Launch of Drogheda Outcomers in Wstcourt Hotel 7 pm Football – North East League – Boyne Harps v Rock Celtic – United Park 8 pm Country under the Viaduct – Drogheda top Country Music singer Ray Murtagh in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday August 2nd Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Historical Talk – The History of Mullary Cemetery by Sean Byrne in the cemetery 7 pm followed by music in Drumshallon Forge 8.15 pm Free Saturday August 3rd Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Sunday August 4th Car Boot Sale – In aid of Clogherhead Lifeboat at the Presbyterian Church, Colpe 10 am – 3 pm Baltray Village Fair – BBQ, pony rides, petting farm, face painting, stalls, refreshments, live music on Baltray Village Green 2 pm – 6 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Blessing of the Boats – Family fun with bouncy castles, games and stalls on the pier, Clogherhead 3 pm 80’s Roller Disco – Roller Skates provided in the O’Raghallaighs Sports Centre 8 pm – 10 pm €10 per hour. Monday August 5th Traditional Music Session – Distillery Lane and friends in the Grey Goose 9.30 pm Tuesday August 6th Traditional Sessions -Carberry's & McHugh's 9.30 pm Wednesday August 7th Walk & Talk - Old Drogheda Society led by Brendan Matthews - From St Peter's, West St to Laurence Gate 7.30 Traditional Sessions - Nolan's, The Punt, O'Casey's 9.30 pm Thursday August 8th Boyne Music Festival – Opening Night with poet Niall McCarthy and musicians Zoe Conway & John McIntyre in Townley Hall 8 pm Country under the Viaduct – Drogheda top Country Music singer Nigel Livingstone in Nolan’s, Chord Road 9.30 pm No Cover Charge Friday August 9th Drogheda Farmers Market – West Street 9 am – 5 pm Guide Tour of Battle of the Boyne Site - from Townley Hall 10.30am €4 Boyne Music Festival - Pre Concert Talk by Cellist Robert Cohen - Townley Hall 6 pm Chapel Street Band Live – Slane traditional music ensemble in the Drumshallon Forge, Ballymackenny 8.30 pm €10 Boyne Music Festival - An Evening of French Chamber Music in Townley Hall 8 pm Saturday August 10th Drogheda Open Air Market – Bolton Square 9 am – 1 pm Oliver the Musical – Director Sarah Louisa Nolan, Musical Director David Leddy, Choreogaher Annaleigh Meegan in the TLT Theatre 2 pm & 7 pm Boyne Music Festival - Family Concert in Townley Hall 2 pm Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Concert – Damien Dempsey & Band, Teada with Seamus Begley, Saran & Tadgh Mulligan – The Fleadh Dome 8 pm €29.50 Boyne Music Festival - Irish Night in Townley Hall 8 pm Sunday August 11th Hill of Slane Guided Tours – Meet at the car park on the hill 2 pm Free Oliver the Musical – Director Sarah Louisa Nolan, Musical Director David Leddy, Choreogaher Annaleigh Meegan in the TLT Theatre 2 pm & 7 pm Opening of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann – By President Michael D Higgings in Bolton Square 2.30 pm Concert – Eleanor McEvoy & Damon Butcher – The Thomas Moore Project in St Peter’s Church of Ireland 6 pm €20 Boyne Music Festival - Into the Fire in Townley Hall 8 pm Concert – The RTE Concert Orchestra with guests Zoe Conway and John McIntyre in the Fleadh Dome 8.30 pm €25 For Entertainment listings in the pubs and clubs see droghedagigguide.com The following businesses and individuals are up to date members of Friends of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism at a cost of €40 per year. Please support our work by becoming a member at a cost of €40 per year or by renewing your membership if it is due. Market Bar, Cagney’s,The Grey Goose, Railway Tavern, Nolan’s Bar, Mother Hughes Pub,The Fairgreen Bar, Sarsfield’s Bar,The Pheasant,The Thatch,Black Bull Inn, Gleeson’s,Clarkes, Odd Mollies, Donaghys, Drogheda Open O’Casey’s, The Punt, Ollies Bar , McHugh’s – The Venue, Windmill House, 19th Baltray, Glyde Inn Annagassan, Hunterstown Inn, Reddan’s Bettystown, Morning Star Tullyallen, Lobinstown Inn, Sen Ged Nash, Fergus O’Dowd TD, Imelda Munster TD, Cllr Oliver Tully, Cllr Frank Godfrey, Des Grant, Workspace Ltd, Highfield House Laytown, Stockwell Artisan Foods, Westcourt Hotel, The d Hotel, Scholar’s Townhouse Hotel, The Glenside Hotel, Aaron Vale B&B, The FAA Side (entertainer) Drogheda Museum Millmount, The Irish Military War Museum, Relish Café Group, Paul McAuley ( Spotlight Entertainment),Kierans Brothers Deli, Drogheda Male Voice Choir, Bellewstown Golf Club. County Louth Golf Club, Drogheda Credit Union, Slane Distillery, Collon House, Drogheda Motor Show. Support Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism by joining a Friend of Drogheda on the Boyne Tourism costing just €40 per year