Locals turn out to celebrate Culture Night in Tipperary town
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A variety of events took place last Friday night in Cahir for this year’s Culture Night festival
Last Friday, September 18, 2026, Cahir was the place to be with a huge amount of Culture Night events taking place around town. From church concerts to community poetry and traditional Irish music/song sessions until late, there was a full evening of music, stories and culture for all to enjoy.
The Weave of Home: A Community Poetry Gathering took place in Cahir House Hotel Snug and a great number of people turned up to share poetry and also help created a group poem!
Rockwell Music Academy had a ‘Meet the Orchestra’ evening and everyone present could see and hear rare orchestral instruments up close and take part in a communal music session! It was a great one for all the family!
Cahir Arts on Castle Street had a Songs without Borders Evening of Greek and Irish Music with Soprano Caterina Mirtsios and musician Fidelma Nugent who took you on a journey between two cultures. Also in Cahir Arts on the evening was a potteryn Class with Ronan Dedenys.
St Paul’s Church was packed with musicians & singers with Chords in St Paul’s with a Recital and Trad Session from the young Cahir Comhaltas members who were joined by Linda Gardiner and the talented Concertina Ensemble Group from Burncourt that was followed by a lively Trad session to kick off Cahir Tradfest that closed out the night in The Shamrock Lounge.
Lastly, Cahir Castle hosted the fantastic Irish Band IMLÉ who performed to a capacity attendance in the Great Hall. IMLÉ are a collective of musicians under stewardship of Dublin based musician and producer Cian Mac Cárthaigh. IMLÉ mix different musical styles and art forms together in a way that has never been seen or heard before in the Irish language musical sphere and were hugely talented and wonderfully different!
Culture Night in Cahir saw an evening that celebrated music, culture and community across the town and it was an uplifting, entertaining and enjoyable evening that had something to suit everyone!
Culture Night is stewarded by the Arts Council in partnership with Local Authorities across Ireland, with support from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. Locally, the Tipperary Arts Office works with artists, venues, libraries, galleries, theatres, studios, cultural organisations, community groups and organisers to help bring the programme to life across the County.