place holder Friday 27th March – Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta St. Finbarr’s Church @ 8pm (doors 7.30pm) Tickets €15 / €10 (conc.) on door or via Eventbrite. Saturday 28th March – Téada St. Louis School Hall @ 8pm (doors 7.30pm) Tickets €15 / €10 (conc.) on door or via

Thursday 10th April          Festival Launch: Lecture by Simon Chadwick “Tales & Tunes: Lesser-known anecdotes from the Life of Patrick Byrne”.  Simon will be joined for a tune by fellow harper Sylvia Crawford. The Shirley Arms Hotel, 8pm admission free Trad Music Session: Deery’s Bar, 10pm, admission free Friday 11th April              Concert: Séamus Ó

On Friday 14th of March there will be a fíor céilí in the community centre in Corduff. The céilí is organised by the Corduff Raferagh Céilí Club and music on the night will be by theMichael Duffy Céilí Band. There will be refreshments and the dancing starts at 9pm.  Admission

Corcaghan Feis 21st April 2024 The annual Corcaghan Feis is taking place on Sunday 21st April.  Commencing at 10am, there are competitions at under 8, under 10, under 12 and 12 to 15 age groups.  A child’s age on 1 January 2024 will determine which competition they are eligible for.  

Thanks to everyone who supported this year’s Féile Patrick Byrne.  Whether you played or sang in the sessions, learned in the workshops, or danced in the céilithe, or if you attended as an audience member at the lecture or the concerts – a big thank you to you all! From

Friday 22 March – Fíor Céilí The Corduff & Raferagh Community Centre This coming Friday sees the return of the ever popular Michael Duffy Céilí Band to Corduff.  This fíor céilí has been organised by the Corduff & Raferagh Céilí Dancing Club.  The evening begins at 9pm and the dances

Monaghan County Council have awarded Féile Patrick Byrne €6,500 for this year’s festival.  The councillors approved the recommendations submitted to them under the Arts Partners Grant Scheme by the assessment panel set up to adjudicate the competition.  The application on behalf of Féile Patrick Byrne scored 95 out of 100

Wednesday 6th March 2024 Comhrá le Nadia Dobrianska : Idir Dhá Shaol – Óstán Shirley Arms, 20:00-21:30 Between Two Worlds : A conversation with Nadia Dobrianska – Shirley Arms Hotel, 8pm – 9:30pm. An evening of tri-lingual conversation with Nadia Dobrianska, a Ukrainian human rights defender and fluent Irish speaker

Fáilte roimh go Féile Patrick Byrne 2023. Féile cheoil traidisiúnta na hÉireann í seo a thugann ómós do Patrick Byrne (1794-1863). Ba é an chéad cheoltóir traidisiúnta riamh ar tógadh grianghraf de. We are delighted that Eilis Lavelle has taken on the role of festival patron. An outstanding harp player,

Full programme for this year’s Féile Patrick Byrne is as follows: Dé Céadaoin – 6th April Official opening and the annual Patrick Byrne Lecture The Shirley Arms, 8pm – adm. free. Local historian John Scully will deliver this year’s lecture on the life and music of Patrick Byrne.  John will