


But it doesn’t cause any kind of fuss with educated people though, does it? Because they know it’s only words and they don’t worry. I do it to shock them sometimes y’ know if I’m in the hairdresser’s-that’s where I work-I’ll say somethin’ like ‘I’m as fucked as a fanny on a Friday night!’ and some of the customers, they’ll have a right gob on them just ’cos I come out with something like that. But that’s because they’re ignorant it’s not their fault, I know that, but sometimes they drive me mental. A fantastic array of street arts performances will take place at all key city centre sites throughout the festival.See, the properly educated, they know it’s only words, don’t they? It’s only the masses who don’t understand. Spraoi parade will feature hundreds of costumed performers, incredible floats, live bands and special effects unleashed on Waterford streets. Spraoi international street arts festival returns for 2023, offering a weekend of exciting entertainment and artistic performance. The action-packed programme of events runs from July 6 to 9 and this year includes an open air concert at Crotty’s Lake, celebrations of local food, history and culture, comedy, wellbeing events and a 50th anniversary concert featuring Gina & The Champions. Events will take place across the region, from Clonea Parish Hall, Crough and Kilclooney Woods, Portlaw, Ballymacarbry, Kilmacthomas, Cruachan and more. The innovative festival to annually celebrate the culture, heritage and activities associated with Co. Two strangers, washed up poet Frank and foul-mouthed hairdresser Rita, find they have a lot more in common than they think in this hilarious heart-warming story. Waterford theatre company Theatre Vamps are proud to bring their production of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita to the Theatre Royal. If you like Neil young, you will love Harvest.Įducating Rita, Theatre Royal, June 30 to July 1, €17.50 per ticket Patrons can expect the band to perform Neil Young fan favourites and timeless classics.
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The band have played at the Electric Picnic art festival and appeared on national tv and radio. Harvest are an eight-piece band who have been thrilling audiences all over Ireland for over 12 years. Harvest – A tribute to Neil Young: Theatre Royal, Saturday, June 24 at 8pm. Graham Smith, Professor of Oral History at Newcastle University will be keynote speaker to discuss oral histories which offer unique insights into the operations of power and resistance in our societies in the past and present.

The oral history Network of Ireland (OHNI) is pleased to announce its 2023 conference on the theme of Oral History: Power and Resistance. Oral History Network of Ireland Annual Conference, Dooley’s Hotel, June 16 and 17 The night, which will also include poetry, open mic and music from Tobie Hickey, takes place this Friday, June 16 – Bloomsday – in Phil Grimes Pub at 8pm. Ireland’s most unique literary event, Bloomsday, returns this summer, with a special event happening in Waterford city featuring former Irish Ambassador to the U.S., Joycean expert and proud Waterford man Dan Mulhall, pictured above. SpeakEasy Bloomsday Special, Phil Grimes Pub, Friday, June 16 €21.50 per ticketīruiser theatre company presents this play about friendship between two boys growing up in Belfast in the summer of 1970, a friendship that at first is immune to the sectarian violence taking place around them, but which nonetheless is ultimately destroyed by it. Mojo Mickybo: Theatre Royal, Thursday, June 15 at 8pm.
