{"id":500962,"date":"2026-06-15T15:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/500962\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:45:14","slug":"this-week-in-music-in-ireland-concerts-festivals-and-upcoming-deadlines-15-21-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/500962\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Music in Ireland: Concerts, Festivals and Upcoming Deadlines (15\u201321 June 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

To add a listing, please\u00a0see\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To view all concerts, visit\u00a0Upcoming Events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

***\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Upcoming\u00a0Events<\/p>\n

Blues
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Don Baker: My Story<\/a>,\u00a0 Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co.\u00a0Wicklow<\/p>\n

Children and Young\u00a0People
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Summer School for Young Pianists<\/a>,\u00a0 TU Dublin Conservatoire East Quad, Grangegorman
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Concert for Babies<\/a>,\u00a0 Courthouse Arts Center\u00a0Wicklow<\/p>\n

Choral
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 \u201cEchoes of Home, Across the Sea\u201d Irish Chinese Chamber Choir Concert<\/a>,\u00a0 St Ann\u2019s Church Dawson Street Dublin 2
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Goethe Choir presents Greenwich Parley – An Elegy for Two Queens<\/a>,\u00a0 St Ann\u2019s Church Dawson Street Dublin\u00a02<\/p>\n

Classical
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Bloomsday Lunchtime Recital: R\u00f3n\u00e1n Murray @ Pipeworks Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Church of the Immaculate Conception Merchants Quay
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Summer Music in City Churches, London 16 – 26 June<\/a>,\u00a0 St Giles\u2019 Cripplegate London
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Hibernian Orchestra Summer Gala Concert<\/a>,\u00a0 The National Concert Hall
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 David Bremner with Christopher Fox @ Pipeworks Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Church of the Immaculate Conception Merchants Quay
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Young Organists\u2019 Platform @ Pipeworks Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Adam & Eve\u2019s, Merchants Quay
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Irish Chamber Orchestra: French Reverie with Henning Kraggerud<\/a>,\u00a0 RIAM, Dublin
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 David Adams | Schola Hyberniae (Giovanna Feeley) @ Pipeworks Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Church of the Immaculate Conception Merchants Quay
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Pipeworks Festival 2026 – Peter Barley<\/a>,\u00a0 Sandford Parish Church
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Irish Chamber Orchestra: French Reverie with Henning Kraggerud<\/a>,\u00a0 UCH, Limerick
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Nicolas Namoradze performs Rachmaninov<\/a>,\u00a0 National Concert Hall
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 A Midsummer\u2019s Night Concert in Kinsale<\/a>,\u00a0 St Catherine\u2019s Cultural Centre, Kinsale Co. Cork
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Limerick Summer Proms \u2013 The Beach Boys with the RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra<\/a>,\u00a0 University Concert Hall, Limerick
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Ulster Orchestra: On Your Doorstep<\/a>,\u00a0 Seamus Heaney Homeplace
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Limerick Summer Proms \u2013 Summer Proms with the Military Pipes and Bands of the Defence Forces<\/a>,\u00a0 University Concert Hall, Limerick
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 D\u00fan Laoghaire Organ Concerts – Sarah Kim<\/a>,\u00a0 St Michael\u2019s Church Dun Laoghaire
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet presented by Music Network<\/a>,\u00a0 Siamsa T\u00edre, Tralee
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Recital by Sarah Kim @ Pipeworks Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 St Michaels Church Dun\u00a0Laoghaire<\/p>\n

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Irish Chamber Orchestra is in concert this week at RIAM, Dublin (18th), and UCH, Limerick (19th), with director and violinist Henning Kraggerud. www.irishchamberorchestra.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contemporary
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble presents \u2018Hellawell at Harty\u2019<\/a>,\u00a0 Harty Room, Queen\u2019s University Belfast
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Coming Together: Furrer & Rzewski @ Louth Contemporary Music Society 20th Anniversary Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 St Nicholas Church of Ireland, Dundalk
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Everyman Up Front<\/a>,\u00a0 Everyman Theatre Cork
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Frey\u2019s String Trio @ Louth Contemporary Music Society 20th Anniversary Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 Oriel Center, Dundalk Gaol, Dundalk
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Beat Furrer\u2019s Prophecies @ Louth Contemporary Music Society 20th Anniversary Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 Chapel, St Vincent\u2019s Secondary School, Dundalk
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Harry Partch\u2019s US Highball @ Louth Contemporary Music Society 20th Anniversary Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 Spirit Store, Dundalk
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Dances For The City (In Time Of Angst) \u2013 John O\u2019Brien @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Curtis Auditorium, MTU Cork School of Music
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Dav\u00f3ne Tines: Recital No. 1: Mass @ Louth Contemporary Music Society 20th Anniversary Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 St Nicholas Church of Ireland, Dundalk
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Fingerprints (2pm): Ioana Petcu-Colan, Steve Meyfroidt, Lina Andonovska, Alex Petcu, Ross Lyness & Davide Marinelli @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Fingerprints (7pm): Ioana Petcu-Colan, Steve Meyfroidt, Lina Andonovska, Alex Petcu, Ross Lyness & Davide Marinelli @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Fingerprints, an improvised performance featuring\u00a0Ioana Petcu-Colan, Steve Meyfroidt, Lina Andonovska, Alex Petcu, Ross Lyness and Davide Marinelli, takes place at Cork Midsummer Festival on 21 June. www.corkmidsummer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Country
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Derek Ryan – The Songwriter Show<\/a>,\u00a0 Dra\u00edocht, Blanchardstown
23.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Summer Country With the Stars<\/a>,\u00a0 Siamsa T\u00edre,\u00a0Tralee<\/p>\n

Dance
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Tea\u010b Da\u1e41sa: 1975 \/ Naoi D\u00e9ag Seacht\u00f3 C\u00faig @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Cork Opera House
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Vibes Disco<\/a>,\u00a0 Wexford Arts Centre
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Tea\u010b Da\u1e41sa: 1975 \/ Naoi D\u00e9ag Seacht\u00f3 C\u00faig @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Cork Opera House
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Tea\u010b Da\u1e41sa: 1975 \/ Naoi D\u00e9ag Seacht\u00f3 C\u00faig @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Cork Opera\u00a0House<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tea\u010b Da\u1e41sa presents its new show,\u00a01975 \/ Naoi D\u00e9ag Seacht\u00f3 C\u00faig, choreographed by\u00a0Michael Keegan-Dolan and\u00a0based on the debut Bothy Band album, this weekend at Cork Midsummer Festival. www.corkmidsummer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Early Music
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Schola Hyberniae present \u2018Illuminating Sounds\u2019 at Navan Midsummer Festival<\/a>,\u00a0 St Mary\u2019s Church of Ireland, Navan
22.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 An Evening of John Dowland Songs & Ayres<\/a>,\u00a0 The Harty\u00a0Room<\/p>\n

Electronic
24.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Metronome: Dublin Modular<\/a>,\u00a0 The Studio National Concert\u00a0Hall<\/p>\n

Film
15.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Erupcja<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
15.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Boogie Nights<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Erupcja<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Boogie Nights<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
17.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Erupcja<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
17.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Boogie Nights<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre,\u00a0Cork<\/p>\n

Folk and\u00a0Traditional
17.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Making Music in Limerick: The Music Network Teaching Residency<\/a>,\u00a0 Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
17.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Cathy McEvoy \u2013 live at The Cat & Cage Folk Club<\/a>,\u00a0 The Cat & Cage, Drumcondra
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Rattling Ark launch \u2018Top Of A Mountain\u2019<\/a>,\u00a0 Bello Bar
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 MUGS Ukulele Band<\/a>,\u00a0 The Cat & Cage, Drumcondra
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 David Keenan @ F\u00e9asta Ceoil An Spid\u00e9il 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Sti\u00faideo Cuan, An Spid\u00e9al
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Colm Mac Con Iomaire @ F\u00e9asta Ceoil An Spid\u00e9il 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Sti\u00faideo Cuan, An Spid\u00e9al
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 John Donovan (1914-1949) Project\/CD launch<\/a>,\u00a0 Malin Head Community Centre
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Artscope presents Coast2Coasts at Rathfarnham Castle Summer Concert Series 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Rathfarnham\u00a0Castle<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
David Keenan performs at Sti\u00faideo Cuan on 19 June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jazz and\u00a0Improvised
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Music Network presents the Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet<\/a>,\u00a0 Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 The Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet @ Cork Midsummer Festival 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Triskel Arts Centre
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Trim Mid-Summer Jazz Weekend: ZASKA<\/a>,\u00a0 Swift Cultural Centre
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Music Network presents the Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet<\/a>,\u00a0 Siamsa T\u00edre, Tralee
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Doris Day: A Date with the Girl Next Door<\/a>,\u00a0 Whale Theatre, Greystones<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Music Network presents the Shuteen Erdenebaatar Quartet in Limerick, Cork and Tralee this week. www.musicnetwork.ie<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Literary and Musical Event
16.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Re-Joyce! Bloomsday at St Mary\u2019s Cathedral<\/a>,\u00a0 St Mary\u2019s Cathedral,\u00a0Dublin<\/p>\n

Rock and\u00a0Pop
17.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Cash Returns – Man in Black Tour<\/a>,\u00a0 Dra\u00edocht, Blanchardstown
18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Lisa Hannigan @ F\u00e9asta Ceoil An Spid\u00e9il 2026<\/a>,\u00a0 Sti\u00faideo Cuan, An Spid\u00e9al
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Bell X1 at Live at The Marquee, Cork<\/a>,\u00a0 Live at the Marquee Cork
19.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Leslie & Flo: Natural Women<\/a>,\u00a0 Pavilion Theatre, D\u00fan Laoghaire
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 The music of The Beach Boys with the RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra<\/a>,\u00a0 University Concert Hall Limerick
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 The music of The Beach Boys with the RT\u00c9 Concert Orchestra<\/a>,\u00a0 Main Hall National Concert\u00a0Hall<\/p>\n

Theatre
21.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Table Read: The Doctor by Robert Icke<\/a>,\u00a0 Vernon Studio Space RIAM 35-38 Westland Row\u00a0Dublin<\/p>\n

Visual
20.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 The Future is Open<\/a>,\u00a0 Solstice Arts\u00a0Centre<\/p>\n

Festivals
11\u201316 June:\u00a0Bloomsday Festival<\/a>, Dublin
12\u201321 June:\u00a0Cork Midsummer Festival
<\/a>12 June\u20131 July:\u00a0Belsonic<\/a>, Ormeau Park, Belfast
16\u201321 June:\u00a0Docs Ireland \u2013 A Festival of International Documentary Film<\/a>, Belfast
17\u201321 June:\u00a0Tunefest Dungarvan<\/a>, Co. Waterford
<\/a>19\u201320 June:\u00a0Louth Contemporary Music Society Festival
<\/a>19\u201321 June:\u00a0Cornelius Lyons Inaugural Summer School<\/a>, Teach Siamsa, Finuge, Co. Kerry
19\u201324 June:\u00a0Schubertiade Schwarzenberg<\/a>, Angelika Kauffmann Hall,\u00a0Schwarzenberg, Austria
22 June\u20133 July:\u00a0Blas \u2013 International Summer School of Irish Traditonal Music and Dance<\/a>, Limerick
23\u201327 June:\u00a0New Opera Days Ostrava (NODO)<\/a>, Czech Republic
24\u201328 June:\u00a0North Atlantic Fiddle Convention<\/a>, Aberdeen, Scotland
25\u201328 June:\u00a0Hinterland Festival of Literature and Arts<\/a>, Kells, Co. Meath
26 June\u20135 July:\u00a0West Cork Chamber Music Festival
<\/a>26\u201327 June:\u00a0Mother Pride Block Party<\/a>, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin
28 June\u20133 July:\u00a0<\/a>An Ch\u00fairt Chruitireachta \u2013\u00a0International Festival\u00a0for Irish Harp<\/a>, Termonfeckin, Co.\u00a0Louth<\/p>\n

See a full list of upcoming festivals\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2013<\/p>\n

Upcoming\u00a0Job and\u00a0Opportunity\u00a0Deadlines<\/p>\n

Jobs
15 June
Administrative Assistant
<\/a>BelfastTrad<\/p>\n

16 June
Lecturer in Music
<\/a>The Open University, Milton\u00a0Keynes<\/p>\n

17 June
Music Generation Resource Worker (Galway City, Part-time) x 2
<\/a>Galway Roscommon Education and Training\u00a0Board<\/p>\n

19 June
Chief Executive Officer \/ Director
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

19 June
Performing Arts Graduate \u2013 Artist in Residence
<\/a>The King\u2019s Hospital School,\u00a0Dublin<\/p>\n

21 June
Call for Instrumentalists: Defence Forces School of Music
<\/a>Defence Forces School of\u00a0Music<\/p>\n

Calls for\u00a0Submissions
19 June
4th Estate 4thWrite Prize 2026
<\/a>4th Estate and the\u00a0Guardian<\/p>\n

22 June
Open Call for Composers: Write a New Mini-Opera for Young Voices based on Seamus Heaney\u2019s Fables
<\/a>Ulster Touring\u00a0Opera<\/p>\n

Funding
18 June
Literature Bursary Award: Irish Language \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Visual Arts Bursary Award 2026 \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Music Bursary Award \u2013\u00a0Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Opera Bursary Award
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Traditional Arts Bursary Award \u2013\u00a0Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Literature Bursary Award: English Language \u2013\u00a0Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Multidisciplinary Arts Bursary Award
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Theatre Bursary Award \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Dance Bursary Award \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Children and Young People\u2019s Arts Bursary Award \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

18 June
Comedy Bursary Award \u2013 Round 2
<\/a>The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle\u00a0Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

20 June
Sc\u00e9im Forbartha na nEala\u00edon
<\/a>Eala\u00edn na\u00a0Gaeltachta<\/p>\n

Tenders
19 June
Creative Associate Services for Schools in Alternative Settings<\/a>\u00a0 The Arts Council \/ An Chomhairle Eala\u00edon<\/p>\n

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To add a concert to our listings, please see\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0To view concerts by day, visit\u00a0Upcoming Events<\/a>.\u00a0To advertise your upcoming events with\u00a0The\u00a0Journal of Music in Ireland, see\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To add a listing, please\u00a0see\u00a0here.\u00a0 To view all concerts, visit\u00a0Upcoming Events. ***\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upcoming\u00a0Events Blues18.6.26\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Don Baker: My…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-500962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}