Events Guide 2025 — Archive
A record of the five days of concerts, sessions, recitals and workshops from the 2025 Patrick O’Keeffe Festival. All events have now taken place.
Thursday · 23 October
Ireland’s biggest and best session trail begins
Piaras Ó Lorcáin in Concert
Friday · 24 October
Sliabh Luachra Teenage Trad Session
Paudie O’Connor, Bryan O’Leary, Eoin Stan O’Sullivan, Nickie McAuliffe, Anne McAuliffe, Con Moynihan and friends
Album Launch — Event 1
Bryan O’Leary & Aidan Connolly · Andrea Palandri
Four Men and a Dog
Support: Peter Street · Niamh Farrell
Saturday · 25 October
Classes & Workshops on All Instruments
Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Recital
Singing Concert
Eleanor Shanley · Niamh Farrell · Tim Dennehy
Sliabh Luachra Concert
Mike Rice, Eilis Murphy, Jonathan Roche & Seán Leahy · Niamh Dalton & Colm Broderick · Nickie & Anne McAuliffe, Emma O’Leary · Bryan O’Leary & Aidan Connolly · Mikie O’Gorman, Joe O’Sullivan & Michael O’Connor · Paudie O’Connor & Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Connie O’Connell, Eibhlin de Paor, Maura O’Keeffe · Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch & Paul de Grae · Conor Moriarty & Deirdre Ní Mheachair
Young Musician Award (Eoin Foley, Emma Kelly) · Dedication Award (Billy Clifford, Gerry Harrington)
Sunday · 26 October
Ciarán Mac Mathúna in Sliabh Luachra
Lecture by Peter Browne
Tunebook Launch & Album Launch — Event 2
Tunebook: Gerald Culhane · Andrew Caden, Conor McDonagh & Ryan Sheridan · Aoife Nic Dhomhnaill & Liam Lonnergan · Gary Curley & Stephen McKee · John McEvoy & Catherine McEvoy · Mary Donnegan · Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh
Trad All Star Concert
Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich & Clíodhna Ní Bheaglaoich · Dermot Byrne & Bríd Harper · Mary Bergin & Libby McCrohan · Liam O’Brien, Conor Connolly & Pádraig Ó Dúbhghaill · Tony Linnane & Eamonn O’Riordan
Festival Club with Pólca 4
Pólca 4 · Keelan McGrath, Seán Kelliher & Rebecca McCarthy Kent · Trad Disco with DJ Conor Crimmins
Monday · 27 October
Niamh Ní Charra Presents… The Life and Times of Terry “Cuz” Teehan / ITMA & Liam O’Connor Present… Tony McMahon’s Recordings
ITMA launch with interviews and presentation