Cinema, Schools
The Fantastic Three
Mon 31 Mar, 10.30am
IFI Schools Programme
Senior Cycle French
A gripping tale of conflicting ties of friendship and family, where three best friends must intervene to save one’s brother.
Cinema, Schools
Cinema, Schools
The Teachers’ Lounge
Mon 31 Mar, 1pm
IFI Schools Programme
Senior Cycle German
This thrilling, Oscar-nominated drama following a young teacher dealing with a series of petty thefts is unlike any other school-based film.
Music
Mary Coughlan
Thu 3 Apr, 8pm
Celebrating 40 years since the release of her groundbreaking debut album, don’t miss this intimate concert from an artist who proudly stands alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers.
sold out
Comedy
Deirdre O’Kane
Fri 4 Apr, 8pm
O’Kaning It
A night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight from the comedic fireball who mercilessly mines hilarity from the human condition.
Comedy
Pat & Faye Shortt
Sat 5 Apr, 8pm
Knuckle Down
The father-daughter duo are back again with their slick comedy show - a riot of sketches where Pat and Faye bring their array of characters to life.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Hard Truths
Mon 7 Apr, 5pm & 8pm
★★★★★ BBC
Acclaimed director Mike Leigh returns to contemporary London for this character-driven family drama with an exceptional cast led by Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Theatre, Local Arts
Made in Dagenham
Wed 9 - Sat 12 Apr
Dún Laoghaire Musical & Dramatic Society
This musical blends humour, heart, and powerful songs to celebrate ordinary people achieving extraordinary change during the 1968 Ford machinists’ strike.
Music, Matinée
Plínio Fernandes
Sun 13 Apr, 3pm
This Brazilian classical guitarist is a rising star of the international music scene, and a chart-topping Decca Gold recording artist - performing everything from Bach to South American folk music.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Billy Elliot the Musical
Sun 13 Apr, 7.30pm
Big Screen Musicals
With music by the legendary Sir Elton John, and based on the Oscar-nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Nickel Boys
Mon 14 Apr, 5pm & 8pm
Best Drama Nominee, Golden Globes 2025
An extraordinary adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, RaMell Ross directs this story of two African-American teenagers sent to the same cruel reform school in 1960s Florida.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mon 21 Apr, 3.30pm & 7.30pm (note earlier start times)
Best Foreign Language Film Nominee, Golden Globes 2025
Shot entirely in secret, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centres on a family thrust into the public eye as a judge grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran.
Family
The Little Prince
Thu 24 Apr, 2pm
THE PERFECT EASTER TREAT
Patrick Lynch (Cbeebies) and Lyngo’s new collaboration with Norwich Puppet Theatre features mesmerising puppetry and original music in a new adaptation of one of the bestselling children’s books of all time.
Comedy
David O’Doherty
Thu 24 Apr, 8pm
Tiny Piano Man
The dishevelled prince of €10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair.
Music
Sharon Shannon
Fri 25 Apr, 8pm
Come and witness the unmatched live energy, rooted in traditional Irish music but fearless in its exploration beyond, that has made Sharon Shannon a musical icon for over 30 years.
Music
The Ennio Morricone Experience
Sat 26 Apr, 8pm
A live tribute to the late Maestro of film music who wrote over 400 film compositions in his lifetime, including the scores for audience favourites A Fistful of Dollars, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Cinema Paradiso, and The Mission.
Cinema, Dance, Event Cinema
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Sun 27 Apr, 2pm
The Royal Ballet (Encore Screening)
Shakespeare’s star-crossed romance is brilliantly retold through this modern ballet classic celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025, featuring evocative music by Prokofiev.
Literary, Talks
Dubray: The Read Irish Women Event
Sun 27 Apr, 8pm
Launched in 2019, the Read Irish Women Challenge aims to highlight the wonderful range of women writers in Ireland, past and present, featuring a panel of guest authors and book signing.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies
Mon 28 Apr, 5pm & 8pm
New York Asian Film Festival 2024 - Winner, Audience Award
Thai director Pat Boonitipat offers a feel-good, sunny, gracious portrait of family life in this true story about a grandson and grandmother.
Music
Paul Noonan & Brian Crosby
Tue 29 Apr, 8pm
In their first collaboration since Brian left Bell X1 16 years ago, Noonan and Crosby bring their renewed musical partnership to the live arena with an intimate performance at Pavilion Theatre to celebrate the release of new single My Bones a Scaffold.
Music
Andy Irvine & Quilty
Thu 1 May, 8pm
The renowned Swedish band have joined forces with the legendary Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik and Usher’s Island musician to form an Irish–Swedish collaboration, playing top Irish music and song with a hint of Swedish traditional music.