Dublin Fleadh Festival 2025 and Craobh Shlí Dhála CCÉ proudly present ’25 for 2025′, an exciting series of 25 events specially curated to celebrate and commemorate Dublin Fleadh 2025 in Fingal! The series will include open trad sessions, performances of music, song and spoken word, schools outreach programmes, workshops and much more. Details of all of our upcoming events can be found below:
March Events
1) Friday 7th March: Open Trad Session – 8pm, The Wren’s Nest, Strawberry Beds, D20 XK64
2) Sunday 9th March: ‘Beyond Brigid’: An evening of music, song, dance and spoken word – 7pm, St. Brigid’s Church (extension), Blanchardstown, D15 YY61
3) Thursday 13th March: Schools Outreach Programme 1: Castaheaney Educate Together NS; St Francis Xavier Junior School
4) Wednesday 12th March: ICA (Blanchardstown Guild) Oíche Gaelach, – 8pm, Scoil Bhríde Buachaillí, Blanchardstown, D15 H329
5) Monday 17th March: St. Patrick’s Parade – 12pm, Blanchardstown Main Street, Dublin 15
6) Thursday 20th March: Schools Outreach Programme 2: St Patrick’s National School, Corduff; St Francis Xavier Senior School
7) Sunday 23rd March: Concertina, Fiddle and Flute Workshops with Aogán Lynch, Daire Bracken and Robert Harvey – 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Scoil Bhríde Buachaillí, Blanchardstown, D15 H329. To register for one of the instrument workshops, follow the link and complete the registration form: https://forms.gle/G4cSSrsDZEeXUSTZ9
8) Sunday 23rd March: Lilting Workshop with Robert Harvey – 3.45pm to 4.45pm, Scoil Bhríde Buachaillí, Blanchardstown, D15 H329. To register for the Lilting workshop, follow the link and complete the registration form: https://forms.gle/G4cSSrsDZEeXUSTZ9
9) Friday 28th March: Open Trad Session with Trad 15 – 8.30pm, The Wren’s Nest, Strawberry Beds, D20 XK64
10) Saturday 29th March: La Leche League: “Connecting with your baby through music” facilitated by Grace Corrigan – 11.30am to 1.30pm, Blakestown Community Resource Centre, Blakestown Way, D15 TX62
April Events
11) Saturday 5th April: ‘Austin Joyce Memorial Set dancing workshop’ with Seán Murphy – 2pm to 4pm, Scoil Oilibhéir, Coolmine, Dublin 15, D15 PX99
12) Sunday 6th April: ‘Music in the Phoenix Park’: Performance by The Free Reeders (Harmonica Group) – 12.30pm, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, D08 Y304
13) Sunday 6th April: ‘Hidden gems in the Phoenix Park Walk’ with Larry Healy – 1pm (meet at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, D08 Y304)
14) Sunday 6th April: ‘Music in the Phoenix Park’: Performance by Muintir Uí Bhreacáin – 4pm, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, D08 Y304
15) Saturday 12th April: Fleadh Park Run – 9.30am, Porterstown Park, Castleknock, D15 RX98
16) Saturday 12th April: Sean-Nós Dancing Workshop for Beginners/Improvers with Ada Kenny – 2pm to 4pm, Scoil Oilibhéir, Coolmine, Dublin 15, D15 PX99
17) Sunday 13th April: Junior Session – 4pm, St Brigid’s GAA Club, Navan Rd, Dublin 15, D15 EY20
18) Sunday 27th April: ‘Vocal Care and Technique Workshop’ with Mary Flaherty – 1pm to 2.30pm, Castaheaney Educate Together National School, Ongar Village, D15 AE61
19) Sunday 27th April: ‘Fleadh 2025: Singing Workshops’ with Caoimhe Blennerhassett (workshop for children in Irish/ English) and Mary Blennerhassett (workshop for adults in Irish/English) and Brian Arkins (workshop for adults in English) – 2.45pm to 5.30pm, Castaheaney Educate Together National School, Ongar Village, D15 AE61
20) Sunday 27th April: Junior Session – 4.30pm, St Peregrine’s GAA Club, Blakestown Road, D15 P9XE
21) Tuesday 29th April: Schools Outreach Programme 3: Scoil Mhuire Junior and Senior schools, Blakestown and Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School.
22) Tuesday 29th April: Fleadh 2025 Lecture: ‘Tuning the Radio – A look at traditional Irish music broadcasting from 1926’ with Peter Browne – 7pm, Church of Ireland, Castleknock, D15 P954
23) Wednesday 30th April: ‘Ceardlann Cheol na Colainne; Ceol an Ciúnas’ (‘Embodied Music; Embodied Holism, Experiential Workshop) – 6.30pm to 8pm, Scoil Bhríde Buachaillí, Blanchardstown, D15 H329
May Events
24) Thursday 1st May: Bealtaine Celebrations: ‘Slí Dhála Session’ – 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Blanchardstown Library, D15 RY73
25) Sunday 4th May: Fleadh Mass – 10am, Our Lady Mother of the Church, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 X277
26) Monday 5th May: ‘Instrument Making Workshop: Bodhrán’ – 1pm to 5pm, Venue TBC
27) Monday 5th May: Summer Strings with TU Dublin Harp Ensemble – 4pm, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, D15 TD50
28) Tuesday 6th May: Fleadh Launch – 7pm, Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, D15 TD50
29) Thursday 8th May: Toddler Trad with Grace Corrigan – 11am to 1pm, Blanchardstown Library, D15 RY73
30) Thursday 8th May: Bealtaine: ‘What’s the Story? The stories behind some of Ireland’s most beloved songs’ – 5.30pm, Blanchardstown Library, D15 RY73
31) Saturday 10th May: Pop Up Gaeltacht – 9pm, Cumann Naomh Peregrine CLG, D15 P9XE
For further details on any of the above events, please email dublinfleadhevents2025@gmail.com.