2024 Programme
The 2024 Cooley Collins Trad Fest will be the 40th year of the festival. Click on links below to buy event tickets.
Festival Launches:
Saturday 28th Sept 2pm Live recording with Kieran Hanrahan on RTÉ Radio Céilí House from the Gort Town Hall
Monday 7th Oct 7-8pm Festival launch w/ Máirín Fahy on Galway Bay FM
Friday 25th Oct 8pm Official launch at O'Sullivans Hotel in Gort
Talks and Concerts in the Town Hall Theatre:
Friday 25th 9pm - Bríd Harper with Sylvain Barou, and Libby McCrohan (€15)
Saturday 26th 6pm The Cooley Connection (talk), with Paddy Egan and Nicola Egan (FREE)
(for more info, see: https://www.patrickegan.org/joe-cooley)
Saturday 26th 8pm Fiddle Club concert with Brendan Larrissey (€15)
Sunday 27th 2-4pm The Cooley Collins Cup competition U-15 (€10 per entrant)
Sunday 27th 4pm Ballinakill East Galway Flute Style (talk), with Éamonn Burke (FREE)
Sunday 27th 8pm Concert with Conor Connolly Sorcha Costello and Pádraig Ó Dubhghaill (€15)
Cooley-Collins Weekend Concerts Package (limited availability, access to all 3 concerts for a discount rate of €40)
Memorial Mass
Sunday 27th 12pm Cooley-Collins Festival Mass. CCÉ Gaillimh Theas are providing the music for the Festival Mass
Dancing:
Sunday 27th 8-11pm A céilí will be held at McCarthy's of Kilbeacanty on Sunday night with the Sliabh Aughty Céilí Band (€10)
Session Trail:
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Sullivans Hotel |
Teach Uí Mhaoláin |
O’Donnell’s Pub |
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FRIDAY |
FRIDAY |
FRIDAY |
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8pm - Official Opening |
9.30pm - Ferdia, Fiachna Ó Mongáin |
5-8pm - Brendan Larissey & friends |
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SATURDAY |
SATURDAY |
9pm - Séamus Ó Mongáin & Eoin ONeill |
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9pm - Jim Connolly, Mike Hanrahan & Christy Hurley |
9.30pm - Éamonn Burke & friends |
SATURDAY |
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SUNDAY 9.30pm - Pauline Callinan & friendsds |
SUNDAY 9.30pm - Terry Bingham |
12.30-3.30pm - Liam, Róisín, Ronan Clancy |
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Hennelly’s Bar |
MONDAY |
4-7pm - Andrew Murray & Melissa Clarke |
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FRIDAY |
2pm - Singing Session |
9pm - Shane Meehan & Liam McGonigle |
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9.30pm Nuala Hehir & Conor Tully |
Harte’s Bar |
SUNDAY |
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SATURDAY |
SATURDAY |
12-3.30pm Billy's Session (Christy Hurley, Mike Hanrahan) |
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5-8pm Joe Carey, Marie Walsh and friends |
6-9pm - Seán, Mary O’Driscoll & Shane Meehan |
5-8pm - Andrew McNamara |
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9.30pm Séamus Deane |
9pm - Bríd McNamara |
9pm - Gerry Hanley, Yvonne Flynn & Pádraic Wall |
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SUNDAY |
SUNDAY |
MONDAY |
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12-2pm - Paddy Egan & Pat O’Donnell |
2-5pm - Seamus Bugler, Martin Breen |
12.30-3.30PM - Paddy Egan & Pat O’Donnell |
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2-5pm - Gaillimh Theas Comhaltas |
5-7pm - Jim Connolly, Mike Hanrahan & Christy Hurley |
4-7pm - Paddy Clancy & friends |
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MONDAY |
7pm - Bríd McNamara |
The Lady Gregory Hotel |
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3-7pm Kevin Rohan |
Johnny Walsh's Bar |
SUNDAY Lady Gregory Hotel |
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9pm - Brendan Hearty |
SUNDAY 2-6pm Pauline Callinan & friend |
9.30-11.30pm - Jim Connolly, Mike Hanrahan & Christy Hurley |