Imelda May, Eleanor McEvoy, Tolu Makay, Susan O'Neill, Mary Stokes, Megan O'Neill and Gemma Dunleavy are among the artists who will celebrate Brigid’s Day in Naas tonight.
Organised by Hot Press magazine and Kildare County Council as part of the Brigid 1500 programme, the event will take place in the centre of Naas and will see May, who published her book of poetry, A Lick and a Promise, in 2021, debut her original spoken word piece in honour of the Irish female leader.
The concert will take place in the Moat Theatre, kicking off at 8pm and will be attended by Sabina Higgins, wife of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, who will also do a reading as part of the concert.
Tickets are €10, with sales revenue going to Teach Tearmainn, the Kildare-based charity dedicated to ending domestic violence. Tickets are available here.
There will also be a screening of Nothing Compares, the critically lauded documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, in St. David’s Church, Naas.
Ferguson will participate in a Q&A, conducted by Hot Press film editor Roe McDermott and there will be a special performance of Sinéad O’Connor songs by the rising Kildare singer-songwriter Megan O’Neill.
Complimentary tickets for the screening are available here.
