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We want to celebrate this milestone with our readers, and we will be
hosting a fundraiser party with many surprises. Get in touch if you would
like to help, details will be announced soon.

Happy Imbolc! It is close to six months since the first issue of the Guide was published. It has been an incredible amount of work for a very small team, but it was also a lot of fun!

We want to celebrate this milestone with our readers, and we will be hosting a fundraiser party with many surprises. Get in touch if you would like to help, details will be announced soon.

Grab your copy of the Guide in any of the usual places, subscribe to receive it by email every week, or visit our interactive calendar to find the latest updates and full details of each event.

Daily

Lilla Perry • Exhibition of works by Clonmel painter Lilla M. Bagwell Perry (1888 – 1974) • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History

From 7/Feb Liminal Imprints • Exhibition by Zoe Velthuysen exploring how migration & place shape identity • STAC Gallery

Wednesday 4/Feb

10:30 Creative Writing Group • Share your ideas and spark your creativity • Clonmel Library

19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall

20:00 Benedictine Quartet • Acoustic country & Americana • Phil Carroll's

20:00–21:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman

20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's

21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's

Thursday 5/Feb

10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park

11:15 Ciorcal Comhrá • Informal conversational Irish group for all • Clonmel Library

12:00–13:00 Chair Yoga • Mixed class, no experience necessary • Clerihan Community Hall

18:00–19:00 Meet the Artist • Informal chats with local composer and choral director Eamon O’Malley • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre

20:00 Clonmel LGBTQI+ meetup • Chat and make friends in your local community • 37 Queen St

20:00 Cards Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House

20:30 Thirsty Thursday • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's

21:00 Open Mic with Dave Hastie • Show what you've got, or just enjoy the talent! • Lonergan's

21:30 Vincent Vaughan • Live music • Moran's

Friday 6/Feb

10:30–12:30 Set Dance Class • Set, ceilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver Parish Centre

16:00 Toddler Storytime • Short stories, rhymes, songs, and lots of giggles • Clonmel Library

17:30 Artist Walk-Through: Liminal Imprints • A walk-through of our new exhibition with artist Zoe Velthuysen • STAC Gallery

18:00–20:00 Exhibition Launch: Liminal Imprints • Opening remarks by Melanie Scott, Tipperary Arts Officer • STAC Gallery

20:00 Canvas & Cocktails • Painting class, supplies and cocktail included • 37 Queen St

20:00 Darts Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House

20:00 Clerihan Men's Shed Bingo • Clerihan Community Hall

21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session; tunes, poems, jokes; now with a piano! • Fozzy's

21:30 Shane Fowler • Live music • Lonergan's

21:30 The 2 Eoins • Live music • Gleeson's

21:30 Tipperary Ramblers • Folk, trad, and rebel songs • Wheat Bar & Bistro

22:00 Jason Hennessy • Live music • The Coachman

Saturday 7/Feb

9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS

9:30–10:30 Parkrun • Timed 5k for all ages and abilities • Gashouse Bridge

10:30–12:30 Pilgrimage in Medieval and Modern Tipperary • Lecture by Dr Louise Nugent • Council Chamber, Tipperary County Council

14:00 Junior Chess Club • For kids who already know the basics of chess and want to level up their skills • Clonmel Library

14:00 Solidarity with Palestine • Come stand with the people of Palestine • Main Guard

20:00 Fethard Choral Group • New members are always welcome • Presentation Convent Chapel, Fethard

21:30 Billy Bop • Live Dj • Bennigan's

21:30 Tantrum Band • Loud and lively • Lonergan's

21:30 Honeycomb • 2 messers chancing their arm with a bit of music • Gleeson's

21:30 Cheyenne • Live music • Wheat Bar & Bistro

22:00 Luchie • Live music • Carey's

22:00 Terminal 2 • Live music • The Coachman

Sunday 8/Feb

9:00 Peaks Mountaineering Club • Grade 2/4 walks in the Galtee Mountains led by experienced walkers, new members can avail of 2 free walks • Eldon's

10:00–11:00 Sunday Morning Yoga • Mixed class, no experience necessary • Clerihan Community Hall

12:00–16:30 Tipperariana • Annual book fair: all types and shapes, from paperbacks to collector items • Fethard Ballroom

17:00 Paul Watchorn • From The Dublin Legends, formerly The Dubliners • The Coachman

18:30–20:30 Second Sunday Steady Session • Play traditional music at a slow and steady pace, for beginners and improvers • Moynihan's

20:00–22:00 Shredder's Sit Down Sessions • A relaxing evening of music hosted by Louis Quirke and Derek Stamp, all welcome to play along • Lonergan's

20:30 Social Dancing • Live music by Michael Sexton • Fethard Ballroom

20:30 Sunday Tunes • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's

Monday 9/Feb

10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre

16:00–17:00 Art Classes for Teens • Unleash your creativity with local artist Marine Kearney • Clonmel Library

19:00–20:00 Introduction to Mindfulness • 4-week course • Clerihan Community Hall

19:00 Ballroom Dancing Classes • For beginners and improvers • Fethard Ballroom

19:00 Clonmel Camera Club • The Coachman

20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club

21:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session, bringing the best of Irish traditional music • Baker's

21:00 Gleeson's Open Jam • Jam session • Gleeson's

Tuesday 10/Feb

10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park

10:30–12:30 Clonmel Craft Circle • An informal group for people who love crafting • Clonmel Library

14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre

20:15–21:15 Bachata Dance • Class for Beginners • The Coachman

21:00 The Phoenix Sessions • Trad night. Developing players 21:00–22:15, seasoned 22:15–23:30. Listeners welcome • Carey's

Wednesday 11/Feb

19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall

19:30 Clonmel Community Choir • No-audition, low-pressure group singing in the name of a bit of fun • Gaelcholáiste Chéitínn

20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's

20:00–21:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman

21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's

Upcoming

13/Feb Unlucky in Love? • Networking & showcase event for writers to try out new material on stage, apply by 4/Feb • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre

17/Feb Platform 5 • Monthly showcase for original artists and music • Gleeson's

Support the Guide

We don’t have any official funding, so we rely on your generosity to print 2000 copies each week. Help us continue this work by donating with Revolut, a few quid each week goes a long way!

You can also support What's On Clonmel by joining the team: help us with event research, editing, distribution, or graphic design.

This issue of What’s On Clonmel was made possible by donations from our readers and our sponsors Fethard Ballroom, Fozzy’s Bar, and Tina.pm Consulting.


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