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Exhibitions
Silent Exposure • The Photography of William Despard Hemphill (1816-1902) • Main Guard
Changing Natures • Exhibition of works by Katie Byrne, Annie Hogg, & Louise Wilde • Linn Gallery
STAC at 30 • A showcase of contemporary work from our national collections • STAC
Wednesday 6/May
10:30 Creative Writing Group • Share your ideas and spark your creativity • Clonmel Library
11:00 Story Slam • Real-life stories celebrating "Recovery & Resilence", no scripts, 4-7min each • TUS Clonmel
14:30–16:00 Toy Library • Borrow, return, repeat • The Circular Square
18:30 Songs of May & Summer • Concert by Jim Ryan of the Mills & Cáit Ní Riain • Clonmel Library
18:30–20:30 South Tipperary Women in Business • Monthly meeting with guest speaker Mark from Timeless Tales & The Business Pod • Talbot Hotel
19:00 Dance with Gina • Classes for beginners & improvers • The Coachman
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 Clonmel Garden Club • Monthly meeting, new members and guests welcome • Minella Hotel
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by Louis Quirke • Lonergan's
20:00 Ladies & Men's Wednesday Darts • 37 Queen St
20:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
Thursday 7/May
10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
10:00–12:30 Vintage Tea Morning • In aid of Friends of Tipperary Hospital in association with the Hospital Radio • Place4U
10:00–11:30 Wellness Workshop • Developing coping skills for mental health • Place4U
11:15 Ciorcal Comhrá • Informal conversational Irish group for all • Clonmel Library
15:00 Empowering Creativity • Unlock your physical and imaginative capacities with Kate Somerville • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre
17:30–19:30 Bike Repair Club • Bring your own bike or practice on one of ours • The Circular Square
18:00–19:00 Meet the Artist: Rutuja Kulkarni • Informal chat discussing her recent work • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre
19:00 Ken Horne • Songs in the bar • The Emigrant's Rest
20:00 Cards Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House
20:00 Clonmel LGBTQI+ meetup • Chat and make friends in your local community • 37 Queen St
20:00 Table Quiz • In aid of Made in Dagenham The Musical • The Coachman
20:30 Thirsty Thursday • With DJ Paulie C • 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 8/May
10:30 Set Dance Class • Set, céilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
16:00 Toddler Storytime • Short stories, rhymes, songs, and lots of giggles • Clonmel Library
20:00 Clerihan Men's Shed Bingo • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Darts Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House
21:30 Meet the Folkers • Duo playing folk, rock, blues & country • Lonergan's
21:30 Ruairí de Leastar • Singer songwriter • Gleeson's
21:30 Trigger Warning • Rock, pop, and Irish classic hits • Wheat Bar & Bistro
22:00 Shauna's Session • Eclectic jam session: tunes, poems, jokes; no hi-vis allowed! • Fozzy's
22:00 Tom & Lorcan Cooper • Live music • The Coachman
Saturday 9/May
4:15 Darkness Into Light • Fundraiser for Pieta House • Clonmel Og GAA Club
7:30 1 Mile Race • How fast can you run a mile through Clonmel? • Opel Garage
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
9:30 Parkrun • Walk, jog or run 5k • Gashouse Bridge
14:00 Junior Chess Club • For kids who 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
21:00 Rock and Roll PJ • Live music • The Quays
21:30 Double D • Pop, country, and a few originals • Bennigan's
21:30 Groove Republic • Cashel’s funk-rock high energy legends • Lonergan's
21:30 Seamus Hennessy • Live music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Sinead & Kevin • 2 piece acoustic, something for everybody • Gleeson's
22:00 Galtee Mountain Boys • Folk & ballads • Carey's
22:00 The Replacements • Full band • The Coachman
Sunday 10/May
9:00 Peaks Mountaineering Club • Variety of graded walks led by experienced walkers, new members can avail of 2 free walks • Eldon's
11:00–16:00 Record, Cassette & CD Fair • Buy, sell & exchange • St Mary's Parish Hall
17:00 Roy Buckley • Live music • The Coachman
18:00 DJ Martino Vallo • Live DJ • Bennigan's
19:00 Clontempo Choir • Presents Messe in D by Antonín Dvořák • Old St. Mary's Church
19:00–20:30 Second Sunday Steady Session • Play traditional music at a slow and steady pace, for beginners and improvers • Moynihan's
20:30 Shredder's Sit Down Sessions • A relaxing evening of music with Louis & Derek, bring your instruments! • Lonergan's
20:30 Social Dancing • Live music by Noel Briody • Fethard Ballroom
20:30 Sunday Tunes • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
Monday 11/May
10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
20:00 Ballroom Dancing Classes • For beginners and improvers • Fethard Ballroom
20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club
21:00 Gleeson's Open Jam • Jam session • Gleeson's
21:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session, bringing the best of Irish traditional music • Baker's
Tuesday 12/May
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 • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
18:00 Suir Blueway Network • Information event for tourism & hospitality providers, contact caroline@runda.ie • https://zoom.com
20:00 Trivia Tuesday • Think you’re smarter than the table beside you? Prove it • Lonergan's
20:15 Bachata Dance • Class for Beginners • The Coachman
21:00 The Phoenix Sessions • Welcoming and inclusive monthly trad night, open to developing and seasoned players, listeners welcomed • Carey's
Wednesday 13/May
14:30–16:00 Toy Library • Borrow, return, repeat • The Circular Square
19:00 Dance with Gina • Classes for beginners & improvers • The Coachman
19:00–21:00 Knit & Mend Circle • Learn & share tricks and tips for smooth needlework & repairs • The Circular Square
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by Louis Quirke • Lonergan's
20:00 Ladies & Men's Wednesday Darts • 37 Queen St
20:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
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