Experience an intimate evening of traditional Irish music as renowned uilleann piper Seán McKeon takes to the barn at Jim of the Mills, Upperchurch. Known for his virtuosic performances and the energy, skill and emotion he brings to the uilleann pipes, Seán is one of Ireland's leading traditional musicians. He has performed with artists including Damien Dempsey, Hozier, Christy Moore and Elvis Costello, as well as collaborating with musicians across a range of genres. 🎵 This promises to be a very special evening celebrating the unique sound and tradition of Irish uilleann piping, in the intimate setting of Jim of the Mills. 📅 Friday 18th September 2026 ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Jim of the Mills, Upperchurch, Thurles 🎟️ Tickets and further information are available on eventbrite

Cashel Arts Festival is back, four days of creativity right on our doorstep! This year's theme, "Threads," runs right through the programme, threads of story and memory, threads of making and material, and the connections between artists, audiences, and community. Take your pick from a fantastic range of events including: 🎵 Music 💃 Dance 🖼️ Visual Arts 🎬 Film 🎭 Theatre ✂️ Workshops 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Events 📚 Literature A brilliant celebration of creativity, shared experience, and everything that connects us, made possible each year by the festival's sponsors, local businesses, artists, and volunteers. Check out the full list of events and information on their website. 📍 Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Got an event coming up? Get it seen. Did you know you can submit your event to Thurles.ie for FREE through our Connection Hub? 🙌 It only takes a couple of minutes, just pop in your event details and attach your poster, and we will get it live on the site and/or our social channels for our community to see. Thurles.ie has a large number of visitors every month, so if you have got an event, club night, fundraiser, or gig coming up, don't miss the chance to get it in front of the people who matter most, your local community! 🔗 Submit your event now via our Connection Hub. thurles.ie/get-involved/connection-hub Promote your event for FREE 👏🎉

Thurles Musical Society brings this powerful, true story to the Premier Hall stage as part of their 75th anniversary celebrations. 🎉 Come From Away tells the incredible real-life story of Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 international flights were diverted on the morning of 9/11, and the town's population doubled overnight for five extraordinary days. This multi Tony Award-winning musical has moved audiences across the world, and now it's landing right here in Thurles. Their Friday night show marks an especially poignant moment, as the story is told on its 25th anniversary. Not to be missed. 🗓️ 10th, 11th & 12th September ⏰ 8pm (Doors open 7:30pm) 📍 Premier Hall, Thurles 🎟️ Tickets available on gr8events.ie This promises to be a very special production 👏

Could Thurles Women’s Shed be the next great community space for women in Thurles? 💜 A new Thurles Women’s Shed is being explored, and local women are invited to come along to an engagement meeting and help shape what it could become. Whether you’d like to meet new people, learn a new skill, get creative, share a hobby or simply enjoy a cuppa and a chat, this is an opportunity to have your say and help create a welcoming space for women in the community. ☕️🌱🎨 ✨ Craft & creative activities 🧵 Sewing & making 🌱 Gardening ☕️ Friendship, chats & community 📅 Thursday, 17th September ⏰ 11:00am 📍 Thurles Sarsfields, Bohenarva, Thurles Everyone is welcome! Come along, meet others and find out how you can get involved. 💕 📞 Martina Phelan: 085 2136716 / 0504 09579 📧 mphelan@ntdc.ie Please share with any women in the Thurles community who might be interested!

Coming to The Source Arts Centre, Thurles on Friday 4th September, The Pretty Procedure is a new live performance work exploring the medicalised body, girlhood and the pressure to be beautiful. Inspired by lived experiences of facial deformity, jaw surgery and body dysmorphia, this thought-provoking piece explores beauty, shame and the surreal spaces between diagnosis and transformation. The evening will feature a work-in-progress reading, followed by a post-show conversation as the piece continues to develop. 📅 Friday 4th September 2026 ⏰ 8:00pm 📍 The Source Arts Centre, Cathedral Street, Thurles 🔞 Ages 12+ – contains mental health and medical themes A fascinating opportunity to see a new piece of theatre in development and be part of the conversation around its creation. 🎭✨