Christy Moore at National Opera House Wexford

What to Expect

Christy Moore needs little introduction in Ireland: one of the country’s best-known folk singer-songwriters, a former member of Planxty and Moving Hearts, and a solo performer who has been filling venues on the strength of voice, guitar and songwriting alone for decades. His Wexford date is a seated concert in the main auditorium of the National Opera House, a room built for acoustic clarity rather than a pub-session atmosphere, which suits a set that leans on storytelling as much as singing. Expect a mix of his own songs and the covers he has made his own over the years, delivered in the plain-spoken, between-song patter that is as much a part of a Christy Moore night as the music itself. Demand for this show has been strong enough that the National Opera House added a second Wexford date on 23 August, and both are now sold out.

Moore’s live shows are known for changing night to night depending on his mood and what feels right in the room, rather than following a fixed touring setlist, so long-time followers often try to catch more than one date on a run exactly like this one. The National Opera House’s 2026 season places this show early in a summer and autumn programme that runs through to Wexford Festival Opera in October, and it is one of the venue’s biggest single-artist draws of the year outside the festival itself.

Good to Know

• Sunday 16 August 2026, doors for a 7.30pm show, National Opera House, Wexford town
• Tickets were €55 to €60 plus facility fee and this performance is sold out
• A second Wexford date was added for Saturday 23 August 2026, also sold out
• Box office: +353 53 912 2144, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 5pm, for returns or waiting-list queries
• Seated concert in the main auditorium, standard theatre seating rather than standing room

Getting There

The National Opera House is on High Street in the centre of Wexford town, within walking distance of O’Hanrahan train station and the main quayfront car parks. Irish Rail runs from Dublin Connolly to Wexford in around two hours, and Bus Éireann and Wexford Bus both serve the town centre directly from Dublin, Waterford and the wider south-east.