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comedy · Friday 24 July 2026 · TBC 
Jarlath Regan: In Bits
At Boyle Arts Festival · Boyle, Co. Roscommon
At Boyle Arts Festival · Boyle, Co. Roscommon
If you want a proper night out during Boyle Arts Festival, Jarlath Regan’s “In Bits” is a strong pick. Regan is one of Ireland’s most-watched comedians - a decade of viral clips and hundreds of millions of views across social media - and this is a fresh show, not a greatest-hits set. After selling out his “Yer Man” tour in 2024 and taking it around the world, he spent the next couple of years writing new material specifically for this hour. The Examiner called him “the jewel in the Irish comedy crown,” and the show’s title is a promise: he intends to leave the room in bits. It suits anyone who wants a late-night laugh on a Friday-feeling Thursday, whether that’s a group of friends down for the festival or a couple making a night of it in Boyle.
The show plays at St Joseph’s Hall on The Crescent, a parish hall that the festival transforms into a proper gig venue with a full bar. Doors open at 8 pm and the show starts at 9 pm, so there is time to settle in before Regan takes the stage. It is a seated event, 18 and over only. “In Bits” is billed as a completely new stand-up hour - Regan has described it as “the funniest collection of bits I’ve ever written,” and as a show built to make every person in the room laugh. Expect observational comedy with Regan’s familiar self-deprecating warmth, rooted in Irish life but pitched broadly enough to travel across continents and sell out rooms in North America and the UK. Tickets are €25 and, based on the tour pattern, sell quickly - book directly through the Boyle Arts Festival website.
Boyle sits at the northern tip of County Roscommon, just off the N4 Dublin to Sligo road, about 155 km from Dublin and 35 km from Sligo. By car it is around 90 minutes from Dublin or 30 minutes from Sligo town. Bus Eireann runs regular services on the Dublin - Sligo route with a stop in Boyle; from Dublin Busaras the journey takes roughly two and a half hours. There is no train station in Boyle itself, but Irish Rail stops at Boyle on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo line. St Joseph’s Hall is central and within easy walking distance of the town’s pubs and restaurants. Street parking is available around The Crescent and in the town centre.
Boyle Arts Festival runs 16 - 25 July 2026 and the full programme includes music, theatre, visual art, family events, and the closing-night concert, so there is plenty to stretch a stay into a weekend. King House, the restored 18th-century mansion on the main street, and Lough Key Forest Park just outside town are worth a visit on the day itself. There is more to see in Boyle and across Co. Roscommon.
Heading to Boyle Arts Festival in Boyle? Roscommon has plenty more to see. Read the Boyle area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.