Songs Around An Irish Fireside - The Murphys

The Murphys bring their show Songs Around An Irish Fireside to Nenagh Arts Centre on Friday, 25 September 2026, an evening built around Irish country music paired with the family’s own stories about the songs. The concert runs eight until ten, with a short interval, in the centre’s theatre on Banba Square. Tickets are €22.50, and the venue’s own listing describes it as suitable for all ages, closer to a fireside gathering than a standard gig.

What to expect

The format is a mix of musicianship and storytelling rather than a straight-through setlist: the family talks about where songs came from, who wrote them and what they mean, then plays them. Numbers named on the venue’s own listing include My Connemara Marble Ring, Streets of Promise, The Empty Room and Dancing With The Fisherman, giving a sense of a set built on original and adopted Irish country songs rather than covers of chart hits. Expect a seated theatre show of around two hours including a fifteen to twenty minute interval, with the venue bar open beforehand. Nenagh Arts Centre runs a full autumn programme across music, theatre and talks, and this fireside format sits alongside the venue’s more traditional trad and folk bookings through August and September.

Getting there

Nenagh Arts Centre is on Banba Square in the centre of Nenagh, within walking distance of the town’s main car parks and bus stops. Nenagh is on the N52 and N65, with Bus Éireann services linking the town to Limerick, Thurles and Birr.

While you’re in Nenagh

Nenagh’s Norman castle keep dominates the town centre a short walk from the arts centre. There is more to see in Nenagh and across Co. Tipperary, including the shore of Lough Derg nearby.

Good to know

• Date: Friday, 25 September 2026
• Time and venue: 8:00pm, Nenagh Arts Centre, Banba Square, Nenagh
• Price: €22.50
• Booking: nenagharts.com or 067 34400
• Recurrence: one-off concert, not part of a series