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music · Saturday 26 September 2026 · 20:00 
Tommy Fleming - An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories
At Droichead Arts Centre · Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
At Droichead Arts Centre · Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Tommy Fleming has been singing to Irish audiences for thirty years, and this show at Droichead Arts Centre is how he marks that milestone - stripped back, up close, and without the full band machinery of a bigger tour. If you know his voice from the radio or from a De Dannan record, seeing him in a 169-seat theatre on Stockwell Street is a different experience entirely. The scale suits the material: Fleming’s best work has always been about the detail in a lyric, the pause before a high note, the story behind the song. This is a show for people who want to listen properly.
The title says it plainly: songs and stories, not just a set list. Fleming, who is from Aclare in Co. Sligo, has been talking between songs since his early touring days with Phil Coulter in the 1990s, and the conversation is part of what the evening is. Audiences can expect traditional Irish ballads alongside his own material - the kind of programme that moves between the very old and the fairly recent without it feeling disjointed, because Fleming’s voice connects them. The acoustic format means there is nowhere to hide, and Fleming does not need anywhere to hide. The Droichead theatre is a raked 169-seater, which means every seat has a good line of sight and the room holds sound well at lower volumes. Expect to be close enough to notice the expression on his face.
Drogheda is well served by public transport. Dublin Connolly to Drogheda MacBride Station runs on the Belfast Enterprise line and the northern commuter service - the journey takes around 45 minutes from Dublin, and trains run regularly into the evening. From the station it is a ten-minute walk or a short taxi to Stockwell Street. By road, the M1 motorway connects Dublin and Belfast through Drogheda; the N1/M1 exit for Drogheda town centre puts you within a few minutes of the venue. Street parking is available on and around Stockwell Street in the evening, and there are multi-storey car parks in the town centre a short walk away.
Drogheda is one of the more interesting towns on the east coast - the medieval walls, the Battle of the Boyne site nearby, and the Boyne Valley landscape make it worth more than a quick in-and-out for a concert. There is more to see in Drogheda and across Co. Louth.
Heading to Droichead Arts Centre in Drogheda? Louth has plenty more to see. Read the Drogheda area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.