At Treaty City Brewery · 24-25 Nicholas Street, Limerick, V94 EH57
Treaty City Brewery turns its taproom over to live jazz every Sunday afternoon, with Speakeasy Sundays running from 3pm to 6pm on Nicholas Street. Local musicians play through the brewery’s own beers on tap, giving the end of the weekend a slower, low-lit alternative to the usual Sunday routine, in a working brewery rather than a conventional music venue.
The format is simple: three hours of live jazz from local musicians, set among the brewery’s tanks and taproom furniture, with the brewery’s flagship craft beers on tap throughout. The brewery describes it as a chance to sip a pint, take in the atmosphere and let the music carry the afternoon along, and it draws a mixed crowd of regulars and people passing through the Medieval Quarter on a Sunday. There is no set list or formal show structure publicised in advance. It runs as a walk-in session rather than a ticketed gig, with the emphasis on the room rather than a headline act, so it suits people looking for background music with their drinks as much as those coming specifically to listen.
Nicholas Street is in Limerick’s Medieval Quarter, close to King John’s Castle and St Mary’s Cathedral, and easily reached on foot from the city centre and Arthur’s Quay. Street parking and nearby car parks serve the area for anyone driving.
The Medieval Quarter is quiet on a Sunday afternoon, which makes it a good time to walk the old city walls or call into King John’s Castle before the music starts. There is more to see in Limerick and across Co. Limerick.
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