Singer-songwriter open mic
at Dolan's · Dock Road, Co. Limerick
Wednesdays in the Warehouse. Sign-up from 20:30, six-minute slots. Decent PA, sympathetic crowd.
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What's the sesh in Limerick?
Limerick's pub scene has reinvented itself over the last decade — the quays around the Locke Bar are where trad players congregate, while Dolan's Warehouse keeps the live music circuit alive for everything else.
The city that once had a reputation for being rough around the edges now has one of the best mid-sized pub session scenes in Ireland. The riverside location gives Limerick's trad evenings a particular atmosphere — there's something about music heard over water that sounds different.
Thursday trad — riverside
at The Locke Bar · George's Quay, Co. Limerick
Long-running trad slot. Riverside location. Crowded by 22:00, get in early.
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Friday live band
at Nancy Blake's · Upper Denmark Street, Co. Limerick
Live band most Fridays in the back bar. Loud, unpretentious.
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Saturday trad session
at Tom Collins Bar · Cecil Street, Co. Limerick
One of Limerick's oldest traditional pubs. Saturday sessions with a crowd that actually listens — rare in a city centre pub.
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