PERFORMANCES BY a rock star, a celebration of 300-year-old satirical literature and ballroom dancing are some of the many events and festivals taking place nationwide this weekend.
Rod Stewart comes to Thomond Park in Limerick tonight for the first of three Irish concerts the 64-year-old will perform this summer. Entry to the grounds is from 6pm with the singer set to come on stage at 8pm.
Stewart won’t have much time to recover from his Limerick gig, however, as he is set to perform to 27,000 fans at Dublin’s RDS tomorrow night. Tickets for both events are available, with prices starting from €81.25. The performers final Irish gig in Cork on Tuesday has already sold out.
Elsewhere, festivals taking place include the Trim Swift Festival, a celebration of the works of famed poet and satirist Jonathan Swift which date back almost 300 years. Broadcaster George Hook, Labour TD Joan Burton and RTÉ Nob Nation impressionist Oliver Callan will be the contributors to this weekends events, with the festival closing tomorrow with the Trim Drama Group giving a presentation of Swifts most famous work, Gullivers Travels.
Also, the Earagail Arts Festival begins today in Donegal and runs to July 18th. Events taking place this weekend include live music at the Festival Club in Letterkenny. Dancing from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s will also be celebrated at Dancing at the Ballroom of Romance, an interactive theatre performance in Ramelton Town Hall Theatre, where the audience is encouraged to dance with those on stage.
While Met Éireann does not expect any part of the country to experience the level of flooding experienced this week, showers are expected across the country.
"The general picture is mixed and fairly unsettled, with some heavy showers and brighter spells in between,” said Michael McAuliffe of Met Éireann. It will also be less humid and fresher than previous weeks.
Other events taking place across the country over the weekend include Josh Ritter performing at Live at the Marquee in Cork tonight, the Clonmel Junction Festival and the 70th anniversary of the Foynes International Aviation Festival in Limerick.