Theatre
Clifden Station House Theatre
Restored within the Original Railway Station Goods Store, the theatre has a 200 tiered seating facility. The theatre hosts live performances from local, national and international acts and offers a range of styles including Music, Drama, Comedy & Dance. The Theatre houses a large format digital laser projector and screen with surround sound allowing us to show classic films and documentaries of local interest in a total cinema environment. The Station House Theatre is a multi purpose venue which comprises of:
- Music Venue
- Theatre
- Cinema
- Arts & Exhibition Space
- Conference & Events Venue
Our dedicated sales team are available to help you organise any conference, event or live show.
The After Eights!
Fri 9th May 2025
9pm
Join us for an unforgettable night of music as The After Eights take the stage for a concert performance. This dynamic 6-piece band brings the best of the 70s, 80s, and 90s to life with an irresistible mix of soul, funk, rock, blues, and pop.
Expect tight grooves, powerful vocals, and a setlist packed with classics you love. Plus, they’ll be joined by a very special guest – a brilliantly talented fiddler and multi-instrumentalist who must remain mysteriously unnamed… but trust us, you don’t want to miss it.
This is more than a gig – it’s an experience. One night only.
Tickets available on the door, no pre-booking
Music Network Presents
Genticorum
Tues 13th May 2025
8pm
Pascal Gemme fiddle, mandolin, foot percussion, voice
Yann Falquet guitar, jaw harp, voice
Nicholas Williams accordion, flute, voice
Winners of Ensemble of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards, Genticorum are celebrated as being among the foremost champions of Québécois traditional music. Their unique blend of lively, foot-stomping energy, masterful musicianship and captivating stage presence has won them fans worldwide.
This dynamic trio weaves together intricate melodies of fiddle, flute and accordion, underpinned by the rhythmic drive of foot percussion and the rich tones of acoustic guitar, while their gorgeous vocal harmonies reinforce their status as “one of the tightest units on the planet” (Roots World).
Don’t miss this rare chance to witness an unforgettable evening with Genticorum—an exhilarating journey into the heart of Québécois folk music.
Tickets available on the door, no pre-booking
A jaw-dropping true story set on the Coral Sea, Australia. An Irish backpacker blags his way onto a prawn trawler. There he discovers a rarely seen world of hard labour and harder fishermen, where drinking, fighting, storms and hungry sharks are part of everyday life.
His raw, exuberant story of adventure twists dramatically into survival culminating in an unforgettable moment of redemptive grace. Trawled is a one-man biographical drama.
This is classic storytelling that plays out like a movie.
Duration: 60mins, no interval
Age: 16+ Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, strong language/swearing, and mentions of suicidal ideation.
Both singers and multi-instrumentalists, O’Donnell and Sexton are known for their exceptional skill with a range of instruments including guitars, piano, double bass, banjo, whistle, flute, and several unique, less conventional instruments. Their innovative approach to traditional folk music has resulted in six chart-topping hits in Ireland, solidifying their place in the contemporary folk scene.
Their extensive touring across Europe and the US has further cemented their reputation as a dynamic and versatile act. Trasna’s live performances are celebrated for their energetic and heartfelt delivery, seamlessly blending traditional Irish melodies with a fresh, modern twist. The duo’s ability to traverse diverse musical landscapes while maintaining their folk roots has garnered them a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim, making them one of the most exciting acts in the folk genre today.
It’s been a busy few months for the Connemara based band CLADA, who have taken the nation by storm since their beginning… 4 months ago!
In that short space of time, CLADA have become a viral sensation on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, have collaborated with the NFL on the announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers Game in Croke Park and have just completed their first Irish Tour which saw them travelling the length and breadth of Ireland. With the Irish Tour over, CLADA completed a two month stint in Raglan Road Irish Pub, situated in the heart of Orlando, Florida in the United States of America to further their musical career and bring their music to the American audience. The band is made up of five Irish musicians all with backgrounds in Irish music and other past projects which in turn have driven CLADA to the successes they have been meeting since.
Orla Leavy takes the reins on fiddle with her virtuosity in Irish traditional music, Sam Carey with his hot hand keeping the ante up with his tight rhythms, Liam Tierney always steals the show with his eccentric box playing and sporadic showmanship, Sam Purcell always fills the pocket with his tasty drum skills and finally Eoin Salmon who lays down the low end on bass keeping the songs and tunes sounding funky and fresh.
With the Irish Traditional sound that CLADA have so meticulously honed over the short time they’ve been together, their use of different musical styles with the use of a multitude of effects can be heard throughout their ensembles ranging from Irish traditional, folk, pop, funk, bluegrass and even elements of dance music which in turn gives traditional Irish music a fresh lift to keep it on par with the releases in todays modern mainstream genres. CLADA hope to establish themselves by making the music more accessible to those unfamiliar with the genre by introducing more contemporary techniques sounds and rhythms into their overall sound.
Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. Often joined by his partner Alba, he travels to some of the country’s most beautiful and remote locations to capture its most elusive species and soundscapes: the busy seabird colony of Skellig Michael; a native woodland free from road noise in the Burren; the corncrake stronghold of Tory Island; a solitary nest in the Donegal uplands.
In this sound-packed, illustrative talk, Seán will bring you on a beautiful journey through Irish birds, sharing their sounds, stories and struggles. Along the way we get to know Seán, whose hypersensitivity to sound has proven both a struggle and a strength. At once inspiring and cautionary, Seán’s journey illustrates the beauty and importance of sound, and what listening can tell us about the state of our natural world, and how it can also heal and nourish the soul.
Expect laughter, expect tears, and expect the unexpected. Not to be missed – you will never look at the world around you in the same way again.