Scott Matthews’ ground-breaking debut album, Passing Stranger earned him serious critical acclaim with its bold mix of folk, rock, blues and Eastern-inspired song-writing, and in 2007 his first single ‘Elusive’ won the Ivor Novello Award for ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’. From here Scott went on to perform on a number of international sell-out tours with respected artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Bert Jansch, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol and Tori Amos.

FREE Family Fun returns for the 4th year with some brand new additions! Mountjoy Square Park |June 14th & 15th | 12pm - 6pm Merrion Square Park |July 12th & 13th | 12pm – 6pm Dublin City Council Funtropolis returns to the city for its fourth year this summer –jam-packed with much loved family favourites, along with some brand new and super exciting additions sure to draw even more crowds than ever before! Set in the iconic surrounds of Georgian Dublin, what better backdrop for two full weekends of family fun thanks to Dublin City Council? This year, the party will be kick

MusicTown is a shapeshifting programme of live events created to reflect this ever-changing world of live music in Dublin City. Within this programme, there is music as experimental theatre, a reflection of one of history’s great singers/composers by a group of young musicians, an all-ages DIY afternoon show, a 62-year-old songwriter performing his solo work live for the first time, a sensational young performer from Fermanagh summoning the ancient and the modern, and much, much more. Staged throughout the nooks and crannies of the National Concert Hall, this year’s MusicTown will featu