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music · Friday 18 September 2026 · 8:00 PM 
Trad for Trocaire Culture Night Seisiun at Cois na hAbhna
At Cois na hAbhna · Galway Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 V020
At Cois na hAbhna · Galway Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 V020
Cois na hAbhna marks Culture Night 2026 with a free seisiun in the Teach Cheoil on Friday 18 September, running from 8pm to 10pm. The evening is built around traditional Irish music, song, dance and storytelling, and the venue is explicit that this is a participatory night rather than a concert: audience participation is welcomed at all levels, ages and abilities. If you play, bring the instrument.
Cois na hAbhna is the regional headquarters of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann on the Galway Road in Ennis, and the Teach Cheoil is its music room, the space where the county’s weekly classes, sessions and recordings happen. Complimentary refreshments are served during the night. Donations in aid of Trocaire are invited but entirely optional, and admission itself is free.
Culture Night runs nationwide on the same evening, with venues across Clare opening late and free of charge, so this pairs naturally with the rest of the county programme. Anyone new to Irish traditional music will find this an easier entry point than a crowded pub session, because the room is set up for listening as well as playing.
Cois na hAbhna is on the Galway Road on the northern side of Ennis, roughly 1 km from the town centre and walkable in about fifteen minutes from O’Connell Square. There is parking at the building itself. Ennis bus station and railway station are on Station Road on the far side of the town centre, served by Irish Rail from Limerick and Bus Eireann coaches from Limerick, Galway and Shannon Airport. By car, take the M18 to Ennis and follow signs for the Galway Road, the old N18 heading north towards Crusheen and Gort.
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