Aindrais De Staic and the Latchikos at Edward J. Valentine's

What to Expect

Aindrais De Staic brings his mix of storytelling, comedy, music and spoken word to Edward J. Valentine’s on Longford’s Main Street on Saturday 24 October 2026, running from 8pm to 11.30pm. The Visit Longford listing describes a set built from original songs, colourful stories, humour and musicianship rather than a straight stand-up hour, with improvisation and audience participation folded in as the night goes on. It is billed as suited to adults and older teenagers.

He is joined by the Latchikos, whose playing pulls from Balkan, Roma, Irish and world music traditions, so the evening moves between spoken passages and full band sections. The show is part of Samhain in the Heartlands, the Longford and Westmeath Home of Halloween programme that runs across both counties through October, and it shares a box office with the other ticketed events on that programme. Edward J. Valentine’s is a bar venue rather than a theatre, so seating is limited and the room fills from the front.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 24 October 2026, 8pm to 11.30pm
• Venue: Edward J. Valentine’s, 65 Main Street, Longford town
• Price: listed as to be confirmed on the Visit Longford calendar, so check the current figure on the Ticket Tailor box office before travelling
• Booking: through the Longford Community Safety Partnership Ticket Tailor page, which handles the Samhain in the Heartlands programme
• Suitability: adults and older teenagers
• Format: storytelling, comedy, spoken word and live music, with improvisation and audience participation
• Part of the wider Home of Halloween programme running across Longford and Westmeath through October

Getting There

Edward J. Valentine’s is on Main Street in the middle of Longford town, a short walk from the Market Square and from the town’s hotels. Longford sits on the N4 Dublin to Sligo road, around 120km and roughly 90 minutes’ drive from Dublin. Irish Rail serves Longford station on the Dublin Heuston to Sligo line, a walk of about ten minutes from Main Street, and Bus Eireann runs regular Dublin to Sligo services through the town. Evening parking is available on the street and in the car parks off Battery Road and Ballymahon Street.