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Charge to Collins

A Great Arrangement by Patrick Talbot sees the War of Independence play out in 1921 with Michael Collins and the Irish delegation heading to London, and the love story between Collins and Kitty Kiernan blossoming. Running at the Gaiety Theatre from September 12 to 17. gaietytheatre.ie

Soak up culture

Culture Night (below) returns on Friday September 16 when cultural venues across the country will throw open their doors on the night for free visits, tours, workshops, readings, and demonstrations. Culture Night has grown to become Ireland’s most popular cultural evening. culturenight.ie

Enjoy the light

Dancer Colin Dunne, known for his performances and choreography in Riverdance and Dancing on Dangerous, will perform with fiddler Tola Custy, harpist Maeve Gilchrist and uilleann piper David Power in a new piece, Edges of Light, at venues around the country, from September 13 to 24. musicnetwork.ie

Catch up in Clifden

Clifden Arts Festival runs from September 14 to 25, and highlights include literary readings by Donal Ryan and Aidan Mathews, guided walking tours of Clifden, comedy with Páraic Breathnach, and theatre with Footsbarn Theatre Company’s Cuckoo’s Nest. clifdenartsfestival.ie

Chop-chop to Chopin

Join Anna and Chip-Chip’s adventure of discovery aboard a magic, flying piano and enjoy The Chopin Shorts (below), an animated film concert set to Chopin études and created by Oscar-winning BreakThru Films, with live solo piano performed by Michael McHale, at the National Concert Hall on September 17, 12 noon. nch.ie