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Monaghan · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October

What's on in Monaghan this weekend

16 listings: 5 fully checked, 9 with one soft field, 2 unconfirmed. Our five picks are labelled, starting with Book this now. How we check

Book this now

Conal Gallen, How's Your Father?

Saturday 8pm at Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney, €30. On Monday 178 of 306 seats were left.

~ Checked 3/4Íontas website (Wix) shows no listing in its HTML; details from Íontas's Ticketsolve box office only. 178 of 306 seats left at 28 Sep.
The grey limestone Market House in Monaghan town, with parked cars and people sitting on the low wall outside
Market House, Monaghan. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Thu1 October

Thursday 1 October
7pm Under €20Newsies, the musical (opening night)Monaghan Dramatic Society stage Disney's Newsies. Opening night priced at €10.Garage Theatre, Armagh Road, Monaghan
€10✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, garagetheatre.ticketsolve.com

Fri2 October

The Dawson monument obelisk in Church Square, Monaghan, with a church spire behind
Church Square, Monaghan. Photo: Jacobethan86, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Friday 2 October
10am
to 5pm
Patrick Kavanagh exhibitionSelf-guided exhibition on the poet in the church where he was baptised.Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen, A91 KT20
€10✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, patrickkavanaghcentre.ticketsolve.com
10am
to 2pm
Monaghan Town Farmers MarketWeekly Friday market: meat, veg, baking, crafts and hot food.Church Square, Monaghan
Free! Unconfirmed 2/4Aggregator only: monaghantourism.com recurring listing. No organiser site or phone found.
11.30am and 2.30pm Carrickmacross Workhouse guided tourOne-hour tour of an 1840s Famine workhouse, including an original dormitory.Carrickmacross Workhouse, Shercock Road
€8~ Checked 3/4Venue page only; standing weekday tour times, not a dated event. Cash only; book ahead by phone or email. Students €5, under-5s free.
8pm Date nightTommy SandsCounty Down folk singer on his Every County on the Island tour.Íontas Theatre, Conabury, Castleblayney
€22~ Checked 3/4Íontas website (Wix) shows no listing in its HTML; date, time and price from Íontas's Ticketsolve box office only. 104 of 154 seats left at 28 Sep.
8pm Rock RisingClassic rock covers show. Doors 7pm, all ages.Hillgrove Hotel, Old Armagh Road, Monaghan
€34.22~ Checked 3/4Eventbrite only; the hotel site has no event page. €34.22 is Eventbrite's listed price and may include booking fees.
8pm Friday trad sessionWeekly session with local musicians.Adamson's Bar, Analore Street, Clones
Free! Unconfirmed 2/4Aggregators only. Time conflict: monaghantourism.com says 8pm, whatsontonight.ie says 9pm. Entry price not stated; listed as free as a pub session, confirm by phone. Ring 083 015 3279.

Sat3 October

Lough Muckno under a big cumulus cloud, with reeds in the foreground and wooded shore beyond
Lough Muckno, Castleblayney. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Saturday 3 October
10am
to 1pm
Performance and stagecraft workshop for teensFor ages 13 to 18: projection, stage presence and song work, led by Gráinne Duffy.Garage Theatre, Armagh Road, Monaghan
€10✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, garagetheatre.ticketsolve.com
11am
to 1pm
The odd oneMushroom log growing workshopHands-on log inoculation outdoors under a gazebo, then cooking and tasting.Mullaghmatt Community Garden, Monaghan
Free~ Checked 3/4Eventbrite page only (no separate venue page). Free, PEACEPLUS-funded; the listing also asks people to register on a separate form.
12pm
to 5pm
If it rainsMonaghan County MuseumFree museum at the Peace Campus; main exhibition is Bordering Realities, on border life.Monaghan County Museum, The Peace Campus
Free~ Checked 3/4Standing Saturday opening hours from the museum site, not a dated event; no ticket page as entry is free.
6pm African Gospel Choir DublinThe Hare's Lair concert in a restored tin church, in aid of Parkinson's Ireland.Tin Church Laragh, St Peter's Tin Church, Laragh
€29~ Checked 3/4Venue page gives 6pm and €29. Ticket Tailor page blocked by a Cloudflare check, so not read. whatsontonight.ie lists 6.30pm and 8.30pm; venue time used. Sources differ: tickettailor.com says 6.15pm. Check before you go.
7pm Newsies, the musicalMonaghan Dramatic Society's Newsies, Saturday evening show.Garage Theatre, Armagh Road, Monaghan
From €14✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, garagetheatre.ticketsolve.com
8pm Book this nowHow's Your Father? with Conal GallenConal and Rory Gallen's comedy play set in a B&B. Age 16+.Íontas Theatre, Conabury, Castleblayney
€30~ Checked 3/4Íontas website (Wix) shows no listing in its HTML; details from Íontas's Ticketsolve box office only. 178 of 306 seats left at 28 Sep.
9pm
to 11pm
Saturday live music in PK's BarWeekly Saturday live music in the hotel bar.Hillgrove Hotel, Old Armagh Road, Monaghan
Price not announced~ Checked 3/41 Oct: monaghantourism.com confirms date, time; no second source yet.

Sun4 October

The empty terraces and stand at St Tiernach's Park in Clones on an overcast day
St Tiernach's Park, Clones. Photo: Mrgoggins90, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sunday 4 October
2pm and 3.45pm Monaghan senior football semi-finalsDouble header: Scotstown v Inniskeen at 2pm, Clontibret v Truagh at 3.45pm.St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixtures, times and venue from monaghangaa.ie; Anglo Celt confirms both semis at Clones on 4 Oct. No club ticket price published; Monaghan GAA says no tickets are sold at the gate.
3pm Newsies, the musical (matinee)Closing afternoon show of Monaghan Dramatic Society's Newsies.Garage Theatre, Armagh Road, Monaghan
From €14✓ Checked 4/428 Sep, garagetheatre.ticketsolve.com

Monaghan's five picks, Thursday 7am

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