HARP DAY DUBLIN
Saturday 18 October, 11am
National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
Gráinne Yeats: A Renaissance Woman.
A lecture on one of the leading harpers of her generation with Mary Louise O’Donnell and Teresa O’Donnell.
Saturday 18 October, 9am
Cultúrlann na hÉireann, Monkstown
Bray CCÉ Harp Ensemble opened the annual charity trad marathon at Cultúrlann na hÉireann, playing from 9.00am-9.30am. The event fundraised in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
Saturday 18 October, 2pm
Blanchardstown Library
Blanchardstown Library celebrated Harp Day 2025. They held a performance of harpers with an opportunity for the public to try the harp on Saturday 18th. Performers and tutors included Noreen O’Donoghue, Ann Tuite, and Siobhán Breathnach.
Saturday 18 October, 10am
Kylemore College, Ballyfermot
Pop-up Harp Performance with Claire O’Donnell and The Kylemore College Harp Ensemble.
Sunday 19 October, 11am
Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM)
Growing your Repertoire
In partnership with the RIAM, award-winning harper, Emer Ní Scolaí, led a workshop aimed at aspiring harpers with traditional tunes and music of the harpers. The session also included a presentation on harp techniques by Áine Ní Dhubhghaill and concluded with a short recital.
Saturday 18 October, 5pm
Hope Centre, St. Mary’s Church, Crumlin
Harper Luke Webb and his students performed in an evening of harp music for Lá na Cruite|Harp Day 2025 in Hope Centre, St. Mary’s Church, Crumlin.
Sunday 19 October, 3pm
Pearse Museum Rathfarnham
Cairde na Cruite celebrated Lá na Cruite|Harp Day at St Enda’s Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham
Aspiring young harpers performed an eclectic mix of music followed by a performance by the award-winning harper, Emer Ní Scolaí who celebrated the recent launch of her debut album.
Wednesday 22 October, 6:30pm
Ballyroan Library, Oldorchard
Harper Sophie Ní Riain performed a recital in Ballyroan Library.
Saturday 18 October, 11am
dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire
Pop-up Harp Performance with Conor O’Brien and Clodagh Ní Dhaltúin with her harp students.
Saturday 18 October, 1pm
The Lark Concert Hall, Balbriggan
Lá na Cruite Lunchtime Recital
A lunchtime concert, celebrating the Harp in Fingal, featured the emerging talents of the IIMS Harp Ensemble and IIMS Music Academy Students, alongside leading harp players Dr Helen Lawlor and Aoibheann Galvin.
