Event of the weekCúirt International Festival of LiteratureFrom Tuesday, April 21st, until Sunday, April 26th, Galway, various venues, times and prices, cuirt.ieA much-loved fixture on the cultural calendar, Cúirt International Festival of Literature once again programmes a busy line-up of book launches, poetry readings, public interviews, showcases, panel discussions and one-off events. Highlights include Mary Costello and Edel Coffey in conversation (Tuesday, April 21st, Mick Lalley Theatre, 7pm, €16/€14), Alan Davies (Wednesday, April 22nd, Town Hall Theatre, 5.30pm, €22/€20), Ardal O’Hanlon (Thursday, April 23rd, Town Hall Theatre, 5.30pm, €22/€20), Adania Shibli and Anne Enright in conversation (Friday, April 24th, Town Hall Theatre, 5.30pm, €16/€14), Neil Jordan (Friday, April 24th, Town Hall Theatre, 8.30pm, €22/€20) and the Cúirt Lecture (Saturday, April 25th, Town Hall Theatre, 1pm, €16/€14), featuring the poet Sarah Clancy on her journey last year with the Global Sumud Flotilla. GigsTori AmosSaturday, April 18th, Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 7pm, £53.35/£44.55, ticketmaster.ie; Sunday, April 19th, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 8pm, €83.35, ticketmaster.ieTori Amos. Photograph: Kasia Wozniak Since her artistic breakthrough, in 1992, with her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes, the US singer-songwriter Tori Amos has confronted the listener with songs that address topics such as sexual assault, misogyny, homophobia and female empowerment. These Irish shows are part of a tour to promote her forthcoming album, In Times of Dragons, which she has described as a story “that parables the current dangerous times we are in – where democracy itself is on the line”. Expect sparks to fly.Skye NewmanMonday, April 20th, and Tuesday, April 21st, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 7pm, €46.60 (sold out), ticketmaster.ieThe past two years have been a whirlwind for the rising London neosoul singer Skye Newman. Through songs such as Hairdresser, FU & UF, My Addiction, Smoke Rings and Family Matters, all of which are on her acclaimed mini-album, SE9 Part 1, she turns raw experiences (she has described her early life as “carnage” and “trauma”) into vulnerable, from-the-heart dispatches. If you can nab a ticket, catch Newman in this intimate theatre setting before she graduates to much larger venues.Norma Winstone & Tommy HalfertyThursday, April 23rd, The Bank at the Digital Hub, Dublin, 6.30pm, €20/€18, improvisedmusic.ieNorma Winstone and Tommy Halferty In a career that spans more than six decades, the London jazz singer and lyricist Norma Winstone has been best known for her improvisatory vocals. Derry’s Tommy Halferty began his career in the 1980s, subsequently playing guitar with John Abercrombie, John Etheridge, Stéphane Grapelli and Keith Copeland. Winstone and Halferty first met in the early 1990s, when they both taught at Newpark music school, in south Co Dublin; since then, whenever she has returned to Ireland, Halferty has been her go-to guitarist. For this rare concert, the pair will be joined by the bass player Derek Whyte. TalkThe History of Folk HorrorSunday, April 19th, Sugar Club, Dublin, 7.30pm, €19, thesugarclub.com; Monday, April 20th, Set Theatre, Kilkenny, 7pm, €18.50, set.ie; Tuesday, April 21st, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm, €20, cyprusavenue.ieChristopher Lee in The Wicker Man From its roots in the literature of the 18th and 19th centuries to films such as Witchfinder General and The Wicker Man, as well as more recent Irish folk horror works such as Fréwaka, Prof Robert Edgar, the writer of The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror, explains how the term gained popularity, why locations and landscapes become eerily active, and why various folkloric tales continue to unsettle us. Something wicked this way comes? You bet.PhotographyTaylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize 2026 ExhibitionFrom Wednesday, April 22nd, until Sunday, May 24th, Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin, photomuseumireland.ieYvette Monahan, Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize 2026 Exhibition The Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize has been created to celebrate contemporary Irish photography. More than 30 photographers at all stages of their careers have been selected from a nationwide open call that attracted more than 1,300 entries on the theme of community. The shortlisted names include Niamh Barry, Conor Horgan, Xuying Li, Jeanette Lowe, Yvette Monahan, Salem Anowe Chukwuezi and Clodagh O’Leary. The winners will be announced on opening night. The first prize is €10,000; two runners-up will be awarded €2,500 each.Visual artMemory of a Free FestivalUntil Saturday, June 20th, Ormston House, Limerick, ormstonhouse.comThis touring exhibition, conceived by the Limerick art gallery Ormston House (and named after an early David Bowie song), responds to the Wexford-based Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals of 1978-81. Works by the artists Orla Barry, Brian Duggan and Cóilín O’Connell, plus the photographer Derek Speirs, feature alongside original archival material produced by the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement. The exhibition will travel to Wexford Arts Centre from Saturday, August 8th, until Wednesday, September 30th. Book festivalCork World Book FestivalFrom Tuesday, April 21st until Sunday, April 26th, various venues, times and prices, corkworldbookfest.comEvery year since 2005, Cork World Book Festival has presented books, writers, workshops, public interviews and launches to an ever-increasing audience. The opening event (City Library, 7pm, free) is a conversation between the writer Danielle McLaughlin and the artist and teacher Siobhán Rea. Other events include Roddy Doyle in conversation with Paul McVeigh (Saturday, April 25th, Triskel Arts Centre, 2pm, €15) and Katriona O’Sullivan in conversation with Deirdre O’Shaughnessy (Sunday, April 26th, St Luke’s, 2.30pm, €15).Still runningAdelphi ’63From Tuesday, April 21st until Sunday, May 3rd, Smock Alley, Dublin, 7pm, €22/€20, smockalley.comAdelphi '63 Cousins Mary and Brigid venture into a Dublin evening that has never before witnessed Beatlemania. The buoyancy of teenage happiness in 1960s Catholic Ireland is the focus of this fictional outline of real events, notably The Beatles’ only performance in Ireland. Laura Brady writes; Emma Finnegan directs. Book it this weekCairde Sligo Arts Festival, Sligo, July 4th-11th, cairdefestival.com Public Image Limited, Live at Castle Mills, Kilkenny, July 17th, ticketmaster.ieMorcheeba, Vicar Street, Dublin, October 18th, ticketmaster.ieKeep It Tight Podcast, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, November 29th, ticketmaster.ie