The clocks have gone back and the evenings are drawing in fast, so this is a weekend for being indoors with the heating on. A one-woman play wraps up at the Gaiety, a soul legend is on the way, and there’s enough gothic theatre and heavy riffs to see out the dark end of October. Here’s what’s on tonight and tomorrow.
Town of the week
Living in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, the median house price is €320,000 across 210 registered sales, average rent is €1,753 a month and the nearest Commuter rail stop is 0.0 km away.
Events This Week
From a final-night play to arena-sized nostalgia, here’s where to spend the next few evenings.
The Storytelling Trail: A Winter Journey Through Dublin, A guided evening of Irish folklore and pub storytelling, with food and drink paired along the way.
Sun 1 November · Flavour Trails · Dublin · €85
Sip & Sleigh: A Christmas Cocktail Experience, A hands-on class where you make your own cocktails in a converted church distillery.
Sat 7 November · Pearse Lyons Distillery · Dublin · €55
Myra’s Story, A one-woman play told in the voice of a homeless woman living rough on Dublin’s streets.
Sat 31 October · Gaiety Theatre · Dublin
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key of Life, A living legend plays one of the great albums front to back for its 50th anniversary.
Sun 1 November · 3Arena · Dublin
Korn + Architects + Youth Code, Korn’s first Irish show in over a decade, with Architects and Youth Code warming the room up.
Mon 2 November · 3Arena · Dublin
Dracula, Nick Lane’s touring stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic, atmospheric and built for the season.
Tue 3 November · Gaiety Theatre · Dublin
County Spotlight
We’re pointing you west this week, to a night where Wicklow filmmaking gets the big screen it deserves.
Every event listed for Co. Wicklow this month: the Co. Wicklow events page.
Wicklow Stories Film Festival 2026, Short films made by and about Wicklow, shown on a proper screen rather than a laptop.
Wicklow
Planning near you
91 homes at Bray, Co. Wicklow, granted by Wicklow County Council on 21 October.
43 homes at Mountmellick, Co. Laois, granted by Laois County Council on 23 October.
37 homes at Rathnew, Co. Wicklow, lodged with Wicklow County Council on 20 October.
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Planning: Irish Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC-BY 4.0), via the weekly leinsterinsider.ie snapshot.
Making a night of it in town
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