Live Music in Killarney

Traditional Irish music is the backbone of Killarney's live scene, with fiddles, flutes, and bodhráns filling pubs on any given night of the week. Venues like Murphy's Bar, an institution since 1955, O'Connor's Traditional Irish Pub, now over a century old, and The Danny Mann keep that tradition rooted and accessible, while the Gleneagle Arena, operating as INEC Killarney, scales things up considerably as one of Ireland's leading concert and festival venues. Each March, The Gathering Festival of Music and Arts draws performers and audiences to celebrate traditional Irish music, song, and dance in concentrated form. The town has also produced a range of artists beyond the trad circuit, from singer-songwriter Tom Lucey to alternative rock duo Greywind, demonstrating that Killarney's musical output extends well past its most recognisable identity.