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UPCOMING SHOWS

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THU. NOV. 7TH 2024

  • Gimme Shelter: Ireland's Profound Housing Crisis and How to Solve it
    The Set Theatre
    07 Nov 2024, 21:15 – 08 Nov 2024, 22:15
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    07 Nov 2024, 21:15 – 08 Nov 2024, 22:15
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Sean Keyes, Kiera Murphy, Cormac Lucey, Fergus McCullough with Gearoid Farrelly
  • SOLD OUT - Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth
    Cleere's
    07 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    07 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Tom Burgis with Naoise Nunn
  • The David McWilliams Podcast LIVE
    The Watergate Theatre
    07 Nov 2024, 18:45 – 19:30
    The Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny, Ireland
    07 Nov 2024, 18:45 – 19:30
    The Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny, Ireland
    David McWilliams with John Davis
  • SOLD OUT - After Apple: Is Ireland Still a Tax Haven?
    Hole in the Wall
    07 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    07 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Cormac Lucey, Angelica Oung, Bill Black with Fiona Frawley

FRI. NOV. 8TH 2024

  • SOLD OUT - The Psychology of Money
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Langton's Set Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Langton's Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Langton's Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    David McWilliams, Katie Martin, Robert Shrimsley, Alice Sherwood with Dylan Moran
  • Banking on the Future: Will Central Banks Still Matter?
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    08 Nov 2024, 21:30 – 22:30
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 21:30 – 22:30
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Bill Black, Leah Rose Downey, Jim Hodges, Paul Greatbatch with Shane Daniel Byrne
  • SOLD OUT - The Real Economics of Migration
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Cleere's
    08 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Kiera Murphy, Carolina Alves, Cormac Lucey, Sony Kapoor with Fiona Frawley
  • Russia’s Rubicon: What Putin Does Next
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Alexander Kabanovsky, Andrea Binder, Tom Burgis with Dylan Moran
  • Left Behind: The Economics of Neglected Places
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Pembroke
    08 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    Martin Lousteau, Robert Shrimsley, Marla Dukharan with Julie Jay
  • SOLD OUT - Heroes & Humans of Football Podcast
    Fri, 08 Nov
    The Set Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    The Set Theatre, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    The Set Theatre, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    Simon Kuper, Mehreen Khan
  • SOLD OUT - Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    08 Nov 2024, 19:45 – 20:45
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 19:45 – 20:45
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Bobby Healy, Paul Hayes, Katie Martin, Neil Brady with Colm O'Regan
  • SOLD OUT - The Cost of Insatiable Growth
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Cleere's
    08 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Carolina Alves, Francis Steven George, Fred Muhumza, Fintan O'Toole with Martin Angolo
  • Trade, Tariffs, and Taxes: How Will POTUS 47 Change The World?
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Leah Rose Downey, Sony Kapoor, Bill Black, Evan Solomon, Angelica Oung with Sam Kebede
  • SOLD OUT - Innovating for an Icon
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Smithwick's Experience
    08 Nov 2024, 18:30 – 19:30
    Smithwick's Experience, 44 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VK54, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 18:30 – 19:30
    Smithwick's Experience, 44 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VK54, Ireland
    Guinness is the world's most iconic beer, a brand known for timeless tradition and bold innovation in equal measure. Steve Gilsenan, Guinness Global Head of Quality and Master Brewer, with Chris Murphy, CEO at Dolmen Design, will share how a pioneering program of continuous collaboration has activa
  • All Economics is Local - The Microeconomics of the Macro World
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Pembroke
    08 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    Jennifer Moroney Ward, Sony Kapoor, Jennifer O'Connell, Nicholas Gruen, with Shane Daniel Byrne
  • SOLD OUT - Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the Revolut-ion in our Wallets
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Cleere's
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Eric Lonergan, Peter Ryan, Edward Chancellor, Marla Dukharan with Fiona Frawley
  • Power, Corruption and Lies: Nassim Taleb and Fintan O'Toole
    Fri, 08 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Nassim Taleb, Fintan O'Toole with Colm O'Regan
  • Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
    Fri, 08 Nov
    The Set Theatre
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    The Set Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland
    08 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    The Set Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Tom Burgis with Naoise Nunn

SAT. NOV. 9TH 2024

  • Trump and Gaza, Israel and the Middle East: What Next?
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kilbride Suite
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Carole Nakhle, Nassim Taleb, Michael Fertik, Mehreen Khan with Kevin Gildea
  • From the Silk Roads to Climate Change: A Historian Looks Backwards to Look Forwards
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Peter Frankopan with Colm O'Regan
  • Africa Rising
    Sat, 09 Nov
    The Pembroke
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 10 Nov 2024, 23:00
    The Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 22:00 – 10 Nov 2024, 23:00
    The Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    Stephen Karingi, Fred Muhumza, Jim Hodges, Francis Stevens George with Martin Angolo
  • Jargon Busting
    Sat, 09 Nov
    The Set Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 21:30 – 22:45
    The Set Theatre, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 21:30 – 22:45
    The Set Theatre, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    Alison Spittle, Julie Jay, Kevin McGahern, Cormac Lucey, Linda Yueh
  • American Democracy and the Culture War in the Age of Trump
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kings Ormonde
    09 Nov 2024, 21:15 – 22:15
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 21:15 – 22:15
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Simon Kuper, Martin Lousteau, Leah Rose Downey, Peter Antonioni with Sam Kebede
  • Material World: How Raw Materials Shape The Modern World
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Cleere's
    09 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Nicholas Gruen, Angelica Oung, Sony Kapoor with Jennifer O'Connell
  • What is the Real Alternative Deutschland? Germany 33 Years After Reunification
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    09 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 21:00 – 22:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Andrea Binder, Robert Shrimsley, Alexander Kabanovsky with Gearoid Farrelly
  • The New Byzantium: Nassim Taleb and Peter Frankopan in conversation with Colm O'Regan
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kilbride Suite
    09 Nov 2024, 20:15 – 21:15
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 20:15 – 21:15
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Nassim Taleb, Peter Frankopan, with Colm O'Regan
  • Trumponomics: From Bitcoin to Business, Bureaucracy to Benefits, what will Trump’s economy look like?
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Paul Greatbatch, Sony Kapoor, Linda Yueh, Bill Black with Sam Kebede
  • Mutiny in the Markets: Surviving Financial Storms
    Sat, 09 Nov
    The Pembroke
    09 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    The Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 20:00 – 21:00
    The Pembroke, 11 Patrick St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 VNP4, Ireland
    Katie Martin, Russell Napier, Edward Chancellor, Marla Dukharan with Kevin McGahern
  • Celtic Comeback? Ireland’s Economy After Apple
    Sat, 09 Nov
    The Set Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 19:30 – 20:30
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 19:30 – 20:30
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Cormac Lucey, Keire Murphy, Peter Ryan with Jennifer O'Connell
  • Money, Morals, and Markets: Can Finance Have a Conscience?
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Smithwick's
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Smithwick's, 44 Parliament St, Kilkenny, R95 VK54, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Smithwick's, 44 Parliament St, Kilkenny, R95 VK54, Ireland
    Eric Lonergan, Michael Fertik, Carolina Alves, with Martin Angelo
  • Danger: Fascist Europe Ahead
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kings Ormonde
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Andrea Binder, Robert Shrimsley, Peter Antonioni, Nicholas Gruen with Kevin Gildea
  • It's By Barnier: Is France Worth It?
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Simon Kuper, Mary Fitzgerald with Sinead Quinlan
  • Cheaper, Faster, Better: How Economics Can Help Win the Climate War
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Cleere's
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Carole Nakhle, Sony Kapoor, Angelica Oung, Fergus McCullough with Colm O'Regan
  • SOLD OUT - Turning the Page or American Carnage?
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kilbride Suite
    09 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:15
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:15
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Contributors: Evan  Solomon, Martin Lousteau, Bill Black, Leah Rose Downey, with Sam Kebede.
  • Money: A Story of Humanity with David McWilliams
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Watergate Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
    Watergate Theatre, Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    David McWilliams, John Davis
  • The Second Irish Republic: Reimagining Ireland for the 21st Century
    Sat, 09 Nov
    The Set Theatre
    09 Nov 2024, 17:30 – 18:30
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 17:30 – 18:30
    The Set Theatre, Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Sean Keyes, Fergal McCullough, Keire Murphy, Jennifer Moroney-Ward with Sinead Quinlan
  • SOLD OUT - Demography is Destiny: The Economics of Sex
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    09 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Stephen Karingi, Carolina Alves, Peter Ryan, Sony Kapoor with Julie Jay
  • Booms, Busts, and Bailouts: The Rhythms of Global Capitalism
    Sat, 09 Nov
    Kings Ormonde
    09 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    09 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Kings Ormonde, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Russell Napier, Edward Chancellor, Linda Yueh, Evan Solomon with Kevin McGahern

SUN. NOV. 10TH 2024

  • Reasons to Be Cheerful – Festival Finale
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Set Theatre
    10 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Set Theatre , Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
    Set Theatre , Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Nicholas Gruen, David McWilliams
  • The Economics of Home Rule: Charles Stewart Parnell and What Might Have Been
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Home Rule Club
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Home Rule Club, 3 John's Quay, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 T382, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Home Rule Club, 3 John's Quay, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 T382, Ireland
    Donal Fallon, Paddy Cullivan, Kevin Gildea
  • The Economics of the Manosphere: Tradwives, Red Pillers, and the Alt-Right
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Cleere's
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Alice Sherwood, Sinead Quinlan with Julie Jay
  • Follow the Yellow Brick Road: The Economics of the Wizard of Oz
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Hole in the Wall
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
    Hole in the Wall, Hole in the Wall, High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    David McWilliams, Naoise Nunn
  • Paddy Cullivan's I Can't Believe It's Not Ireland
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Cleere's
    10 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
    Cleere's, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61, Ireland
    Paddy Cullivan
  • Debt by a Thousand Cuts: Lessons from Economic History
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Set Theatre
    10 Nov 2024, 12:00 – 13:00
    Set Theatre , Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 12:00 – 13:00
    Set Theatre , Langton House Hotel, 69 John Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Edward Chancellor, Russell Napier with Dylan Moran
  • SOLD OUT - The Ormonde Brunch with Colm O’Regan
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Kilbride Suite
    10 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:30
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:30
    Kilbride Suite, Ormonde St, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Colm O’Regan, Shane Daniel Byrne, Robert Shrimsley, Marla Dukharan, Eric Lonergan
  • SOLD OUT - The Langton's Ballroom Brunch with Alison Spittle
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Langton's Ballroom
    10 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:30
    Langton's Ballroom, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:30
    Langton's Ballroom, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    Alison Spittle, Gearóid Farrelly, Alice Sherwood, Sony Kapoor, Jennifer O’Connell
  • Fifth Court Podcast: Money-laundering, White Collar Crime
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Harry's Bar, Langton's
    10 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 11:00
    Harry's Bar, Langton's, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    10 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 11:00
    Harry's Bar, Langton's, 67-69 John Street Lower, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 XN44, Ireland
    Mark Tottenham, Peter Leonard FREE
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