Earagail Arts Festival

26/08/2026

ON EXHIBIT UNTIL SUNDAY: Cathal McGinley - Scattered at the Edges
ℹ https://eaf.ie/events/cathal-mcginley-scattered-at-the-edges/

📅Closes: Sunday 30th August
⏰Time: 10am - 6pm (Daily)
📍Location: Churchill
🏠Venue: Glebe Gallery & Gardens
🎟Admission/Cost: Free

Scattered at the Edges is a body of work by Donegal artist Cathal McGinley, created on his homeplace of Inishbofin, overlooking Oileán Dúiche.

Through painting, drawing and assemblage, McGinley combines shoreline materials with made elements, embedding the island’s trace into each work, shaped by walking and observing the Atlantic landscape.

25/08/2026

14/08/2026

EXHIBITIONS🎨 Much of the visual arts programme continues post festival, so make sure to visit the fantastic exhibitions being hosted by our partners, including the Regional Cultural Centre.

Barbara Knežević: Gvozdene Kapije | The Iron Gates

Gvozdene Kapije | The Iron Gates brings together film and sculpture by artist Barbara Knežević, whose practice explores the politics of origin stories, material culture and the ways objects become entangled in narratives of identity, migration and nationhood. In this project, Knežević locates her diasporic Yugoslav heritage explicitly within her work for the first time, placing personal and family histories alongside the wider historical and geopolitical narratives of the Danube and the Balkans.

Full info here https://eaf.ie/events/barbara-knezevic-gvozdene-kapije-the-iron-gates/

12/08/2026

EXHIBITIONS🎨 Much of the visual arts programme continues post festival, so make sure to visit the fantastic exhibitions being hosted by our partners, including An Gailearaí.

Déanta i nDún na nGall – Made in Donegal

Tá lúcháir ar An Gailearaí rogha saothar ó sheachtar de na ceardaithe is fearr i nDún na nGall a chur i láthair - An Gailearaí is delighted to present a selection of work by seven of Donegal’s finest artisans.

Full info here https://eaf.ie/events/deanta-i-ndun-na-ngall-made-in-donegal/

10/08/2026

EXHIBITIONS🎨 Much of the visual arts programme continues post festival, so make sure to visit the fantastic exhibitions being hosted by our partners, including the Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny.

The Rain Tells Us Everything - Catherine McDonald, Katie Nolan and Niamh Schmidtke.

Curated by Clara McSweeney.

The Rain Tells Us Everything investigates occurrences that are encroaching on landscapes due to the climate crisis. Through trespassing, tracking and collective singing, these artists question these changes through sound, film, fabric and drawing.

Whether it is the invasion of Ireland’s data storage industry on land that was previously fruit farms, wild lands or forestry; tracing the movement of salt as a catalyst for disruption in freshwater systems from the Arctic to the Philippines; or collectively protesting bauxite waste into the Shannon Estuary through active song, the artists reflect on and respond to the unfolding conditions of the Anthropocene.

Full info here https://eaf.ie/events/the-rain-tells-us-everything/

07/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS🎻to the incredible The SíFiddlers on an amazing performance on the Fleadh Gig Rig in Belfast last night (and thank you for the kind mention)!

We would like to take this opportunity to salute the fantastic Donegal representation at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann doing the county proud. Shout-out to Altan and The Henry Girls both headlining separate shows as part of the festivities tomorrow.

For full information on events, visit https://fleadhcheoil.ie/

07/08/2026

EXHIBITIONS🎨 Much of the visual arts programme continues post festival, so make sure to visit the fantastic exhibitions being hosted by our partners, including Glebe Gallery & Gardens.

Cathal McGinley - Scattered at the Edges

Scattered at the Edges is a body of work by Donegal artist Cathal McGinley, created on his homeplace of Inishbofin, overlooking Oileán Dúiche.

Through painting, drawing and assemblage, McGinley combines shoreline materials with made elements, embedding the island’s trace into each work, shaped by walking and observing the Atlantic landscape.

Once a monastic settlement, Oileán Dúiche carries a history of isolation at the edge of habitation. That remoteness informs the work: when life is reduced to essentials, awareness sharpens and imagination emerges. Through this approach, McGinley explores endurance and belonging, creating work that feels elusive yet deeply rooted in place.

Full info here https://eaf.ie/events/cathal-mcginley-scattered-at-the-edges/

07/08/2026

🚨ONE PLACE LEFT🚨 We are thrilled to announce that there is only one place left for the Winter Edition of Home with The Henry Girls in January 2027; Thank you so much for the incredible support! To snap up the last place, visit https://eaf.ie/events/a-winter-home-with-the-henry-girls-january-2027/

06/08/2026

🚨85% FILLED🚨 We have had an incredible response to the Winter Edition of Home with The Henry Girls in January 2027; So much so, that it is nearly sold out! For more info & bookings, visit https://eaf.ie/events/a-winter-home-with-the-henry-girls-january-2027/