NCH Celebrates Women in 2026 with Concerts from Celebrated Duo Saint Sister on Friday 6th March, Esteemed Singer-Songwriter Gemma Hayes on Tuesday 12th May and Renowned Historian Mary Beard on Thursday 15th October 

• Saint Sister Friday 6th March (Tickets €22, €30, €37.50) 
• Gemma Hayes Tuesday 12th May (Tickets €22, €30, €37.50) 
• Mary Beard Thursday 15th October (Tickets €29.50, €36, €45) 
• Main Stage, National Concert Hall     
• (10% Discount for Friends of NCH or Groups of 10 or more)     
• Tickets On Sale Friday 12th December 10am  
•  Box Office Tel: 01 4170000 www.nch.ie      

The National Concert Hall is delighted to celebrate female artists in 2026 with a plethora of exciting performances including; as we approach International Women’s Day, Saint Sister - in their first concert together in three years – as part of NCH Landmarks revisit sophomore album Where I Should End on Friday 6th March; the NCH Landmarks series continues with beloved singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes performing Night on My Side - her Mercury Prize-nominated debut - on Tuesday 12th May and on Thursday 15th October distinguished historian Mary Beard brings More Secrets Of Ancient Rome to the NCH stage. 

Saint Sister’s exciting performance sees them revisit Where I Should End with Crash Ensemble’s string quartet who feature heavily across the album, in a once-off intimate performance with vocals, harp, and strings. The duo, which comprises Morgana MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty, formed in 2014 and released their debut album Shape of Silence in 2018 capturing public attention with their mesmerising close-knit vocal harmonies and harp. 2021’s Where I Should End was met with critical acclaim, reaching the Top 10 in Ireland anbd named ‘Best Album’ by the NI Music Prize, as well as gaining a nomination for the Choice Music Prize. The record travels from late night scenes on Dublin’s Capel Street (Dynamite) via the softened disco of Karaoke Song to the cinematic grandeur of Irish Hour. Over the years they have shared the stage with The National, Hozier, Keane, Lisa Hannigan, and Tori Amos. 

Since 2022 the duo have been focused on their solo pursuits. Doherty is working on a record for solo harp and composing for film and TV. Embarking on her journey into kaleidoscopic popstar-dom, Morgana, fresh from playing Paris Fashion Week, a live performance broadcast on BBC4 and opening for CMAT across Europe and North America, has released her anthem I’m Not Going Anywhere. 

Gemma Hayes’ NCH Landmarks performance celebrates 25 years in music with her acclaimed debut, 2002’s Night On My Side, which blends atmospheric guitars with raw emotional honesty, capturing the restless beauty of early-2000s indie with poetic precision. For over two decades, Gemma Hayes has established herself as one of Ireland’s most acclaimed and enduring musical voices. Her music has featured widely across film and television, including her haunting version of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game for Pretty Little Liars (which has surpassed 30 million streams on Spotify) and her contribution to the soundtrack of the Roddy Doyle adaptation Greyhound of a Girl.  

Her sixth studio album, 2024’s Blind Faith, produced by Hayes with Karl Odlum, David Odlum and Brian Casey, marked a powerful creative resurgence. Featuring collaborations with Lisa Hannigan and Paul Noonan, it was widely praised as a deeply personal, career-defining work of renewal. 

Distinguished historian, author and broadcaster Mary Beard returns to the stage after her sold-out 2025 tour. In this captivating live event, Mary takes the audience beyond the well-worn paths of emperors and battles, revealing the rich and complex lives of those often left out of the history books. She rewrites popular narratives, casting fresh light on what we think we know. More Secrets Of Ancient Rome sees Mary draw thought-provoking connections between Roman politics and today’s world. What can we learn from the history of Rome, how might it resonate with the political landscapes we navigate today? Why does Rome still matter? 

Whether you're a history enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this evening promises to be a spectacular journey through time, leaving you with fresh insights into both ancient and modern worlds. 

 

Tickets 

Saint Sister Tickets €22, €30, €37.50 

Gemma Hayes Tickets €22, €30, €37.50 

Mary Beard Tickets €29.50, €36, €45 

10% Discount for Friends of NCH or Groups of 10 or more    

On Sale Friday 12th December 10am 

www.nch.ie 

Box Office Tel: 01 4170000       

    

ENDS    

 

Media Queries: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager or Roisin Dwyer, PR & Publications Executive, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. (S. Doyle Tel: 087 1775334 / R. Dwyer 085 7129628)                  

About the National Concert Hall                

The National Concert Hall (NCH) is Ireland’s national cultural institution for music, proudly serving the Irish public since it opened in 1981 through live music performances and significant educational and cultural programmes. Based in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens, the NCH is proud home to our National Symphony Orchestra, as well as providing residence for a range of other music organisations including Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network, Crash Ensemble and Music Generation. It is currently planning for a major redevelopment of all facilities as part of the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040.

 

Ceiliúrann NCH Mná in 2026 le Ceolchoirmeacha ón Duo cáiliúil Saint Sister Dé hAoine an 6 Márta, ón Amhránaí-Cumadóir Amhrán measúil Gemma Hayes Dé Máirt an 12 Bealtaine agus ón Staraí Cáiliúil Mary Beard Déardaoin an 15Deireadh Fómhair 

  

• Saint Sister Dé hAoine an 6 Márta (Ticéid €22, €30, €37.50) 
• Gemma Hayes Dé Máirt 12 Bealtaine (Ticéid €22, €30, €37.50) 
• Mary Beard Déardaoin 15Deireadh Fómhair (Ticéid €29.50, €36, €45) 
• Príomhstáitse, an Ceoláras Náisiúnta  
• (10% Lascaine do Chairde NCH nó Grúpaí de 10 nó níos mó)  
• Ticéid ar díol Dé hAoine 12 Nollaig 10am  
•  Oifig na dTicéad Teileafón: 01 4170000 www.nch.ie  
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Tá áthas ar an Ceoláras Náisiúnta ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar ealaíontóirí baineanna in 2026 le réimse leathan léirithe spreagúla ina measc; agus muid ag druidim le Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan, beidh Saint Sister - ina gcéad cheolchoirm le chéile i dtrí bliana - mar chuid de NCH Landmarks ag athchuairt ar a dara halbam Where I Should End Dé hAoine an 6 Márta; leanann sraith NCH Landmarks leis an amhránaí-scríbhneoir amhrán Gemma Hayes ag seinm Night on My Side - a céad albam ainmnithe do Dhuais Mercury - Dé Máirt an12 Bealtaine  agus Déardaoin an 15 Deireadh Fómhair tabharfaidh an staraí iomráiteach Mary Beard More Secrets Of Ancient Rome chuig stáitse NCH. 

I gceiliúradhspreagúil Saint Sister, tugann siad cuairt arís ar Where I Should End le ceathairéad téad Crash Ensemble atá le feiceáil go mór ar fud an albaim, i gceiliúradh pearsanta aonuaire le hamhránaíocht, cláirseach agus téada. Bunaíodh an duo, Morgana MacIntyre agus Gemma Doherty, sa bhliain 2014 agus d’eisigh siad a gcéad albam Shape of Silence sa bhliain 2018, ag mealladh aird an phobail lena gcuid comhchuibhithe gutha agus cláirseach dlúth. Fuair Where I Should End ó 2021 moladh mór ó na léirmheastóirí, shroich sé na 10 albam is fearr in Éirinn agus ainmníodh é mar ‘An tAlbam is Fearr’ ag Duais Cheoil Thuaisceart Éireann, chomh maith le hainmniúchán a fháil do Dhuais Cheoil Rogha. Taistealaíonn an albam ó radhairc dhéanacha san oíche ar Shráid an Chaipéil i mBaile Átha Cliath (Dynamite) tríd an dioscó bogaithe de chuid Karaoke Song go dtí mórgacht chineamatach Irish Hour. Thar na blianta, tá an stáitse roinnte acu le The National, Hozier, Keane, Lisa Hannigan, agus Tori Amos. 

Ó 2022 i leith, tá an bheirt dírithe ar a gcuid oibre aonair. Tá Doherty ag obair ar albam do chláirseach aonair agus ag cumadh ceoil do scannáin agus teilifís. Ag tosú ar a turas isteach i saol na réalta pop caleidoscópach, tá Morgana, díreach tar éis di a bheith ag seinm ag Seachtain Faisin Pháras, léiriú beo a craoladh ar BBC4 agus ag oscailt do CMAT ar fud na hEorpa agus Mheiriceá Thuaidh, tar éis a hamhrán I’m Not Going Anywherea eisiúint. 

Ceiliúrann léiriú Gemma Hayes, NCH Landmarks, 25 bliain sa cheol lena céad albam cáiliúil, Night On My Side, a foilsíodh in 2002, ina measctar giotáir atmaisféaracha le macántacht lom mhothúchánach, ag gabháil áilleacht suaite cheol neamhspleách luath-2000idí le cruinneas fileata. Le breis agus dhá scór bliain, tá Gemma Hayes bunaithe mar cheann de na guthanna ceoil is mó cáil agus is buaine in Éirinn. Tá a ceol le feiceáil go forleathan i scannáin agus ar an teilifís, lena n-áirítear a leagan corraitheach de Wicked Game le Chris Isaak do Pretty Little Liars (a bhfuil níos mó ná 30 milliún sruth faighte aige ar Spotify) agus a rannchuidiú le fuaimrian an oiriúnaithe Greyhound of a Girl le Roddy Doyle.  

Ba mhór an athbheochan chruthaitheach í a séú halbam stiúideo, Blind Faith in 2024, arna léiriú ag Hayes in éineacht le Karl Odlum, David Odlum agus Brian Casey. Agus comhoibriú le Lisa Hannigan agus Paul Noonan mar chuid de, moladh go forleathan é mar shaothar pearsanta agus athnuachana a shainmhínigh a ghairm bheatha. 

Filleann an staraí, údar agus craoltóir clúiteach Mary Beard ar an stáitse tar éis a camchuairte díolta amach in 2025. Sa ócáid bheo thar a bheith tarraingteach seo, tugann Mary an lucht féachana thar chosáin chaite na n-impirí agus na gcathanna, ag nochtadh saolta saibhre casta na ndaoine a fhágtar ar lár go minic sna leabhair staire. Athscríobhann sí scéalta coitianta, ag caitheamh solais úr ar a cheapann muid atá ar eolas againn. I More Secrets Of Ancient Rome, feictear Mary ag tarraingt naisc spreagúla idir polaitíocht na Róimhe agus domhan an lae inniu. Cad is féidir linn a fhoghlaim ó stair na Róimhe, agus cén tionchar a d’fhéadfadh a bheith aige ar na tírdhreacha polaitiúla a bhfuilimid ag nascleanúint iontu inniu? Cén fáth go bhfuil tábhacht fós ag baint leis an Róimh?  

  

Cibé acu is díograiseoir staire thú nó duine fiosrach nua, gealltar go mbeidh an tráthnóna seo ina thuras iontach tríd an am, ag tabhairt léargais úra duit ar shaol ársa agus nua-aimseartha araon. 

  

Ticéid 

Ticéid Saint Sister €22, €30, €37.50 

Ticéid Gemma Hayes €22, €30, €37.50 

Ticéid Mary Beard €29.50, €36, €45 

10% Lascaine do Chairde NCH nó Grúpaí de 10 nó níos mó    

Ticéid ar díol Dé hAoine 12 Nollaig 10am 

www.nch.ie 

Oifig na dTicéad Teileafón: 01 4170000       

    

CRÍOCH  

 

Iarratais ó na Meáin chuig: Sinéad Doyle, Bainisteoir Margaíochta & Caidrimh Phoiblí, Teil. 087 1775334, sinead.doyle@nch.ie nó Roisín Dwyer, Feidhmeannach Caidrimh Phoiblí & Foilseachán, Teil. 085 7129628, roisin.dwyer@nch.ie    

   

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