A highlight on the Irish jazz festival calendar every year the Limerick Jazz Festival returns in September with a mix this year in the line-up that includes saxophonists Camilla George and Tim Garland, singers Beverly Beirne and Honor Heffernan and pianist Carole Nelson.

Supported by the Arts Council Ireland and Limerick City and County Council and directed by jazz drummer John Daly, also heading for Limerick 2023 are Lee Meehan, Nigel Mooney with a quartet featuring Jean Toussaint, Conor Guilfoyle's Art Pepper plus Eleven big band project, and local hero Joe O'Callaghan. The festival runs from 20-24 September - see the Limerick website for full details. Camilla George, photo: press