The independent electronic-focused Irish festival returns to Bellurgan Park in Louth on Saturday September 12th and Sunday September 13th with a lineup running from techno and jungle to trad, hip-hop and soul.
Fuinneamh, the fully independent music, arts and culture festival that grew out of the Irish underground, is back in Bellurgan Park in Dundalk, Co. Louth this weekend.
The name comes from the Irish for energy or spirit, and the festival has built its reputation on cross-genre programming, serious sound systems and stage design, and a wider programme of workshops, wellness sessions and cultural activities that runs alongside the music.
This year’s bill is one of its strongest yet. Gemma Dunleavy, Curtisy & Lil Skag, Child Of Prague and Rory Sweeney bring the Irish alternative and hip-hop end of things, while Mano Le Tough, Shanti Celeste, SPFDJ, Peach and jungle veteran General Levy anchor the electronic side. Band of the moment, Madra Salach are also on the bill – a big draw.
Colin Benders and KiNK both play live as part of a Hardware showcase alongside Chaz Moloney and Brawni. Alarico appears twice, going b2b with Dylan Fogarty and again under his house and garage alias Kenji Hina. Sunil Sharpe, a festival regular at this stage, returns, as does Irish jungle mainstay Ricky Force.
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Aero and Aeron XTC close the weekend with an extended set.
Fuinneamh 2026 lineup
- Alarico b2b Dylan Fogarty
- Curtisy & Lil Skag
- Child Of Prague
- Caoimhín
- EMA
- Gemma Dunleavy
- General Levy
- Grooveline Unplugged
- Hardware [live]: Colin Benders, KiNK, Chaz Moloney, Brawni
- Kenji Hina
- Madra Salach
- Marcelina Wick
- Mano Le Tough
- Ricky Force
- Shanti Celeste
- SPFDJ
- Sunil Sharpe
- Peach
- Worries Outernational Soundsystem
- Yasmin Gardezi b2b Faster Horses
- Aero b2b Aeron XTC [closing set]
- Americord [live]
- Altered State
- Aoife
- B-Origin
- Bernie b2b Vandi // Soundmate
- Circuit Breaker b2b KTG
- Clueless
- Cricky b2b Keeva
- Derv
- Diebyveg
- The Dirtbirdz
- DJ Hushpuppy b2b Charlotte
- Fenska
- Future Freqs
- Fran Hartnett
- GJ504B
- High Fidelity
- I2S
- Injector Sound
- Irish Social Raves
- Jon Hussey
- Kriptik
- Lucas Ogma
- Lunaks b2b Oisínok
- Major Feen
- Moog
- Negro Impacto
- Niall Kelly
- T-Rail
- Posterboy
- Taurean
- Tender
- Tobez
- Tulua
- Psylo Verse
- Prøwl
- Rathaus w// Shannen Blessing
- Reclaim The Mainframe
- Roc.Staydeadly
- Rory Sweeney [live]
- Rhyzine
- Sam Greenwood
- Shivaion
- Slither
- Victor Krum b2b DJ Shortking
- Viki Dos Santos
- Walsh
- Yours Truly
Practical info
The festival and campsite open at 10am on Saturday September 12th, with stages opening at midday. The programme finishes on Sunday night but the campsite stays open until 1pm on Monday September 14th.
Fuinneamh is strictly over-18s.
Bellurgan Park is at Bellurgan, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 FP86. Dundalk train station is about 15 minutes away and there is a set-down area on site for taxis and private buses. There is a car park on site with a €15 entry fee, and buses run from Dublin on the Saturday at various times, returning to Dublin on Monday at 1pm and 2pm.
There are no ATMs on site and traders may or may not take card, so bring cash. Food traders this year include Big Blue Bus, Shaba Turkish Food, Vegalicious, The Sizzling Grill, Kerala Kitchen, Homefries, Crepes In The City, All Bar Chicken, Coffee Caravan and Goldenhill Icecream.
You can bring your own alcohol, with guideline limits of 24 cans of beer or cider, or 1.5 litres of wine, or 1 litre of spirits. There are toilets and accessible toilets on site but no showers.
Tickets
Weekend tickets are on sale at €225 plus fees via fuinneamh.ticketr.events/2026. The organisers expect to reach capacity on weekend tickets alone, and Sunday-only tickets are €120 plus fees. Bus tickets are sold through the same page.
More info at fuinneamh.ie.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
