Alternative
Entertainments Tallaght · Est. 1982
SubSounds 2026/27 - applications open late August Class of 2026 - our first double album - out now Des Carty Sessions returns this October SubSounds Youth Music Festival - free, every July at Rua Red Year-round classes at the Des Carty Music School Children's Music Festival - every October
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Alternative Entertainments CLG is a registered charity (RCN 20051266). Donations, sponsorship and partnerships directly support free and low-cost music programmes for young people across South County Dublin.

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Children taking part in a drum workshop at the Children’s Music Festival
Children’s Music Festival - drum workshop
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Youth music · Ages 14-18

SubSounds

Mentoring, gigs and a studio-recorded album for young songwriters and performers - free to take part.

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Festival · October

Children’s Music Festival

Around 40 artists and 4,000 national-school pupils making music together every October.

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Festival · October

The Des Carty Sessions

Traditional and folk music across South County Dublin - most events free to attend.

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Alternative Entertainments CLG · Company No. 185949 · Charity No. 20051266. Our safeguarding policies and annual accounts are published on our About page.