Niall Breslin and the Polaris Quartet announce additional Irish tour dates

Niall Breslin and the Polaris Quartet have announced additional Irish tour dates. Now, the tour will also stop at Dublin's Vicar Street on October 1, University of Limerick on October 4, Mullingar Cathedral on October 9, Wexford's Theatre Royal on October 16, and Wexford Opera House on November 8.

The singer will begin the tour at Cork's St. Luke's on April 10. He'll make stops in Co. Louth, Co. Clare, Co. Tipperary, Sligo, and Kilkenny in April and May. Then, he'll resume the tour on October 1 at Vicar Street, brining his show to the newly added locations.

The tour follows the release of Breslin’s latest album, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded. The album functions as a multi-part work, structured across four acts - The Polaris Principles, Dúchas, Metta, and The Place That Has Never Been Wounded.

Drawing on philosophical ideas inspired by Meister Eckhart, each track corresponds to a chapter in Breslin’s newly released book of the same title. The Place That Has Never Been Wounded reflects on growing up in midland Ireland, well-being, and mental health stigma.

"The music should be like a meditation," Breslin told Hot Press in 2025.

"There are myths around mindfulness and meditation that it’s always this subdued thing. Most mindfulness music that I would have listened to is loop based. And I always said the mind is not loop based. The mind is constantly moving and changing. So that’s what I was trying to create with this album," he added.

Read our interview with Niall Breslin here.

Watch the music video for title track 'The Place That Has Never Been Wounded' below.

The live shows will incorporate elements of spoken word and visual design, set to Breslin's piano music. The Polaris Quartet will provide additional accompaniment.

Breslin and the Polaris Quartet continue their collaboration following their sold-out run of Irish shows late last year. Read our live report from Breslin's October 2025 show at Dublin's Camden Recording Studios here.

Tickets for the newly added tour dates will go on sale this Friday, March 6 here.

See tour dates for Niall Breslin and the Polaris Quartet below:

April 10 – St Luke’s, Cork
April 14 – TLT, Drogheda, Co. Louth
April 16 – Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo
April 23 – glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
May 16 – Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
May 23 – Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
October 1 – Vicar Street, Dublin (presented by Singular Artists) **JUST ANNOUNCED
October 4 – University of Limerick, with UL Chamber Orchestra (presented by All we Have Are Days) **JUST ANNOUNCED
October 9 – Mullingar Cathedral, Co. Westmeath, with Choristers (presented by Singular Artists) **JUST ANNOUNCED
October 16 – Theatre Royal, Waterford **JUST ANNOUNCED
November 8 – Wexford Opera House, Wexford **JUST ANNOUNCED