Women-Led Punk Night
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts presents a Women-Led Punk Night at Róisín Dubh with 50 Foot Woman, Ria Rua and Molly Vulpyne.
A live evening bringing together three women-led punk and alternative acts, presented as part of TULCA 2026: Veruca Salt.
50 Foot Woman
Ria Rua
Molly Vulpyne
Running Order:
50 Foot Woman | 8.15–8.45pm
Ria Rua | 9–9.30pm
Molly Vulpyne | 9.45–10.15pm
Over 18s
50 Foot Woman
50 Foot Woman are a Limerick/Cork based Punk Rock band. formed in Limerick's chapter of Music Generation in 2021, the band have gone through several line-up changes now consisting of other hardcore bands such as R.P.C and Horse Named Kid. The group's unique style of punk combines genres such as emo and power pop with hardcore, taking influence from a wide range of bands from the Buzzcocks, Bad Religion, Title Fight and Black Flag. For the past five years 50 Foot Woman have been releasing music and managed to play alongside classic bands in their scene such as The Exploited and 999, appearing at festivals such as Rebellion, with their debut album in the oven due for 2026, they have no signs of slowing down.
Ria Rua
Ria Rua (“Red Queen” in Irish) is known for her explosive and emotional performances. Her lyrics are pointed and personal but the themes are universal: sex, power and freedom. Expect grungy and electronic rock anthems – a dynamic fusion of electronic pulses, grunge undertones, and alternative embellishments. Her tracks often feature mesmerizing vocals that exude attitude, layered over a blend of industrial textures and introspective melodies – music that sounds like an angry soundtrack to the looming collapse. Some songs are guitar driven. Some sound like a helicopter crashing into a petrol station. Some have two drummers. All of them are driven by a single minded vision and urgency.
Molly Vulpyne Band
Molly Vulpyne Band formed in 2024, when what was meant to be “just one gig” snowballed into recording an album and playing a rapid-fire run of festivals and gigs across the UK and Ireland. After releasing her solo EP Amortise in 2024, Dublin based songwriter Molly expanded her sound with a full band featuring Irish punk veterans Peter Jones (Paranoid Visions), Jay Bagnall (Paranoid Visions, Steve Ignorant Band), and Tony Carberry (The Lee Harveys). The band’s live reputation grew rapidly, performing at the National Stadium with Alexisonfire and Coheed and Cambria, playing to a packed out Opera House at Rebellion Festival and supporting The Vaselines and CKY. Their sound refuses to be boxed in, part punk, part alternative, part melodic, part chaos and raw emotion. It fits nowhere and everywhere, and that’s exactly the point. Drawing comparisons to PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, and Garbage, Molly Vulpyne channels fury and vulnerability while forging a sound that is unmistakably her own — poetic, political, and always authentic. Their debut album Houndstooth and the Hum arrived February 27th via FOAD Musick, following the critical success of singles Hook and My Expiry. In 2025, they embarked on a run of double-header shows with Interrobang across Ireland and the UK, solidifying their place as one of the most compelling new forces in alternative music.
Róisín Dubh
9 Dominick Street Upper
Galway, H91 N4AP
Access
Wheelchair access via both entrances
Accessible toilet
Seating available
Accessible parking on Dominick Street Lower
Event Time
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
8–11pm
Getting There
10 min walk from Eyre Sq.
Bus: Spanish Parade stop
Paid street parking
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
Veruca Salt
Curated by Sinéad Keogh
6–22 November 2026
Galway, Ireland
The full TULCA 2026 programme will be announced on 19 October.
Molly Vulpyne Band photo by Wayne McManamon