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Dermot and Dave – 27 April: Today FM duo, Dermot Whelan and Dave Moore bring their hilarious new comedy show, Ah Sure Lookit to the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth this Saturday 27 April. Having toured full houses all over Ireland in 2016 and 2017, the radio duo once again bring their bonkers comedy antics to the stage in 2019. The lads travelled the length and breadth of Ireland with sellout crowds in venues like Vicar St in Dublin and the INEC in Killarney. Tickets are €30 from www.ticketmaster.ie.
Moll – 2 May: Moll is a hilarious and highly successful comedy about life in an Irish country presbytery. Written by the legendary John B Keane, Moll tells the story about a presbytery and their new housekeeper. The situation is likened to when ‘a country that gets a change of government, or like a family that gets a new stepmother’. Moll Kettle would work for no less than a canon for, in her own words, “’tis hard to come back to the plain black and white when one is used to the purple”. Directed by Rose O’Neill, Moll plays in the Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney on 2 March for three nights with all proceeds going to the Castleblayney Cancer Society. For more information and tickets, see www.iontascastleblayney.ie.
Tolkien – 3 May: Tolkien explores the formative years of John Ronald Reuel (JRR) Tolkien, a famous English writer, poet, philologist and academic, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. As an orphan as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear their “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels, which have produced some of the most iconic movies of all time. Tolkien is set to be released in Irish cinemas on 3 May.
The Golden Age of Big Band Vegas – 27 April: Brought to you by The Ultimate Big Band Show, this larger than life show brings that famous Las Vegas music history back to life. The Ultimate Big Band Show presents a night of entertainment in The TLT Concert Hall, Drogheda on 27 April. With an electric 20 piece jazz orchestra, the group has grown from strength to strength, bringing amazing music and great fun to every stage they play. Boasting some Jazz legends such as Pat Glynn, Gene Bannon, Dag Carroll, Bobby Lynch, Daire O’Reilly and Paul Cox, this act never disappoints. For tickets, see www.thetlt.ie.
Take That – 29-30 April: This year marks Take That’s 30th Anniversary and to celebrate this milestone, the band have announced a massive arena and stadium tour, where they will perform all of their much loved greatest hits live. The tour will see Take That play two nights in Dublin’s 3 Arena on April 29 and 30, where they will be joined by special guest Rick Astley. Take That have also confirmed the release of Odyssey a re-imagined greatest hits album that takes the listener on a journey through the incredible musical history of one of the UK’s most successful bands of all time. For tickets, see www.ticketmaster.ie.
Connacht
Galway: Ballinasloe, Shearwater Hotel, 28th April, (5-8pm)Bernie Heaney & Boz (10.30pm)Jimmy Buckley
Mayo: Claremorris, McWilliam Park,
Social Dancing: 28th April, Jimmy Hynes & The Crusaders
Big Band Dancing: 27th April, Robert Mizzell
Leinster
Dublin: Dublin, Red Cow Inn, 25th April, Gerry Guthrie
Kildare: Celbridge, Celbridge Manor Hotel, 5th May, John McNicholl
Kilkenny: Slievrue, Rhu Glenn, 27th April, Jimmy Buckley
Kilkenny: Pilltown, Pilltown GAA, 28th April, The Moynahan Brothers
Westmeath: Moate, The Well, 25th April, Michael Sexton, 27th April, Johnny Brady, 28th April, J&S Sound
Munster
Clare: Ennis, West County Hotel, 28th April, Derek Ryan
Cork: Mallow, The Hazel Tree, 26th April, Gerry Guthrie
Cork: Glanmire, Vienna Woods, 1st May, Liam Mannering
Cork: Macroom, Riverside Park Hotel, 29th April, Caitriona O’Sullivan
Cork: Ballyvourney, Abbey Hotel, (4-6.30pm) 28th April, Liam Mannering & Maria
Limerick: Newcastle West, Longcourt Hotel, 2nd May, Michael Collins
Limerick: Adare, Woodlands Hotel, 28th April, Gerry Guthrie
Tipperary: Newport, Ballymackeogh, Aherns, 27th April, Lawerence Campion
Ulster
Antrim: Ballymena, Tullyglass House Hotel, 27th April, Mike Denver
Cavan: Cavan, Hotel Kilmore, 27th April, Cliona Hagan
Derry: Coleraine, Bushtown House Hotel, 29th April, Stephen Smyth
Donegal: Bundoran, Allingham Arms, 27th April, Derek Ryan
Down: Newry, Mourne Country, 27th April, John Glenn & The Mainliners
Monaghan: Monaghan, Hillgrove Hotel, 5th May, Robert Mizzell
Tyrone: Omagh, Silverbirch Hotel, 26th April, Mike Denver
Tyrone: Moy, The Ryandale, 27th April, Jim Devine
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