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Vodafone Comedy Festival
26 to 29 July: Get ready to laugh your heart out at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in Dublin as some of Ireland’s well-loved and upcoming comedians take to the Iveagh Gardens. Everyone from Alison Spittle to Jason Byrne will be performing and it is a great opportunity to check out other comedians such as Foil, Arms & Hog, Aisling Bea and Danny O’ Brien. The festival is now in its 12th year of bringing laughs to the nation and this year will be no exception. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.vodafonecomedy.com. Ticket range from €20 to €30 for the main events.
Irish Youth Wind Ensemble Summer Tour Cork
30 July: Fill your ears with the sounds of the best young wind, brass and percussion players Ireland has to offer at the Curtis Auditorium in Co Cork. Over 50 of Ireland’s finest young musicians have been chosen to play in this year’s Irish Youth Wind Ensemble. This includes a week-long course where the talented players receive guidance from professional conductors and musicians. There will be two concerts at the end of the course, 29 July in Galway and 30 July in Cork, and the programme itself takes place in the University Tickets are priced at €15 or €10 concession and can be purchased at the door.
The Flaming Lips
26 July: American rock band The Flaming Lips will be taking Galway by storm with supporting act Le Galaxie as part of their current world tour. The three-time Grammy award-winning band is known for hits such as Do You Realize?? and Fight Test. With their huge discography of albums since the 1980s, when they first formed, you are bound to find something to groove along to at this concert. They will be performing on the Heineken Big Top stage as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Tickets cost €49.50 and can be bought on www.giaf.ie.
Kevin and Karen Dance
29 July: Strap on your dancing shoes and get ready to head to the National Concert Hall in Dublin to watch one of the best dance couples from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Kevin and Karen Clifton have both been dancing from a very young age and have worked their way up to become a famous dancing duo. Prepare for a high-energy performance because this duo gives their all during each and every dance. With sparkling costumes, show-stopping choreography and a live band, this show will take your breath away. The show takes place on 29 July at 3pm and tickets are priced from €34.50. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.nch.ie.
Connacht
Galway: Ballinasloe, Shearwater Hotel, 29th July, Mike Denver
Leitrim: Carrick on Shannon, Landmark Hotel, 28th July, Lisa McHugh
Mayo: Claremorris, McWilliam Park,
Social Dancing: 29th July, Brendan Magee
Leinster
Dublin: Dublin, The Red Cow, 26th July, Jimmy Buckley
Kilkenny: Slievrue, Rhu Glenn, 28th July, John Glenn & The Mainliners
Kilkenny: Piltown, Piltown Gaa Complex, 29th July, Teddy & Cathal Barry
Westmeath: Moate, The Well, 28th July, Jimmy Buckley
Munster
Clare: Ennis, The West County, 29th July, Ciaran Rosney
Cork: Macroom, Riverside Park Hotel, 30th July, Patrick O’Sullivan
Cork: Mallow, The Hazel Tree, 27th July, Robert Mizzell
Cork: Glanmire, Vienna Woods, 1st August, Olivia Douglas
Limerick: Adare, Woodlands Hotel, 29th July, Patrick Feeney
Tipperary: Newport, Ballymackeogh, Aherns, 28th July, Adrian Ryan
Tipperary: Roscrea, Racket Hall, 28th July, Richie Remo
Ulster
Cavan: Cavan, Hotel Kilmore, 28th July, Gerry Guthrie
Derry: Coleraine, Bushtown House Hotel, 30th July, Jim Devine
Donegal: Bundoran, Allingham Arms, 27th July, Cliona Hagan, 28th July, Michael English 29th July, Gerry Guthrie
Down: Newry, The Mourne Country, 28th July, Joe Davitt
Monaghan: Monaghan, Hillgrove Hotel, 29th July, Derek Ryan
Monaghan: Castleblayney, The Glencarn, 27th July, Michael English
Tyrone: Moy, The Ryandale, 28th July, Mike Denver
Tyrone: Omagh, Silverbirch Hotel, 27th July, Dominic Kirwan & John McNicholl, 28th July, Dominic Kirwan & Stephen Smyth, 29th July, Dominic Kirwan & Barry Kirwan
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