Music
Mise Eir – I Am Ireland
08 May: Fancy a show that incorporates stunning visuals of Ireland’s magical landscape and brings together some of Ireland’s best vocalists, musicians and traditional Irish dancers for a beautiful selection of Irish music, song and dance? Then the black box Galway has got exactly what you are looking for. Mise Éire: The Show is a brand-new production in Galway City. Running May to September in The Black Box Theatre Galway. Tickets start at €25 per person. For more information you can call them on (091) 569, email tht@tinet.ie or visit their facebook page Mise Eire the Show.
Mike Denver
4 May: Mike Denver and his band take to the stage at the Bangor Elim Complex in Bangor, Co Down. Mike Denver’s first professional gig was in The Park House Hotel, Edgeworthstown on Saturday 11 January 2003 with his full band. Since then he has gone on to record 10 more albums and is now one of the stand-out names in Irish country music. Tickets are £20 and are available online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/bangorelimcomplex.Tickets also available at Mace, Brunswick Road, Bangor and Scrabo Electric, Newtownards or by calling into Bangor Elim (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1pm). Doors are open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm. For further information you can call (02891) 271 800.
Comedy
Al Murray: Let’s Go Backwards Together
07 May: Publican. Politician. Other thing beginning with P. Philosopher, yeah, that. The nation’s critically acclaimed bar-based-Braveheart, Al Murray – The Pub Landlord – has announced his return to Róisín Dubh. Described as “a supremely polished performer”, this promises to be a great night.Tickets priced €28 are on sale now through www.ticketmaster.ie and usual outlets nationwide. Show starts at 8.00pm. For more information call (091) 586 540 or email info@roisindubh.net.
Theatre
Simply the Best
06 May: Rebecca O’Connor will return to Cork Opera House with an encore performance, following her phenomenally successful “Simply the Best” tour across Ireland in 2016. As the only Irish artist to ever win the prestigious European TV competition Stars in Their Eyes in front of over 33m viewers, Rebecca brought her performance of Tina Turner to life as she wowed the audience – and has continued to do so all over the world to sell-out crowds ever since. Tickets start at €20 for earlybird bookings and €28 thereafter. For more information, call (021) 427 0022 or email info@corkoperahouse.ie.
Film
3 Generations
5 May: About Ray tells the stirring story of three generations of a family living under one roof in New York as they must deal with the life-changing transformation by one that ultimately affects them all. Ray (Elle Fanning) is a teenager who has come to the realisation that she isn’t meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie (Naomi Watts), must track down Ray’s biological father (Tate Donovan) to get his legal consent to allow Ray’s transition. Dolly (Susan Sarandon), Ray’s lesbian grandmother, is having a hard time accepting that she now has a grandson. They must each confront their own identities and learn to embrace change and their strength as a family, in order to ultimately find acceptance and understanding.
dancning diary
Connacht
Mayo: Claremorris, McWilliam Park Hotel,
Social Dancing: 7th May (5-8) Dave Lawlor
Galway: Ballinasloe, Shearwater Hotel, 7th May, Mike Denver
Leinster
Kilkenny: Pilltown, Pilltown Gaa, 7th May, Catherine & The Images
Louth: Dundalk, Lisdoo Arms, 6th May, Robert Mizzell
Meath: Navan, Ardboyne Hotel, 8th May, Michael English
Westmeath: Moate, The Well, 6th May, Derek Ryan
Munster
Cork: Mallow, The Hazel Tree, 5th May, Robert Mizzell
Cork: Macroom, Riverside Park Hotel, 8th May, Eddie Lee & James
Clare: Ennis, West County, 7th May, Michael English
Tipperary: Tipperary, Times Hotel, 7th May, Robert Mizzell
Tipperary: Newport, Ballymackeogh, Aherns, 6th May, Peter Bourke
Tipperary: Roscrea, Racket Hall, 6th May, Jimmy Buckley
Ulster
Cavan: Cavan, Hotel Kilmore, 6th May, Eamon Jackson
Donegal: Bundoran, Allingham Arms, 6th May, Michael English
Down: Newry, Mourne Country, 6th May, Jim Devine
Donegal: Letterkenny, Josies , 5th May, Joe Davitt Country Band
Derry: Coleraine, Bushtown Hotel, 8th May, Declan Nerney
Monaghan: Monaghan, Hillgrove Hotel, 7th May, Lisa McHugh
Monaghan: Castleblayney, The Glencarn, 5th May, Michael English
Tyrone: Moy, The Ryandale, 6th May, Declan Nerney
Tyrone: Omagh, Silverbirch Hotel, 5th May, Johnny Brady