Music

Aslan – 18 May: Aslan’s album Goodbye Charlie Moonhead was released 25 years ago, back in 1994. The band are touring the album throughout 2019 and are delighted to be playing the Nerve Centre, Derry this Saturday. This concert is a not to be missed event for loyal Aslan fans with tickets available for £20 at www.ticketmaster.ie.

Theatre

Baoite – 17-25 May: Following its sell-out run at the Galway International Arts Festival, Baoite comes to the Abbey Theatre this May. A fishing family leads a desperate fight to defend their coastal community from the imminent threat of offshore fracking. But as the constant pressure of campaigning mounts, hidden fractures appear in the once-solid clan. As lies, legacies, deceit and ultimate betrayal undermine the family and destroy the community. Tickets €16-25. Visit www.abbeytheatre.ie for more.

Film

Breakthrough – 17 May: Based on true events, the film tells the story of a St Louis teenager who slipped through an icy lake in January 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before resuscitative efforts were started. After being rescued he is in a coma and his family must rely on their faith to get through the ordeal. The teenager’s faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed. Starring Topher Grace, Josh Lucas, and Chrissy Metz, Breakthrough is set for release in Irish Cinemas from 17 May 2019.

Comedy

Caught on the Hop – 18 May: When impressionable Phil announces to his good friend George that he has fallen for a girl on the top of a 49 bus, George is shocked, but such affairs have blown over many times before. George is surprised when he learns that Phil intends to divorce his wife Maggie and go to live with his new girlfriend in the house next door. However, friends being friends, the obliging George is persuaded to lend a helping hand, thus setting in motion the most frenetic confusion of mistaken identities. This comedy will be on show at the Everyman, Cork this Saturday. Tickets €17, visit www.everymancork.com for more.

Musical

The King and I – 21 May-1 June: The multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is coming to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, direct from its record-breaking sold-out season at the London Palladium. The musical’s plot tells the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King’s drive to modernise his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece, as well as by a love to which neither can admit. Tickets from €31 and are available at www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie.

Dancing diary

Connacht

Galway: Ballinasloe, Shearwater Hotel, 19th May, (5-8pm)T B Country (10.30) Robert Mizzell (Support by Stuart Moyles)

Mayo: Claremorris, McWilliam Park,

Social Dancing: 19th May, Frank Nelson

Big Band Dancing: 18th May, Gerry Guthrie

Leinster

Dublin: Dublin, Red Cow Inn, 16th May, Matthew O’Donnell

Kildare: Celbridge, Celbridge Manor Hotel, 24th May, Declan Nerney

Kilkenny: Slievrue, Rhu Glenn, 18th May, Derek Ryan

Kilkenny: Pilltown, Pilltown GAA, 19th May, The Images

Westmeath: Moate, The Well, 16th May, Brendan Lee, 18th May, Eamon Jackson, 19th May, Pat McKenna

Munster

Clare: Ennis, West County Hotel, 19th May, John Glenn & The Mainliners

Cork: Mallow, The Hazel Tree, 17th May, Ciaran Rosney

Cork: Glanmire, Vienna Woods, 29th May, Mike Denver

Cork: Macroom, Riverside Park Hotel, 20th May, Mike Condon

Cork: Ballyvourney, Abbey Hotel, (4-6.30pm) 19th May, PJ Murrihy

Kerry: Tralee, Keirns O’ Rahillys club, 22nd May Neily O’Connor band

Kerry: Scartaglen, Heritage Centre, 19th May, Mike Condon

Limerick: Newcastle West, Longcourt Hotel, 23rd May, Dermot Lyons

Limerick: Adare, Woodlands Hotel, 19th May, Cliona Hagan

Limerick: Kilmallock, Bulgaden Castle, 23rd May, Peter Bourke (note change of night for one week only)

Tipperary: Newport, Ballymackeogh, Aherns, 18th May, Pat Costello

Tipperary: Roscrea, Racket Hall, 8th June, Cliona Hagan

Tipperary: Thurles, The Premier Ballroom, 19th May, Update

Ulster

Cavan: Cavan, Hotel Kilmore, 18th May, Big Shay & The Memories

Derry: Coleraine, Bushtown House Hotel, 20th May, The Indians

Donegal: Bundoran, Allingham Arms, 18th May, Jim Devine, Big Chief Noel Brady and The Indians

Down: Newry, Mourne Country, 18th May, Ciaran Rosney

Monaghan: Monaghan, Hillgrove Hotel, 19th May, Gerry Guthrie

Tyrone: Omagh, Silverbirch Hotel, 17th May, Robert Mizzell

Tyrone: Moy, The Ryandale, 18th May, Patrick Feeney