CELEBRATE the local talent, dedication and hard work at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) High Achiever Awards – Leinster Concert and Awards Ceremony in the Visual, Carlow, on 12 January at 3pm. The RIAM established these awards in 2000 to recognise the huge educational value and priceless experience of live public performance in the community. Now it has grown and identifies the rich young talent in Ireland today through a series of regional concerts and award ceremonies spread throughout Ireland each year. Admission is free.

APPRECIATE the music of Irish rock band Aslan on 10 January when they play the Clonmel Park Hotel, Tipperary. Aslan took their name from CS Lewis’s series of books and came from Dublin’s northside in the mid-1980s. 2018 saw Aslan release their first single in five years. They have released six studio albums and sold out numerous venues across the UK and Ireland. Aslan are currently touring the UK and Ireland. Tickets cost €27.50 and are available from Ticketmaster and the hotel reception. For more information see www.aslan.ie.

NETWORK with women in business in House, Dublin, on 15 January from 12pm to 2.30pm. Join over 50 like-minded business women for the Women In Business Network (WIBN) lunch meeting. WIBN is an organisation of self-motivated business women, supporting their professional and personal development through its networking forum. Mix with an array of individuals from SME owners to entrepreneurs, employees to leaders and from a wide range of industry sectors. You are under no obligation other than to experience a WIBN meeting for yourself. Registration includes your meeting fee, seated lunch and refreshment. Tickets cost €43 and are available from www.eventbrite.ie.

ENJOY the Three Amigos in concert as they return for a nationwide tour and play TLT Concert Hall and Theatre, Co Louth, on 9 January. Jimmy Buckley, Robert Mizell and Patrick Feeney have all enjoyed successful solo careers but when they come together on stage they give a performance full of chemistry and magic. The concept of the Three Amigos was the brainchild of promoter and broadcaster Joe Finnegan. This tour will include tributes to the late Don Williams and Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Merl Haggard, Joe Dolan and Big Tom McBride. Tickets cost €32.50. For more information see www.thetlt.ie.

ATTEND a goal-setting workshop to kick start 2020 on 16 January in the Portershed Galway from 7 to 9pm. The workshop will cover how to overcome self doubt and have greater confidence in your abilities, how to become clearer on what you want to create and which areas of life to focus on, have strategies to overcome obstacles and discover how to live more courageously. Tracy Geraghty, a transformation coach and Aoife O’Brien, an executive and leadership coach and organisational behaviour consultant will be giving the workshop and there will be workbooks provided on the night. Tickets cost €35 and are available on Eventbrite.

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