1. New teaching posts for local schools
(Local News/Local News)

...ng post, alongside Togala Mhuire in Athenry, SN Baile an Mhuilinn in Tuam, SN Muire Gan Smal in Cladach Dubh and Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh in Knocknacarra. Welcoming the news, Deputy Michael Kitt...

2. Miss Machismo
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Top female comic Zoe Lyons is the headline act at the Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh tonight, Wednesday 3 February where she’ll be joined by Simon O'Keeffe, MC Karl Spain and Johnny Graham A ri

3. Improv returns
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... The Buzzcocks'. Doors 8.30pm and tickets (€15/€10 online) are available from the Roisin Dubh, Zhivago Shop Street or www.roisindubh.net. ...

4. Gig list - 3rd February 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 3 February Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fibbe

5. Out on a limb
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...is week and the purveyors of the finest rock/indie grooves make their way to Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh this Thursday, 4 February. Limerick-based independent label Out On A Limb Records are on ...

6. These Charming Men
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Morrissey and Smiths fans will be making their way to the Róisín Dubh this Friday, 5 February for Smiths tribute band These Charming Men. The Dublin band charm fans of The Smiths and Morrissey all ar

7. Rich vein of comedy
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...finest comedians in the world, Rich Hall has been confirmed for a show in the Laughter Lounge in Roisin Dubh on Wednesday 10 March. Hall is star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, ...

8. Value for money laughs
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...ets (€12.50/€10 online with first 25 online at only €7.50) are available from the Roisin Dubh, Zhivago, Shop Street or www.roisindubh.net. ...

9. Gig list - 27th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 27 January Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fibber

10. Niland returns
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... Planxty in 2004 and Moving Hearts in 2007. The talented guitarist and songwriter plays the Roisin Dubh on Tuesday 2 February. Doors 9pm and tickets (€12.50/€10 members) are availa...

11. Lost for chords
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...eir debut 'There is no Lost Chord' EP tomorrow night, Thursday 28 January at Strange brew in the Roisin Dubh. Over the last 18 months, the band have played support to the likes of The XX, Port O'Br...

12. Long Dark Night
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... man Malcolm Middleton brings his 'Long Dark Night' tour to Galway when he plays upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday 30 January Hopefully uplifting and quietly depressing, the wickedly funny Scot...

13. Hurricanes on the way
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...de with the release of his fifth album, he's taking on an Irish tour that includes a show in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday 11 March. His eponymous debut album in 2000 was nominated for a The Mercury ...

14. Picks of the week - 27th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...s mother and, in turn, other friends' elderly relatives. GIG: Malcolm Middleton - Upstairs Róisín Dubh - Saturday 29 January It was as a member of the influential, very wonderful indie band...

15. Boyz will be Boyz
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Popular UK comic Geoff Boys is the headline act at the Laughter Lounge in the Roisin Dubh tonight, Wednesday 20 January, where he shares the bill with Shane Mauss, Keith Farnan and Stephen Bennett.

16. More laughs
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

A new monthly comedy showcase kicks off this Saturday night, 23 January upstairs in Roisin Dubh with new material, sketches and live screens from John Donnellan and Danny Dowling. This week's show w

17. Peter Doherty at the Roisin
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... for October's rescheduled Heineken Green Spheres show with Peter Doherty will be heading to the Roisin Dubh tomorrow night, Thursday 21 January. All tickets for the gig were allocated in October an...

18. An ambient affair
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

The cosy confines of upstairs in Roisin Dubh is the venue for two promising acts' Galway debut this Thursday 21 January. The Ambience Affair are just about to release their second EP and their lay

19. Picks of week - 20th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...k out, listen, dance and enjoy! COMEDY: Comedy Comedy - Saturday 23 January - Upstairs @ Róisín Dubh Local comedy clowns John Donnellan and Danny Dowling present the first night of a new mon...

20. The Byrne Supremacy
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...tralia to see me, he was jetlagged for a week back at school! It's your first time playing in Roisin Dubh? Yeah, it is. I've played in different venues before in Galway. But I was down for the G...

21. Boyz back in town
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...eoff Boys take centre stage alongside Shane Mauss and Keith Farnan at the Laughter Lounge in the Roisin Dubh on Wednesday 20 January. Boyz is one of the most popular comics on the UK circuit and re...

22. Gig list - 13th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 13 January Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fibbe

23. Top trio for Strange Brew
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... embark together on an extensive Irish and UK tour this month, calling in to Strange Brew in the Roisin Dubh this Thursday, 14 January. Three of the most exciting acts in the UK and Ireland, O Empero...

24. Lost in a Hayes
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...n multiple films and television shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, plays the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, 16 January. Mercury Prize nominee Gemma Hayes, whose blend of rock, folk a...

25. Stornaway
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...d put the date Saturday 17 April in their calendars, as much-hyped UK band Stornaway come to the Róisín Dubh for their Galway debut. Their joyous single 'Zorbing' – which Drowned In Sound hailed as '...

26. Picks of week - 13th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...'ll be plenty of laughs tonight as the manic and side-splittingly funny Jason Byrne takes to the Róisín Dubh stage for the first time. Backed up by fellow Jackeen comics Eric Lalor and MC Paddy Courtn...

27. Feel the Byrne in January
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Manic Dublin comic Jason Byrne comes to the Roisin Dubh next Wednesday, 13 January with fellow Dubs Eric Lalor and Paddy Courtney as support. Jason's inspired, original brand of high-energy lunacy

28. Gig list - 6th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 6 January Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fibb

29. Mick's little White Lies
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...music and one of the most popular artists in Ireland at the moment, Mick Flannery returns to the Roisin Dubh on Saturday 9 January for his first live show in Galway in 2010. Flannery, whose emotive s...

30. Night on her side
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...rently preparing her fourth album, the follow up to 2008's 'The Hollow of Morning', comes to the Roisin Dubh on Saturday 16 January. One of eight children, Hayes was surrounded by music from an earl...

31. God is an Astronaut
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Epic instrumental band God Is An Astronaut play the Róisín Dubh on Friday 15 January. The three-piece from the Glen of the Downs formed in 2002 and released their debut album 'The End of the Beginnin

32. Join the Cinema club
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... talked about acts at the moment and the Bangor electro pop band will be playing Strange Brew at Roisin Dubh on Thursday 4 March. An obvious absence in the rhythm department is humbly filled on st...

33. Picks of week - 06th January 2010
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... COMEDY: Jason Byrne - Laughter Lounge - Wed 13 January The manic Mr Byrne drops into the Róisín Dubh for an intimate show. One of the most popular comedians in the UK and here, Byrne thrills a...

34. Bang the drum
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...rs on New Year’s Day. The duo will take their decks and drums show to the Róisín Dubh for New Year’s night, Friday 1 January. Padraic and Keith will be joined by Mark Lo...

35. Interview Review of 2009
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...dash; although nothing can be revealed until April! LIVE MUSIC –Gugai from Róisín Dubh  How was 2009 for live music?  It was a tough enough year over all, but we ma...

36. Stellar Laughter Lounge line-up for January
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... back with a bang in January with a slew of top quality guest comics coming to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday nights. The first Laughter Lounge of 2010 sees the manic Jason Byrne headlin...

37. Gig list 30 December
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 30 December Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Róisín Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fibbe

38. Feast of music at Róisín on NY’s eve
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... great Irish independent music in store at Strange Brew on New Year’s Eve in Róisín Dubh, with Fight Like Apes, Messiah J & The Expert, Disconnect 4, Le Galaxie and Feed The Be...

39. High Kings
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...re booked for Primavera in Spain among many others - they play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday 25 March. Wild Beasts were founded as a duo in 2002 by Hayden Thorpe (guitar,...

40. Picks of Week 30 December 2009
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...ht other beauties. Essential. GIG: NYE Strange Brew Thursday 31 December Róisín Dubh If indie’s your thing then there’s nowhere else to be on New Year’s Eve...

41. Santa's birthday bash tonight
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

The Laughter Lounge at the Roisin Dubh is throwing a special Santa Birthday Party night of comedy on Wednesday 23 December featuring some of Galway's finest comedians, including John Donnellan, Gile

42. Gig list - 23rd December 2009
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 23 December Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fi

43. Bethlemayhem
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...f Galway's best local and new indie bands, takes place on Wednesday, 23 December upstairs in the Róisín Dubh, featuring A Silver Mount Burren, So Cow, Local Living Guy, Rural Savage and Declan Q Kelly...

44. Mick puts on extra show
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...s Galway fans an early 2010 treat with the announcement that he’ll be playing a live show in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday 9 January. Flannery, whose emotive songs and dulcet tones have endeared him to...

45. Kanyu hear the music?
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Local poprocking trio, The Kanyu Tree (brothers Shane, Daniel and Oisín Cluskey) play the Róisín Dubh on Stephen’s night, Saturday 26 December. Doors 8pm and admission is free. The gig will be follo

46. Light through the Hayes
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Gemma Hayes has just announced a show in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday 16 January. Hayes was cast into the international spotlight with her Mercury Prize-nominated debut album, Night on My Side. Si

47. Picks of week - 22nd December 2009
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

... be truly cherished. A jewel in the crown. COMEDY: Laughter Lounge - Wed 23 December - Roisin Dubh It's not just Bart Simpson who's celebrating Santa's birthday, the Laughter Lounge crew a...

48. Santa's birthday bash
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

The Laughter Lounge is throwing a special Santa's Birthday Party night of comedy in the Roisin Dubh on Wednesday 23 December featuring some of Galway's finest comedians, including John Donnellan, Gil

49. Gig list - 16th December 2009
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

Wednesday 16 December Where: Fibber Magees What: Resident DJ Time: 9.30pm Where: Roisin Dubh What: DJ Monty Time: 11pm Where: Bar 903 What: Cuba Libre! Time: 10pm Where: Fi

50. Get your geansai on
(Entertainment/Entertainment)

...l-received debut album 'Hands', Emmet Scanlan & What The Good Thought play a festive show in the Roisin Dubh on Sunday 20 December.As well as a successful tour with the album, the band played at the I...