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Gigs

Snow PatrolThe O2 - Feb. 28th/Mar. 1st and Odyssey - Mar. 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd

Although originally from Northern Ireland, Snow Patrol's vocalist/guitarist Gary Lightbody and bassist/keyboardist Mark McClelland first teamed up in 1994 at the University of Dundee, having relocated to Scotland to... ... More

Bob DylanThe O2 - May 5th and 6th

Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singersongwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious... ... More

David ByrneNational Concert Hall - April 6th and Waterfront Hall - April 7th

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will play two (seated) dates in Ireland in 2009, on a tour dubbed 'The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno'. Having recently released the fine 'Everything That Happens Will... ... More

Franz FerdinandDolan's - February 28th; Olympia Theatre - March 1st

In late 2001, Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy had begun working on music together when they met Nick McCarthy, a classically trained pianist and double bass player who originally played drums for the group despite no prior... ... More

Clubbing...

BlendSpy, South William Street - Every Friday from 7pm

In every other bar on a Friday evening after work the tunes fade into the general noise,... ... More

ScooterDublin, Castlebar and Killarney - 12th to 16th Febraury

Despite selling 14 million records and achieving over 80 gold and platinum music awards from... ... More

Theatre

Michael Flatley's Lord Of The DanceWaterfront Hall Auditorium - 7th to 13th March

Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance is the most critically acclaimed tour of all time. Since... ... More

Exhibitions

Northern Stars and Southern LightsNational Gallery of Ireland - 8th November to 1st February 2009

Visitors to Dublin over the winter months can look forward to a very special exhibition in the... ... More

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Festival Highlights

Temple Bar Trad Fest

The Temple Bar TradFest 2009, one of Ireland's most loved music and culture festivals, takes places from 28th January to 1st February. Come and enjoy the eclectic mix of high quality music in many of... More

Comedy

Ed ByrneVicar St - 28th March

Comedy favourite Ed Byrne returns with Different Class, his blisteringly funny new one man... ... More

Restaurants

Amnesty Freedom Café

The air of righteousness can be stifling. But if you can handle the self-loathing that comes... ... More