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AIRBOURNE RESCHEDULE TOUR

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ARCTIC MONKEYS Mixed Grill

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SNOW PATROL gigs start at 8pm sharp

BAD MANNERS celebrate their 30th birthday in Dublin

CHOICECUTS PRESENTS The Breakestra, Taylor Mc Ferrin, J-Rocc & Edan

NIMIC CLOSURE leaves huge void

CARBON SILICON give away their new album

EAMON KEANE live at Whelan's

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DUBLIN BANDS unite for charity gig

ELTON JOHN gig cancelled

STARS HELP raise €400,000 at the Cheerios Childline Concert

LUCIEN REVOLUCIEN to introduce screening of Les Lascars at the IFI

EMPIRE STATE Human man releases solo album

ALL TIME Low headline in Dublin

R.E.M. START work on their new album with Jacknife Lee

THE CHARLEY Boorman Show live at Vicar St.

ENTERPRISE IRELAND pull out of MIDEM

PAUL 'SKINNY' Kelly R.I.P.

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NIALL QUINN supports Lennon

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STAR WARS: In Concert live at The O2 Dublin

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RONAN KEATING live at the Grand Canal Theatre

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COSMIC EGG Four Years In The Making second album from Oz hard rockers MORE >>	SUNFLOWER NIGHTS Nostalgia ahoy from legendary Dublin pub MORE >>
HEARTLAND - SONGS FOR CROI Charity album that’s as listenable as it is worthy MORE >>
APPARITION IN THE WOODS A thing of woozy wonder MORE >>
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TIGER TIGER FADING FAST He is one of our highest profile broadcasters and journalists. Now in his new book, Last Word host MATT COOPER looks at the rot and corruption that festered beneath the surface of the Celtic Tiger. He talks about the sense of anger he feels over the mismanagement of the economy, the damage wrought by the Bertie Ahern years and the apparent unwillingness of RTE to give him any publicity MORE >>
CHIPS OFF THE OLD BOC November 9th marks the 20th anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin wall, an event almost as momentous as Everton’s winning four years earlier of the European Cup Winners Cup. History of course being a subjective thing. MORE >>
GALAXY QUEST It sounds like the opening line to an elaborate joke – heard the one about the Englishman, the Irishman and the multi-million selling, gag-stuffed science fiction saga? However, Eoin Colfer is perfectly serious about breathing new life into Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. But what has that got to do with The Blizzards? Read on to find out MORE >>

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