They will play St. Georges Market in Belfast on Tuesday 20, Savoy Theatre in Cork on Wednesday 21 and The Olympia Theatre in Dublin on Thursday 22 of April.

Tickets for the Olympia Theatre show are priced €28 including booking fee. Tickets for all shows are on sale from this Saturday 12 December at 9am through Ticketmaster and usual outley=ts.

The band, formed in the basement of a friend's barbershop, have created their own mix of their influences, which include bands like Stiff Little Fingers, The Pogues, Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners and The Clash.

Their latest and sixth studio album, The Meanest of Times, was released in 2007.

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