Tickets for shows are priced at £12.50 for The Empire in Belfast (March 11) and €21 for Vicar St. in Dublin (March 13), and go on sale Friday 11 December at 9am through Ticketmaster and other usual outlets nationwide.

The tour will coincide with the early 2010 release of The Shadow Of An Empire, the much anticipated follow-up to his Mercury Prize and Choice Music Prize nominated debut album, The End Of History. The first single from the album, 'Protection Racket', is currently available for download.

The full list of tour dates is:

Saturday 6 March 6 – Dolan’s, Limerick
Sunday 7 March – School of Music, Cork
Wednesday 10 March - Nerve Centre, Derry
Thursday 11 March – The Empire, Belfast
Friday 12 March – Roisin Dubh, Galway
Saturday 13 March – Vicar Street, Dublin
Sunday 14 March – Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge

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