Plenty of activity from the Nighthawks camp as the year comes to a close. Their annual show with Arena airs on RTE Radio One at 7pm on Monday, December 23. It will feature a tasty line-up including Little xs For Eyes, Ollie Cole, Donal Ryan, Biggles Flys Again and more.

Then on Monday December 30 – the night before NYE – they put on a free show at regular Dublin haunt, The Cobalt Cafe. Part of the Dublin Genius – A Day Of Ideas celebration, here's the eclectic line-up:

ELEVENS – One of the best bands to ever play Nighthawks!

CLAIRE KILROY – Literary Fiction

EMILIE CONWAY – Jazz Singer

TOTALLY WIRED – Music Comedy

SIAN COLMAN-BLACK – Opera Singer

MARTY MULLIGAN – Performance Poetry

EDWIN SAMMON – Stand-Up Comedy

Doors at the Cobalt will open at 8pm and the show will start at 8.30pm sharp. There will be one 15 minute interval and the show will end at 11.10pm. A bar is available. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.