Nighthawks at the Cobalt

Tickets are priced €12.50 and are on sale from City Discs in Temple Bar (beside the Button Factory’s Wall of Fame). Capacity is limited, so buy your tickets early to guarantee entry to the event.

Doors open at 7.45pm and strictly no admission after 8.10pm.

Performing live will be Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames and The Swell Season), Paul Tylac, Aoife Corcoran, Niamh Bagnell, Brian Conaghan, George Fox and Steven Elliott.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a fiddle player who is probably best known for his work with The Frames over the last two decades. He was also a founding member of Kila in 1987, and he has also toured the world in recent years with The Swell Season. In 2008, Colm released his first solo album, The Hare’s Corner.

Paul Tylac is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on award-winning comedy sketch shows as Stew on RTE and The O Show on BBC. Paul has also completed a twelve episode comedy travel series with Joe Rooney for TV3.

Aoife Corcoran is a singer/songwriter with a sound that blends soul, pop, rock, jazz and blues. She has recently signed to Reekus Records, and her debut album is due for release in 2010. Aoife played Nighthawks last March, and this time Brian Flanagan will be accompanying her on guitar.

Niamh Bagnell has been a regular performance poet on the Dublin scene for almost a year now. She has also appeared at Electric Picnic and Castlepalooza, and she hosts a weekly writer based radio show every Sunday on Liffey Sound.

Brian Conaghan has written three novels, a book of short stories, and a graphic novel which will be published next May. He is also an accomplished poet and has written extensively for theatre. On January 9, Brian will be reading from a new collection of stories entitled Starstruck.

Comedian George Fox was named 'Capital Comedy Club’s Best Newcomer 2006' and 'AmusedMoose LaughOff 2008 Irish Heats Winner'. Comedian Stephen Elliot was a recent finalist in the Bulmer's Comedy Competition, and is known for his spot-on Jack Nicholson impression.