About/Contact the Roisin Dubh

The Roisin Dubh is on Dominick St, Galway, which is, as everyone knows, the heart and soul of the town.


Contact the bar on +353 91 586540.

For bookings, press or information about upcoming events, contact gugai
E : gugai@roisindubh.net
E : booking@roisindubh.net

For bar & sales queries, contact Greg
P : +353 91 586540

For group bookings, staff parties and discounts for the Laughter Lounge, please contact Kevin:
E : comedy@roisindubh.net


About the Roisin

Located in the West of Galway city, which anyone will tell you is the heart and soul of the town, the Roisin Dubh has been firmly established over the years as one of the finest music venues in the world. Opened by John Mannion and Mark Reilly, the Roisin Dubh rapidly became a household name in the world of music, with many travelling musicians going well out of their way to play in the venue. Over the years, under the watchful eyes of John and Mark, the Roisin played host almost every musician worth their salt, from home grown heroes like Christy Moore, The Frames, Damien Dempsey, Luka Bloom, Andy Irvine, to people like Warren Zevon, Townes Van Zandt, Eric Bibb, Doves, Snow Patrol, Ray Manzarek, John Paul Jones…..the list is endless.

In June 2004, Mark and John decided to move on to pastures fairer, and the Roisin Dubh was taken over. The new partnership consists of Kevin Healy and Simon Heaslip, former owners of the GPO, and owners of neighbouring bars, The Blue Note and Massimo; former GPO manager Greg Healy; and music promoter/DJ, Gugai. The Róisín has undergone extensive renovations in recent years, including adding a new bar/ acoustic room upstairs as well as an extremely popular beer garden on the roof. The venue itself has undergone major changes, increasing the capacity to 280, and firmly re-establishing it as the best venue in the West Of Ireland, shortlisted for the IMRO Top Venue In Ireland for 2008. In recent times, the Róisín has had visits from the likes of the Violent Femmes, The Fall, We Are Scientists, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ryan Adams, José Gonzaléz, I'm From Barcelona, Mercury Rev, Battles, Dinosaur Jr, The Lemonheads, Toots & The Maytals, Stars, The Magic Numbers and many more, while also hosting a weekly comedy night at the Laughter Lounge every Wednesday. Other than that, Róisín Dubh is essentially the same as always. The same atmosphere, the same dedicated and courteous bar staff, and the same commitment to bringing the world’s finest music to the West.

Live music tastes better, after all.


 

Roisin Dubh PA Spec Sept 2008

FOH:
4 Acoustic Line TSM15 : 15” and 2” rotated to 60° and with horn on bottom
6 Acoustic Line B1801 1 X 18” Bin
MC2 E25 Amp for Tops
MC2 E45 Amp for Bins
DBX Driverack 260
32 Channel Allen & Heath GL4800; 28 Mono and 4 Stereo channels
BSS Opal 2 X 31 Band EQ
TC Electronic M-One XL
Lexicon Alex
Korg SDE 1000 Analog delay with Tap Tempo
DBX 266 Dual Compressor
2 DBX 166XL Dual Compressor
Behringer Composer Dual Compressor
Behringer Autoquad 4X gates

Monitors:
6X Acoustic Line M5 compact 15” and dual concentric 2”
1XJBL JRX100 2X15, 1” Drum Fill
2X DBX 1231 Long throw Dual 31 Band EQ
2X Dynacord S900 amps
Multicore:
28 way send multi
16/4 returns mutli

Mics Etc:
4 X Shure Beta 58a
4 X Shure SM58
4 X Sennheiset E604
Audix D6 Kick mic
4 X Shure SM57
2X Beta 57a
2X Rode NT5
2X Sennheiser 606
2 X Beyer condensors
6 X BSS DI’s
Assorted Behringer DI’s

Lighting: 
12 LED Par cans, 8 Par 56’s on 6 way DMX dimmer, 4 Moving small moving heads,
Azure Shadow controller.

Notes: 
The stage is 13” square approx with an area at the back of the stage for backline tech etc. It can also be used for bands if extended space is required.

A monitor board (Allen & Heath GL3300 24 channel) is available but requires specific advance notice for collection from storage. It also requires setup time in addtion to norrmal showtimes. Stage space is at a premium and it is possible to do 6 mixes from the FOH desk.

For those carrying their own outboard, please note that inserts are on separate send and return jacks. Also Aux sends are on XLR. You can use the insert send to send on Jack, but this loses the use of the aux master.

Further PA details can be had from sound@roisindubh.net

 
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