


They got 9 points in the Leaving Cert between them, but they robbed them.
One of them got a box into the face off Michael Collins" ghost. That"s why he doesn"t talk much.
They were going to support David Norris for presidency until they heard his controversial beliefs about travelling back in a time machine to pull Jesus off the cross, or is it pulling Jesus off on the cross. Then they considered supporting Gay Byrne but apparently he goes around slashing tyres.
Welcome to Surreality, a bizarre hamlet suspended between Moyross and Southill, tethered to Limerick by a gossamer thin thread of logic. This is home to The Rubberbandits, Ireland"s answer to the following question which nobody asked.
What would happen if two guys wrote some songs, strapped shopping bags to their faces and took over the world?
The Rubberbandits are well on their way to becoming a global brand. Rumours abound of Asian, Australian and Middle Eastern Bandits being trained to perform simultaneously all over the world - just like Riverdance but with more yokes and sluttier women. With echoes of Abercrombie and Fitch, both Spar and Centra have begged the bandits to consider a Tesco bag for life. But they"ve refused. Some say, they"re holding out for more money but others speak of a horrendous accident involving a storage heater on the wrong setting in a crí?che for the disadvantaged and two boys who were given plastic bags to play with back in a time when that was seen as a wholesome thing to do.
As that big twat Jeremy Clarkson says "All we know is that they"re called The Rubberbandits"
Blindboy Boat Club, Mr. Chrome and Willie O DJ play the Roisin Dubh this Wednesday night, with support from dryadsaddle
Roisin Dubh Comedy presents
RUBBERBANDITS
Wednesday September 28th 8.30pm, €15 / €12.50 online

Róisín Dubh & Galway Arts Festival are delighted to announce that the one and only CHRISTY MOORE will be playing at this year's Festival in the Big Top on July 20th, with special guests 4 Men & A Dog.It's been over 20 years since Christy has played the Festival, and this will be a rare standing show. Expect an incredible performance from a true legend.Tickets go on sale Friday at 9pm from roisindubh.net & galwayartsfestival.com. + More

Róisín Dubh & Galway Arts Festival are proud to present CHIC & special guests on Thursday July 19th 2012. Arguably the greatest disco/funk band of all time, CHIC debuted in the late 1970s, dominating, and rejuvenating, the fading disco scene. Their distinctive approach, categorized by Nile Rodger’s rhythm guitar, not only resulted in some of the most successful singles of the era, but also helped to lay the groundwork for some of the most successful musical styles of the 1980s. Their first singles were runaway club smash hits, b + More

THE WEDDING PRESENT return to the Róisín Dubh on November 3rd to play their seminal album SEAMONSTERS. On sale now.2012 is a busy year for The Wedding Present. After a barnstorming appearance at the SXSW Music Festival [playing 10 shows in 4 days!] the band performed to adoring audiences across the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. + More

We really couldn't be any more excited to announce that the one and only RAY DAVIES, former frontman with legendary band The Kinks, will be playing an intimate show in the Róisín Dubh on June 22nd ahead of his appearence at the Westport Festival of Music & Arts.Tickets on sale now. They will be available from www.roisindubh.net and Zhivago Records. + More

JOSH RITTER makes a most welcome return to the Róisín Dubh on Sunday June 3rd. The American singer-songwriter will read chapters from his forthcoming debut novel (New Island) as well as performing a number of his songs acoustically. “Bright’s Passage shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime… This is the work of a gifted novelist…”- Stephen King, New York Times B + More

"Breathin' Air" For the first time in front of a live audience, living legends John Sinclair (American political activist, poet & former manager of MC5) and Howard Marks (best-selling author, former international drug trafficker and all round roguish charmer) will be teaming up to share their fascinating and, at times, truly incredible stories with each other.The two veteran raconteurs will delve into the haze of their era-shaping pasts, as Howard, a vigorous advocate for the legalisation of recreational drugs interviews John about his own lifelong activism and how he became a figurehead for countercul + More

We're completely sold out for Franz Ferdinand's show on May 18th. + More

The Coronas, James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan, Bressie, The Kanyu Tree and Elaine Mai will be amongst the top attractions at this year’s Galway Arts Festival Big Top, with more shows to be announced over the coming months. The dates so far are Galway Arts Festival and the Róisín Dubh present James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and Elaine Mai on Thursday 26th July with tickets on sale from Friday 9th March at €33.50. + More

Roisin Dubh Comedy in association with David Johnson & John MacKay present STEWART LEE - CARPET REMNANT WORLD PLEASE NOTE - CORK SHOW: CHANGE OF DATE / CHANGE OF VENUE Monday 21st May 12 CORK OPERA HOUSE Tickets €25 plus fees from Cork Opera House Box Office 021 - 427 0022 & CorkOperaHouse.ie The double British comedy award winner and star of BBC2’s Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle kicks off his Irish tour in Dublin at Vicar Street on 17th and 18th of May (limited tickets remaining) and moves to The Se + More

Mike Scott - Adventures of a Waterboy Book launch -- with Leo Moran and Special guest Steve Wickham Wednesday 13th June Roisin Dubh 8.30pm Tickets €10 from www.roisindubh.net/ + More

Every Tuesday, we will be hosting SILENT DISCO in the Róisín, and admission will only be €5. Not only that, but you get a FREE pint of Bavaria when you get in. , If you're not familiar with the format yet, then here it is : You come in, you get a set of headphones, and you can switch between the two DJs that are playing. Cue lots of dancing, singing and merriment. + More





Elk



















