We are delighted to announce that DUKE SPECIAL will return for a seated show in Black Box on Saturday May 29th, promoting his brand new album, The Silent World Of Hector Man. More

Local All-Ireland dancing champion Emma O'Sullivan, who is acknowledged with reviving an age-old tradition, will once again make her bid for fame this weekend in the semi-finals of RTE's All-Ireland Talent Show. Emma (24yrs) from Renvyle in Connemara, will represent the West this Sunday night on The All-Ireland Talent ... More

We're almost too excited to sit down and post this news item, but the band credited with returning lead guitar to indie rock, DINOSAUR JR., and special guests, the legendary BUILT TO SPILL play the Black Box, Dyke Road on Monday May 10th. Awesome news!!!! More

Due to overwhelming demand, we've asked one of Ireland's most talented songwriters, Mick Flannery, back to the Róisín and he graciously accepted. He plays on Easter Saturday, April 3rd. More

That's right! We're delighted to announce that MARK LANEGAN makes a most welcome return to the Róisín after the phenomenal show with Greg Dulli in January 2009. More

Ireland's most revered independent band The Redneck Manifesto return with their first album in six years this March with the release of the much anticipated Friendship. They celebrate with a trip to the Róisín Dubh on March 19th. More

The JD Set, Ireland’s longest running unsigned band competition, will make its way to the Róisín Dubh, Galway on Friday 26th March to play host to the fourth heat in The JD Set 2010 (doors open 8.30pm, bands on stage at 9.00pm). Among the four bands who will take ... More

CODES & Delays team up for a special double bill at Strange Brew on February 25th, and tickets are a mere €8 for members online! Codes released their debut album Trees Dream In Algebra last September. Recorded in Gloucestershire in England by Manic Street Preachers and Super Furry Animals producer Greg ... More

2007  if.comedy award winner Brendon Burns Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the early Nineties and is known for his aggressive stage presence and controversial material. He briefly hosted the 11 O'Clock Show and even more briefly the ITV2 spin-off show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Now!, walking off after ... More

Wednesday, February the 24th, sees the start of some brand new excitement in Galway when comedian Tommy Tiernan and performance poet Mags Treanor launch ‘Loose Lips’: Galway’s first ever Story Slam. Everyone has a story, and Loose Lips offer a stage and a microphone to members of ... More

With all (but a few) tickets now sold for his March 10th show, we are delighted to announce a second show from Edinburgh fringe favourite and Perrier Award winner Rich Hall. This second show will take place first (no I'm not going to explain, you read it again, it makes ... More

So Runs The World Away, the new album from renowned singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released April 23rd on Independent Records Ireland. This is the fifth full-length recording from Ritter, who has been widely heralded by critics and fans alike. Of the Idaho-native, Paste magazine declares, “Put simply, Ritter is ... More

We're very happy to announce that the magnificent Richard Hawley will be paying a visit to the Róisín Dubh on Sunday April 25th. Tickets are on sale now. More

My goodness, we're getting very excited about April here in the Róisín Dubh office, especially as we've just confirmed one of our favourites, PORT O'BRIEN, to play a show on Saturday April 10th. Good times. Tickets are €16/14 and to celebrate there are a limited number of tickets onsale online ... More

We couldn't be any happier about having Wild Beasts at Strange Brew on March 25th - at least, that's what we thought until the wonderful Villagers were confirmed as support. Now we couldn't get any happier. More

Appalachian hell raisers Hayseed Dixie invite you to join them getting stark-raving plastered as they rock out in their own unique and inimitable way. Since forming in the Fall of 2000, the band has performed over 1,000 live shows in 21 different countries. Their new album, which will ... More

Kieran from Delorentos is off to Haiti to help build house sin April. Donate by clicking the link and then add kieran, mcguinness, skerries, dublin on the next page. More

Back by popular demand this Saturday, it's the magnificent Headphone Disco. You should know the story at this stage - there are two DJs playing equally deadly but different music, you get special headphones on the way in, and you can switch between the two of the them. It's an ... More

Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, How the West Was Lost, Edinburgh fringe favourite and Perrier Award winner Rich Hall is back on the road and paying a visit to the Roisin Dubh. Rich will be performing in his usual style as the grouchy, deadpan comic genius. Looking like a ... More

February at the Laughter Lounge sees visits from If.comedy award winner Brendon Burns, best newcomer nominees Zoe Lyons & Jack Whitehall (host of Celebrity Big Brother’s Big Mouth) and the return of our improv night featuring Joe Rooney, Paul Tylak, Ian Coppinger & special guest Stephen Frost (Whose Line is ... More

with Aidan Bishop (USA) & Steve Cummins (Karl Spain is now on Feb 3rd) is nearly sold out! all €7.50 tickets online are gone. It's now €10 but numbers are limited. KEVIN BRIDGES  Kevin's solo show at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival was officially the first show to sell out its entire ... More

Following on from their Mercury Prize nomination, Geordie folk inventors Rachel Unthank & The Winterset are back with a name tweak (The Unthanks), revised line-up and a brand new album Here’s The Tender Coming (EMI) that rests not one jot on the incomparable sound that has earned them admirers from ... More

All tickets for tonight's show are gone I'm afraid, it is completely sold out online, in Zhivago & in the Roisin. The Laughter Lounge with JASON BYRNE (Ballinteer) with Eric Lalor (Ballymun) & Paddy Courtney (Malahide) JASON BYRNE High Energy, Critically Acclaimed, Manic, Hilariously Off Beat. There are many ways to describe Jason ... More

Galway's own dadhouse deviants The Disconauts host a special New Year's Day Hangover Service party from 10pm in the Róisín Dubh featuring deckmonkeys Keith & Padraic on the ones and twos and live Latin percussion from the man like Mark Logan. A host of lowdown dirty house, ... More

Tickets are nearly sold out for this year's New Year's Eve party featuring live music from FIGHT LIKE APES, DISCONNECT 4, LE GALAXIE, MESSIAH J & THE EXPERT and FEED THE BEARS, followed by gugai. Tickets are available now. Remember - there is no cover charge for the bar, just ... More

So how do I sum up a year that starts off with Pappy's Fun Club, Mike Wilmot & Tom Stade and wraps up with Glenn Wool's last European gig for a while, Jason Manford, Ardal O'Hanlon & PJ Gallagher. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! that's how. In between all that, shows from Phil Jupitus, ... More

Mick Flannery has added a second show on January for all of you people who missed out on tickets the first time around. We recommend you get them quickly! More

‘Hey, since when is Christmas just about the presents? Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of this day? The birth of Santa?’ – Bart Simpson Santa’s Birthday Party is a Galwegian gagfest in the Roisin Dubh 23rd December The night features stand up comedy from Galway's finest comedians plus the usual ... More

The Laughter Lounge with JASON BYRNE (Ballinteer) with Eric Lalor (Ballymun) & Paddy Courtney (Malahide) Wednesday 13th January 2010 8.30pm, €15 / €10 online Jason Byrne High Energy,Critically Acclaimed,Manic,Hilariously Off Beat. There are many ways to describe Jason Byrne the star of RTE'S' Anonymous', but none of them do justice to how ridiculously ... More

Strange Brew is more than delighted to announce that the magnificent WILD BEASTS and hotly tipped Northerners TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, both of whom can be heard on the new Strange Brew CD, will be playing at the club on March 25 & March 4th. Tickets are on sale now! More

We are delighted to host launches by two of our favourite Galway acts this week. BLASTERBRA will be launching their EP Soon this Thursday night at Strange Brew and former No Banjoers THE CARTOON THIEVES will be having their album launch on Saturday night! More

David McSavage - Dave's new RTE 2 show, "The Savage Eye" hits our screens in late November. Following the success of David McSavage's pilot for the RTÉ Two comedy series Project Ha Ha earlier this year THE SAVAGE EYE returns for a full six-part run. The series is a ... More

Róisín Dubh would like to thank everyone for all their support in 2009 and it's great that we've been award the IMRO award for best venue in the West again for 2009 and also received a special commendation from Hot Press as well. Whoo Hoo!!! More

October’s highly anticipated Heineken Green Spheres show with Peter Doherty has been rescheduled for the 21st January in the Roisin Dubh in Galway. All tickets received through the Heinekenmusic.ie site for the original show will be valid for the new date. The Babyhambles frontman was forced to postpone his earlier ... More

Gogogo presents LISA HANNIGAN in the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday December 8th. Please note change of venue from the Radisson. Limited number of tickets available. More

From management It is with regret that we have to announce the cancellation of Laura Izibor’s planned shows for Dolans, Limerick on Thursday 26th & Roisin Dubh, Galway on Friday 27th November due to Laura coming down with the seasonal flu that is prevalent in Ireland this winter. A spokesperson ... More

Wednesday December 2nd, 8.30pm, €15 Unfortunately all the online tickets are now sold but there are a few in both Zhivago and behind the bar in Roisin Dubh. Grab them quickly as there are only a few. PJ Gallagher - The undisputed star of the hit RTE 2 series 'Naked Camera' with ... More

The Laughter Lounge presents Ardal O'Hanlon with Gearoid Farrelly Ardal and his friends, Kevin & Barry, established Ireland’s first alternative comedy club - The Comedy Cellar in 1992. In 1994, he won the title of Comedy Newcomer of the Year and was soon spotted by the makers of Father Ted and ... More

The multi-award winning Comedian and star of ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2008’ and ‘XFM’, embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show, that will have audiences begging for more. ‘Deserves a cult following’ Scotsman ‘Very funny’ Peter Kay ‘Hilarious’ ... More

This Autumn brought to you by IMRO, and supported by Hot Press - sees the second edition of The IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Award. The Awards, selected by Ireland's songwriters and composers, will recognise the leading Irish Live Music Venues with four regional winners being selected and ... More