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The Ronan Collins Showband Show 'Reeling In the Showband Years' has been a smash hit for the past 8 years, and we are delighted to say it returns once again to Ennis.

RTÉ’s Ronan Collins is Host and Compère. 

Red Hurley - A living Legend of showbiz for the past 40 years.
His great big soaring voice has captivated audiences since he hit the stage With The Nevada Showband. Still a major force in Irish showbiz. Hear ‘Love is all’ and many more of his greatest hits.

Gina from The Champions - Quite simply the biggest female vocalist of the Showband era. She was loved, North, South, East and West.
Her smash hit songs will all be included. We are simply responding to the numerous requests for Gina’s return!

Ronan Collins sings his renowned tributes to The Great Joe Dolan and Dickie Rock and more!

Dave Lawlor - The surprise hit of last year, he brought the house down with his amazing voice! One of Ireland’s greatest vocalists, “Showband Nostalgia” was a smash hit for him and brought the man from Tullamore to national attention.

Keith and Lorraine McDonald - This great Brother and Sister combination from one of the oldest musical families in Ireland. Their Father, Frankie was trumpet player with Joe Dolan for many years. Lorraine is one of the brightest talents to emerge from the late Showband era and Keith is a star in his own right!

Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg - sing all their great hits. ‘If Ma Could See Me Now’, ‘It’s Nice to be in Love Again’, ‘That’s What Friends Are For’ and many more.

The Conquerors Showband - One of the greatest Showbands of them all and still packing them in everywhere they go. The Galway boys sang ‘Baby Blue’ and many more hits.

And much more to be announced!!!

The show’s exciting finale is an ALL Cast Salute to the Showband Era.
All of the stars join in for a medley of songs from the unique Showband Years!  Bringing you back in time to this magical musical period.
It will send you home with great memories of wonderful and never to be repeated time in Irish popular music!

Ennis. Halloween. There’s a party to get to and Mikey and Casey have everything they need….Booze. Cash. Drugs. Each other.
The only problem is they’re stuck. Stuck on a roof. Stuck together. And as they wait for the guards to stop circling the house, they find out there are some truths you can’t climb down from.
A raucous and unlikely romantic drama, twenty feet up.
Following a sold out run in London, this award-winning play by John O'Donovan comes home to Ennis.

John O’Donovan is a playwright from Clarecastle, Co. Clare. After studying at St Flannan's College and UCD, his work has been read and staged in Ireland by Druid Theatre, the Abbey Theatre and the Irish Drama League as well as in the UK at the Old Vic, the Old Red Lion, New Diorama, Southwark Playhouse, Theatre503 and the Arcola Theatre. A former member of the the Abbey Theatre Playwrights Hub, the Old Vic 12, Orange Tree Writers Collective and the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, he has had stories, plays and poems published in the Clare Champion, Verbal Arts Magazine, Crannóg and Bare Fiction. In 2017 he won the IARA award for Best Playwright. His debut play, If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You is published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.

David O'Doherty – the Aldi Bublé, the Ryanair Enya – is delighted to present an evening of his latest jokes and songs.

David has spent the last year on tour round America with Flight of the Conchords and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival. Over Christmas he sold out a record-breaking eleven nights at Whelan's, and has just completed his largest ever UK tour.

As seen on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Internationally acclaimed mentalist/hypnotist Keith Barry is bringing his brand new live show Keith Barry’s Magic Madhouse around Ireland.

Magic Madhouse sees Keith returning to his magic roots to bring the audience on a rollercoaster ride of laughter and madness and promises a death defying finale to leave audiences breathless.   Keith will once again blow your mind!  Definitely not to be missed.

Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult

glór is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed Scottish songstress Eddi Reader back to Clare.  With a career spanning over 3 decades, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers.

Eddi’s beautifully raw vocals continue to captivate and inspire audiences from her own native Scotland to the UK, Japan, Canada, Australia and Europe and she is considered to be ‘one of Scotland’s greatest national treasures.’ The Scotsman.

Former children and regular eaters Foil Arms & Hog are back with their new show. OinK is a fast paced sketch show featuring a collection of songs for the elderly, a baggage handler’s interpretive dance and a shop that naively only sells balaclavas. Best known for their YouTube videos (50 million online hits), their live show is what they’re most proud of.

”Quite simply, a sensation” – Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
”An effervescent hour of fast-paced gags, fizzing with energy, invention and great lines” – Chortle
”Very funny” – Rowan Atkinson

Early booking strongly advised

‘The Man With Three Brains’ is a brand new show from the highly acclaimed and extremely funny, Jason Byrne.

Jason has three brains which kick into action when he hits the stage. His left brain scans the audience and room, looking for improv moments. His right brain collates stand-up material and stunts, poised to dish out the funnies at speed. His centre brain is Jason’s coach, pushing him to the limit. This show will peel back the madness inside Jason Byrne’s head to reveal all three brains working individually. The fastest thinking comic around will not only trip himself up, but probably you too.

It’s been a busy few years for Byrne.  In addition to his extensive touring worldwide, his Radio 2 show was awarded the UK radio industry’s prestigious Sony Radio Gold Award.  As well as fronting a brand new studio based comedy chat show Jason Byrne's Snaptastic Show for TV3, he is co-host of Sky’s hugely popular new entertainment programme Wild Things on Sky1.  Also seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), The Royal Variety Show (ITV1), The John Bishop Show (BBC1), and Father Figure (BBC1) of which he is creator and star.

'Unmissable' Evening Standard
'Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like witnessing lightning in a bottle' Edinburgh Evening News
'Byrne is consistently brilliant' Metro
'The outright king of live comedy' Times

Age guideline: 16+

Wyvern Lingo are a three-piece from County Wicklow, Ireland comprising Karen Cowley (vocals, keyboards, bass synth),Caoimhe Barry (vocals, drums) and Saoirse Duane (vocals, guitar).

Friends and bandmates since school days, Wyvern Lingo share a gift for close harmony, keen songcraft and effervescent live performance. Drawing on a diverse range of influences from pop, rock and R’n’B, their voices interweave to create a fresh, forward-looking sound.  A self-released EP caught the ear of Irish label Rubyworks, and the band toured with Hozier in the UK and at home; Karen and Caoimhe both putting in a double shift  by singing backing vocals for their Wicklow friend. Karen also duets with Hozier on the haunting ‘In A Week’ on his multi-platinum debut album.

Wyvern Lingo’s debut release for Rubyworks is a four-track EP called ‘Letter To Willow’. Three of the tracks were recorded in Cologne, Germany with Sierra-Leonean / German artist-producer Patrice Bart-Williams, best known in Europe for his work with Selah Sue, Cody ChestnuTT and Keziah Jones. These tracks were mixed in Paris by Philippe Weiss (Dragonette, George Clinton, K’naan). Additional recording for the title track took place in Dublin with Rob Kirwan (Hozier, PJ Harvey) at the controls.