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LIMERICK COMEDY/hip-hop duo The Rubberbandits first came to prominence when their prank phone calls were featured on Irish and international radio.

ALL KINDS of music will be heard in Monroe’s Live over the next month from 1960s pop, to country, reggae, and rock.

AFTER SUCCESSFULLY battling Hodgkin’s disease more than eight years ago, Limerick-born comedian Jon Kenny has made a remarkable return to form and Galway audiences are in for a treat when Kenny brings his show to the Town Hall Theatre from Thursday July 31 to Saturday August 2.

Amid all the doom and gloom of late, an evening of hilarious comedy with the one and only Jon Kenny is just what the doctor ordered! The Limerick comedian will perform at Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, on Friday December 5 at 8.30pm. Touring Ireland with his fantastic new show, Kenny’s Back to Front is a hilarious critique of contemporary Ireland, hugely inspired by small-town Ireland and its rich crop of characters. In this exhilarating performance, Kenny presents us with his side-splitting observations and characters. With an astute eye for the ridiculous in modern life, Kenny takes no prisoners and delights in emphasising the hilarity in everyday life.

THE RECESSION is biting hard. Many have lost their jobs or have been forced to take pay cuts. The Government, for so long in denial about the economic downturn, is threatening savage cutbacks in the upcoming Budget, and industrial unrest looks certain.

With a special late night show on December 27 this promises to be one the best reasons to stay up late this Christmas! Celebrated Irish trad musician Sharon Shannon is coming back to the Royal Theatre in December, this time with a host of exceptional musicians including Mundy, Dessie O'Halloran, Jon Kenny and the Richie Buckley Band. Notorious for their excellent live performances, Sharon and guests will showcase their latest material and, no doubt, countless old favourites.

Magnos Live opens its doors officially on April 30, and has expressed interest in touching the Castlebar and greater Mayo area as one of Ireland’s most intimate bar and music venues, where audience and artists alike get to meet and greet each other, and the gigs are delivered with top quality sound and stage productions. Magnos Live is located over Hogs Heaven Bar, in the Mayo Leisure Point Complex in Castlebar.

If ever a reason was needed to visit the wonderful island of Inishbofin off the Galway coast, a forthcoming series of concerts has got to be it. The Inishbofin Concerts will present a series of the very best in Irish traditional and contemporary music and comedy during July and August, and these intimate concerts will take place in what has to be one of the most gloriously located venues in Ireland — the Dolphin Hotel.

THE TOWN Hall Theatre has just released details of its programme for the coming months and audiences can look forward to a line-up packed with theatre, music, comedy, film, and even some beer for good measure.

The Venue at The Forge is fast becoming the entertainment centre of Moycullen and its surrounds.