Thursday nights with Bumblebee Honey and The McWilliam Park

Fri, Jun 17, 2011

Imagine Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, and The Kings of Leon playing in the place at the same time, Bumblebee Honey, the highly acclaimed dynamic wedding band, have announced their Thursday night residency in the fabulous McWilliam Park Hotel on Thursdays, starting on June 23. The band have worked closely with the Mc William to bring a new and exciting approach to music with an hour of beautiful jazzy style numbers then moving into more recent chart topping hits for the rest of the evening.

Out and about in Mayo

Fri, Jun 17, 2011

Summer music in Bofeenaun

Brendan Bowyer and daughter live in The Royal

Fri, Jun 17, 2011

The legendary Brendan Bowyer is coming back to Castlebar and will be in concert with his daughter Aisling Bowyer for a very special show. The duo will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre on Friday July 8 along with special guest Shaun O’Dowd who will provide the entertainment for dancing late into the night after the main attraction.

Katherine Lynch brings her new show to Castlebar

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

After 2009’s nation-wide sell out tour and an incredible 12 nights in Vicar Street, Leitrim funny lady Katherine Lynch is back, and bolder than ever with a new, no holds barred, pull no punches, “If ya don’t like it there’s the bleedin’ door”, live comedy show, The Hack of You. She will hit the stage in Castlebar on Saturday June 25.

Hot on the heels of her smash hit Christmas number one DVD and ratings topping RTE series Single Ladies, the one and only Miss Lynch brings her clutch of kooky comedy head-cases to life this June to the Royal Theatre Castlebar. With all the favourite characters from the last three series, plus introducing the next generation of “loo-las and mad-yokes”, Katherine will be joined on stage by special guests and much more in a madcap night of live comedy. The new story is a live journey delving into the hilarious abyss that qualifies as life for a couple of gals living on the edge… or to put it simply, a bloody great night out.

Jimmy Carr is coming to the Royal

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute. Laughter Therapy is his ninth solo show. It will be an evening of non-stop jokes, gags, and banter. If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine; not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.

From The Archive exhibition of photos from the eighties in Westport

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

Westport native Fintan Friel is coming back to his roots with his new exhibition, From the Archive.

Out and about in Mayo

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

Colin Murphy is coming to Westport
Westport Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with The Castlecourt Hotel has announced that it will be hosting a comedy night in The Dome Suite on Thursday June 30. Headlined by comedian Colin Murphy, and supported by Colm O’Regan, it promises to be a great night of stand-up comedy from two of Ireland’s foremost experts in making audiences laugh. Tickets for the gig are available from The Chamber of Commerce office on The Fairgreen and The Asgard at Westport Quay at present but will soon be available at other locations around Westport. They are priced €15 each and are limited so get in early to avoid disappointment. The show starts at 9pm.

Westport Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with The Castlecourt Hotel has announced that it will be hosting a comedy night in The Dome Suite on Thursday June 30. Headlined by comedian Colin Murphy, and supported by Colm O’Regan, it promises to be a great night of stand-up comedy from two of Ireland’s foremost experts in making audiences laugh. Tickets for the gig are available from The Chamber of Commerce office on The Fairgreen and The Asgard at Westport Quay at present but will soon be available at other locations around Westport. They are priced €15 each and are limited so get in early to avoid disappointment. The show starts at 9pm.

Finbar Hoban Presents music on the streets of Castlebar this Saturday

Fri, Jun 03, 2011

The Blues and Beyond Festival will have lots going on in the pubs and streets of Castlebar this weekend, nearly every venue will have live music, plus Finbar Hoban Presents..live music on the streets of Castlebar with DJ Dave Barry who will be bringing his Cross the Tracks radio show to the market square in Castlebar on Saturday afternoon so get you glad rags on and expect to hear lots of Jump Blues, 50s Rock n Roll, 60s Ska and Soul and more. Also there will be live Music coming from Ballina’s finest blues and rock group 21 Outs.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra are coming to Castlebar

Fri, Jun 03, 2011

Jools Holland is a pianist, a composer and presenter who is selling millions of records, bringing the Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra all over the world playing to excess of 300,000 fans every year. His achievements did not go unnoticed and in June 2003, he was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Tommy Fleming returns for what promises to be another outstanding performance

Fri, Jun 03, 2011

Following the huge success of Tommy Fleming’s 2010/2011 tour with the Irish Concert Orchestra, resulting in rave reviews from the media and fans alike, the demand for a return tour is phenomenal. As a result of this, Tommy is returning to The Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Saturday, August 27 for a very special concert with his band and the extraordinary Irish Concert Orchestra as part of The World Fleadh taking place in Castlebar this year.

Tommy turns each song into his own with own unique and powerful style touching emotions in you that only music can reach. Tommy is famous for his own arrangement of ‘Danny Boy’, ‘Isle of Innisfree’ and ‘Hard Times’, all songs that you know and love but you have never heard them until you hear Tommy Fleming’s versions. He also covers songs from ‘You Raise Me Up’ to ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’, ‘From a Distance’ and ‘Something Inside so Strong’ along with many more contemporary numbers.

Superb Gráinne Mhaol summer show returns to Hotel Westport

Fri, Jun 03, 2011

The superb summer music show The Legend of Gráinne Mhaol returns to Hotel Westport for its third season this summer with a star studded line-up of musicians, singers and dancers from all over the west of Ireland.