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Declan O'Rourke has been called the Irish Leonard Cohen, and won the praise of a host of industry giants including Chris Rea, Paul Weller, Paul Brady and Snow Patrol. The Meteor award nominee has been busy over the past two years since the release of his second record Big, Bad, Beautiful World, and recently announced his forthcoming concert at Roscommon Arts Centre on Saturday May 22.

Declan O'Rourke has been called the Irish Leonard Cohen, and won the praise of a host of industry giants including Chris Rea, Paul Weller, Paul Brady and Snow Patrol. The Meteor award nominee has been busy over the past two years since the release of his second record Big, Bad, Beautiful World, and recently announced his forthcoming concert at Roscommon Arts Centre on Saturday May 22.

Galway harpist Kathleen Loughnane was “surprised and delighted” to find herself in contention with Christy Moore and Sharon Shannon for a Meteor Award.

Galway harpist Kathleen Loughnane was “surprised and delighted” to find herself in contention with Christy Moore and Sharon Shannon for a Meteor Award.

Meteor Award winner Luan Parle will perform live at The Courtyard, Silky’s Ballinrobe on the October 24. This year has seen a lot of hard work and perseverance pay off for Luan with the release of her smash hit single ‘Ghost’, which spent three months in the singles charts, peaking at number seven. Her style of music is unique, crossing the boundaries of pop, rock, folk and alternative country.

The award winning singer songwrtier Cathy Davey will play Cleeres this coming Sunday, May 24, as part of her Bare Bones tour. This is a chance to experience Cathy in an intimate venue without being too noisy for sensitive ears. Songs are re arranged to better suit candlelight and plenty of chat will be on offer. There will be two people accompanying Cathy playing as many instruments as they can fit in.

The Blizzards need no introduction. The band's profile has soared since the release of their number four platinum selling album, A Public Display of Affection. Songs as such “Trouble”, “Fantasy” and “Miss Fantasia Preaches” became instant chart hits. They capped off a fantastic 2007 with two sold out shows at Dublin's Ambassador Theatre. Earlier in the year they also played, for the first time, on the main stage at Oxegen, a performance which earned them the title of Best Live Act at this years Meteor Awards in February.

Fans of Damien Dempsey will delight in the news that the Donaghmede man is coming to Kilkenny on Saturday, September 12. The award winning singer/songwriter will perform in the new Set Theatre, John Street, Kilkenny.

The Blizzards need no introduction. The band's profile has soared since the release of their platinum selling debut album, A Public Display of Affection. Songs such as ‘Trouble’, ‘Fantasy’, and ‘Miss Fantasia Preaches’ became instant chart hits. They capped off a fantastic 2007 with two sold out shows at Dublin's Ambassador Theatre. Last year they also played, for the first time, on the main stage at Oxegen, a performance which earned them the title of Best Live Act at this year’s Meteor Awards in February.

In the last year, Mick Flannery has gone from part time stone mason to one of Irelands most sought after musicians. Since the release of his critically acclaimed album White Lies he has played a string of sold out shows all over Ireland, been nominated for the Choice album awards and won ‘Best Male’ at the Meteor awards.