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It has been a long time since a Galway band has made a major impression outside of its hometown - close to 20 years in fact, back in the heady days of the early 1990s.

IT HAS been a long time since a Galway band has made a major impression outside of its hometown - close to 20 years in fact, back in the heady days of the early 1990s.

Horslips matter. They mattered in the 1970s and their reunion proves they matter still. Why? Perhaps, to quote from the opening narration of Return of The Dancehall Sweethearts, the 2005 documentary on the band, “We saw in Horslips something that was ours, something that was of us...[they are] part of what makes us, us.”

While at the Oxegen music festival in 2007, friends Shane, Joe, and Callum decided they wanted to be on stage, not in front of it, and thus Bipolar Empire was born! They approached Mark Maguire, a talented guitarist, songwriter, and longtime friend - and Bipolar Empire became a quartet.

Dave Peyton is a singer/ songwriter/ musician hailing from Daingean Co Offaly.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

The Choral Academy was founded in 2005 by Maley School of Music director Jim Maley. Now in its seventh year, the academy has gone from strength to strength and holds academies in Donegal, Sligo, and will return to Roscommon Arts Centre from Monday July 4 to Friday July 8 for a week long camp of music, singing, and fun with musical director Jim Maley.

Liam Ó Maonlaí is paying Kilkenny fans regular visits these days and we welcome him with open arms.

Have you ever wished that you could save the day and get the boy/girl at the end of the movie? Well then you can live out your wildest dreams and fantasies as Finbar Hoban Presents... Marvel Comics Heroes and Villains fancy dress party next Saturday night February 5 at Bar Ritz (Mulroys Bar) Castlebar. All you have to do is dress as up as your favourite comic book hero or villain. There are loads of prizes to be won for best dressed on the night.

RECEIVING LONG, strange, phone calls from Courtney Love and making Lady Ga Ga cry are just two of the many unforgettable experiences Olaf Tyaransen has had in his career as one of Ireland’s leading journalists and interviewers.