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Electric Picnic unveils its brand new 'carnival town' area

Electric Picnic has unveiled its brand new offering ‘Fish ⚓Town’. Starting out as resident captain of The Salty Dog, Jerry Fish created one of the most entertaining and eclectic stages at Electric Picnic ‘The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow’ which he ...

16 Aug 2022 at 21:23

Arts & Entertainment

Non-mainstream music organisations across 10 counties to split €100k cash grant

A grant worth €100,000 will be split among 24 music organisations across ten counties for the promotion and development of non-mainstream music. Recipients of the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme were announced today (Tuesday June 7) ...

07 Jun 2022 at 16:15

National News

Irish artists and creatives invited to apply for new music tender worth €1.5million

A new tender for music performance services across Ireland worth €1.5million over three years has been launched. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, announced news of the tender today (Saturday ...

19 Mar 2022 at 18:19

Arts & Entertainment

Ed Sheeran performs at local pub ahead of Irish concerts in Croke Park and Cork

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has arrived in Dublin ahead of his Irish tour. Sheeran, who will kick off his concert schedule in Croke Park on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, played an intimate gig at local Dublin venue Whelan's on ...

20 Apr 2022 at 12:41

Arts & Entertainment

Laois harpists go national over St Patrick's Day festivities

Young musicians and harpers from Music Generation Laois descend on St Patrick's Festival Quarter to share their dynamic take on Irish Traditional Music. Over one hundred young musicians from Music Generation will come together at St. ...

12 Mar 2022 at 14:53

Features

Offaly music columnist interviews 'Off the Laois' podcast host

I have to admit, when TikTok first came along, I hated it. Straight away. And wholeheartedly. It wasn't just another social media platform that you'd have to pay attention to (which was bad enough in itself), but here was one that ...

14 Mar 2022 at 14:23

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BREAKING: The Electric Picnic 2022 line-up has been announced!

The Electric Picnic 2022 line-up has been officially announced. The festival organisers, Festival Republic, have announced the first round of acts to perform at the 2022 edition of the festival due to return to Stradbally, Co ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:10

Arts & Entertainment

Big Laois council funded transformation of old Portlaoise school into county music hub

Laois County Council has taken a big step forward in the process of converting a former school into a facility that will be a music and culture hub for Laois in the heart of Portlaoise. Laois County Council is inviting ...

24 Feb 2022 at 13:53

Arts & Entertainment

Irish song of the year revealed ahead of live Choice Music Awards tonight

The best Irish song of the year has been revealed by the RTÉ Choice Music Prize to be 'Better Days' by popular singer Dermot Kennedy. The announcement was made ahead of a live event in Vicar Street, Dublin tonight ...

03 Mar 2022 at 17:34

Arts & Entertainment

'This is Lizzy' - Book by British historian on legendary Irish rock band to be published

A book written by a British music historian on the legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy is set to be published this summer. Published by Spenwood Books and compiled by historian Richard Houghton, 'Thin Lizzy - A ...

22 Apr 2022 at 17:14

Arts & Entertainment

And I would walk 500 miles for the Portlaoise Musical Society

Celebrate the return of Portlaoise Musical Society to the stage at Dunamaise Arts Centre, with the movie screening of ‘Sunshine on Leith’, (The Motion Picture) in May. The movie screening pre-empts the musical ...

23 Apr 2022 at 20:23

Arts & Entertainment

In Pictures: Laois School of Music Beginner Orchestra raise the roof of the Dunamaise Arts Centre!

The newly formed Laois School of Music Beginner Orchestra is to perform on the stage of the Dunamaise Arts Centre, on Sunday 13 February at 2pm. This young orchestra, under the direction of John Davidson and ...

03 Feb 2022 at 17:53

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