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Going out? Here are some things to do this Bank Holiday weekend
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IT’S A BANK Holiday and for many of us, that means a glorious three-day weekend.
If you haven’t already made your plans, let us give you a hand.
Here’s some of what’s on around the country:
Dublin
Saturday:
Klingande, The Olympia Theatre, 7.30pm, €23.90
Shonen Knife, Whelans, 8pm, €16
Andrew Bird, Vicar Street, 7.30pm, €28
Guys and Dolls, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, 7.30pm, €20-€55
Tina’s Idea of Fun, Peacock Theatre, 8pm, €13/€20
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Gate Theatre, 8pm, €27
Today is International Jazz Day and there will be events across the city, including a jazz trail starting at Nearys on Chatham Street at 4pm. For more information, call 087 287 8755.
Sunday:
Tell Me On A Sunday, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, 7.30pm, €20-€45
The Video Games Live Concert, Convention Centre, 7pm, €50-€80
Monday:
The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival kicks off, running until 15 May.
Limerick
Saturday:
Annie Get Your Gun, University Concert Hall, 7.30pm, €21
Sunday:
Hermitage Green, The Big Top, 7.30pm, €23
Monday:
Tea Dancing, Fitzgerald’s Woodlands Hotel, 3.30pm, €10
Riverfest will see 40,000 come to the city over the weekend to see some of the world’s top watersports performers. It takes place all weekend.
Cork
Saturday:
Le Galaxie, Connolly’s of Leap, 8pm, €17
Declan O’Rourke, White Horse, Ballincollig, 8pm, €20
The Plough and The Stars, Opera House, 2.30pm/8pm, €25/€35
David McSavage, Everyman Palace, 8pm, €22
Sunday:
Jeffrey Lewis, Connolly’s of Leap, 8pm, €13
Starman, Everyman Palace, 7.30pm, €15
Rebecca Storm, Opera House, 8pm, €25/€33
Monday:
Grant Lee Philips, Cyprus Avenue, 8pm, €22.50
The Magic of Motown, Opera House, 8pm, €32
Galway
Saturday:
Sisters of the Rising, Nun’s Island, 2pm, €12
Dreams Under The Roof, McNally Theatre, 12pm, €12
Sunday:
Family Fun Day, Edward Square, 12pm, Free
Monday:
Mary Mary Mary, An Taibhdhearc, 8pm, €12
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