Music Gig: Martin Byrne @ The Black Bull Inn

Where: Black Bull Inn, Dublin Road, Drogheda When: Friday 28th Oct Time: 10-30pm till late No stranger to Culch.ie and with a whole new band behind him the 102fm 2010 Best Singer Song Writer of The Year Martin Byrne makes his eagerly awaited and not to be missed return to the gig scene at The Black Bull Inn Friday October 28th. The music selection for the night will be that of all the great folk songs of our time and beyond and the band will feature the songs of The Dubliners, The Clancy’s, The Furey’s and Paddy Reilly and not forgetting some other song writing greats such as Pete St John and Eric Bogle to name but a few. Of course this will all topped off with a sprinkling of Martin’s own songs. The new band line up includes Elish Quinn – Button Accordion, Concertina and backing vocals Mick Griffin – … There’s more

Galway Comedy Festival: Foil Arms and Hog

Galway Comedy Festival presents: FOIL ARMS AND HOG Thursday, Octiber 27th - Saturday, October 29th | 6PM | Ruby Room, The King’s Head, Galway | €7 | www.galwaycomedyfestival.com Irish sketch-comedy trio, Foil Arms and Hog bring their charming wit and observational character-based sketches to Galway Comedy Festival from Thursday October 27th to Saturday October 29th . Described by The Irish Times as “one of the brightest new acts out there”, Sean Finegan (Foil), Conor McKenna (Arms) and Sean Flanagan (Hog) have carved an exciting reputation for themselves on both the Irish & UK comedy circuit. On top of performing for sold out audiences at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival for two years running, the talented trio have impressed audiences at the Carlsberg Comedy Festival, Bulmers Comedy Festival, Galway Comedy Festival, The Laughter Lounge, Electric Picnic and Glasgow’s The Stand Comedy Club amongst others. Writing their own high-energy sketches with impressive performances to match, their show mixes the surreal with … There’s more