CLAP your hands, stomp your feet, put the howl on top! Currently the UK 's most talked about late night comedy show, hosted by the award-winning comic Andrew Maxwell, returns from its roots in London 's premiere comedy venue The Comedy Store to the Black Box for a Hallowe'en Special. Maxwell's ... More

The Róisín has won the IMRO award for Best Venue in Connaught for 2008, as well as being nominated for Best Venue In Ireland. Thanks to everyone who voted for us. More

CLAP your hands, stomp your feet, put the howl on top! Currently the UK 's most talked about late night comedy show, hosted by the award-winning comic Andrew Maxwell, returns from its roots in London 's premiere comedy venue The Comedy Store to the Black Box for a Hallowe'en Special. Maxwell's ... More

Puppetry of the Penis have cancelled their upcoming tour of Ireland the UK dates too. Poor ticket sales have been blamed on the tour cancellation. Is this the end of the Penis? Full refunds will be given at point of purchase. Online purchases will be refunded directly to your credit cards. More

Maxwell's Fullmooners Halloween Moontacular with special guests TBA and all the usual mayhem Breakdancers Lady Carol - “Gorgeous, comedic, ukulele-playing, strange song singing Lady Carol. One of our favourites-we predict you'll love her too." TimeOut July 2008 "Creep" by Radiohead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzw-HX_fPQ Sir Tim & Chief Fullmooner Andrew Maxwell - (The Panel RTE / King of Comedy C4) "This ... More

October sees the visits of top american comics Scott Capurro from San Fransisco & Jim McCue from Boston. Add to that the cream of Irish comedy in the form of Karl Spain, Joe Rooney, Kevin Gildea, Owen O'Neill and the new breed of Irish Talent - Jarlath Regan & Bernard ... More

The Roisin has been nominated in the final of the IMRO venue of the year. You can vote if you're registered with Hotpress. More

This may sound like I'm up my own 'thoin', but bear with me. Thought I'd (finally) throw in my two cent(s) on what are the Dos and Don'ts of getting into performing comedy, as there are a large number of young comics that post here regularly. Here's the ten biggies! 1. ... More

Strange Brew turns 300 in October and we’re throwing a bit of a do with some of our favourite bands, free beer, party bags, rice crispie buns and lots of other treats. It’s on October 2nd and it’s free. Featuring live music from THE GHOSTWOOD PROJECT, LE GALAXIE, SO COW, ... More

With their first show all but sold out, we are only delighted to announce that THE BLIZZARDS have added a second show at the Róisín Dubh on Saturday October 18th. Their new single, Trust Me I'm A Doctor, taken from the album, The Domino Effect, is out now and tickets ... More

We have just put 25 more tickets on sale for tomorrow's Republic of Loose gig. They are only on sale here (online), they are gone in all the shops. More

We have just changed servers and are experiencing some temporary problems with our online sales. It should be back to normal shortly. More

Dirty Pretty Things, the English rock-punk-beat band led by former Libertine Carl Barât, will play the Róisín Dubh on Friday November 7. When the Libertines imploded in 2005, the band’s co-singer and songwriter Carl Barât, along with drummer Gary Powell and guitarist Anthony Rossomando, were left wondering what to do next? Carl ... More

On Tuesday September 30th, Róisín Dubh presents SONGS FOR LEO. Leo Healy was brother to Greg & Kevin (co-owners of Roisin Dubh) and Sharon Shannon's life partner. He died on May 7th this year from a heart attack. The music played at the funeral mass & the graveside was very ... More

Stephen Frost's Impro All Stars presents.. "Whose line is it anyway?" with Stephen Frost, Richard Vranch, Steve Steen, Andy Smart, Ian Coppinger & special guest Phill Jupitus (Never mind the Buzzcocks) Wednesday 19th November Roisin Dubh Galway Tickets €25 (€20 online) from Roisin Dubh, Zhivago Shop Street (091 509960) and online at www.roisindubh.net Thursday ... More

Wednesday nights - The Laughter Lounge - Top Irish & international stand up comedy, improv & sketch shows at Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland. Saturday nights - "Comedy Comedy" with JD & friends - A new monthly comedy night, upstairs in Roisin Dubh with local comic John Donnellan as resident MC ... More

We are delighted to announce that DUKE SPECIAL will be playing in the Black Box, Galway. Duke Special is an artist aptly named. Dynamic, musically ambitious and bracingly eccentric, his inimitable style and lush musicality have endeared him to music lovers around the world. The Duke Special world is ... More

To kick off a superb run at September at Strange Brew, we have teamed up with the good people at Bavaria to give you a simply superb offer. For the next few weeks, up until October 9th, we will be giving the first 100 people who come to Strange Brew ... More

Neil Dougan from the Empire in Belfast can not now make tomorrow's show so our good friend John Donnellan has agreed to step in and fill his shoes. To celebrate we will be running a €5 offer online until 6pm wednesday. Wednesday 27th August 9pm, €12.50 (online offer €5 ... More

This week, Galway based theatre company, Zelig present the premier of APPOINTMENT IN LIMBO by Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast of Pluto) at the Town Hall Theatre. "If Roddy Doyle is The Beatles of modern Irish fiction. Then the edgier and more disturbing Patrick McCabe must ... More

SATURDAY 30TH 11-3am in the Fossett’s Circus Tent "Antics teams up with one of the biggest Indie Nights in Galway to offer up a wonderful combination of Dj’s who live and breathe great music and even better sessions. Now approaching its 300th night, Strange Brew is generally considered to be pretty down ... More

We've got great deals right now online on comedy tickets. All our August shows are only €5 online until midnight Sunday, then €7.50 until midnight Tuesday when they revert back to €10 for the day of the show. We have some fantastic shows this month with a fantastic antipodean double ... More

Wednesday 13th August 9pm, €12.50/10 online Laughter Lounge presents a night of stand up comedy and improv comedy sketches with... Brendan Dempsey Bren appeared in Fr Ted & Waking Ned and has performed stand up & improv all over the world. "The improvisation is spot on, imaginative and hilarious" THE INDEPENDENT Paul Tylak Dublin comedy improv, ... More

This Thursday, after Disconnect 4, the legendary Phill Jupitus will no doubt beat the crap out of gugai at some stage during Strange Brew. Free Admission.... More

The legendary night of excess that is the Strange Brew Summer Shindig returns, featuring LE GALAXIE, DISCONNECT 4, ONLY FUMES & CORPSES, BLASTERBRA & SEARCHING FOR THE LOST CHORD Doors 7pm. Admission is FREE. Come early for special Strange Brew Party Bags, Free Pours and other treats. Fun Fun Fun. Followed by ... More

Róisín Dubh is proud to announce some upcoming shows including....SHELLAC (Oct 27), TILLY & THE WALL (Oct 30th), Mark Geary, Cathy Davey, Fionn Regan, Paul Heaton, Glenn Tilbrook, Scott Matthews, Damian Dempsey, These Charming Men, I'M FROM BARCELONA (Dec 13) Neville Staples Specials and other exciting stuff we can't tell ... More

Doug is probably best known in Ireland for his 2006 appearance at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival where he told his lairy, late-night crowd, that Irish men sleep with children, because - as the headline to the following day's Irish Daily Star put it (misreportedly) - "Irish women are too ... More

We'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone who attended the Toots show last night for the very late starting time. While the circumstances of Toots late arrival were beyond our control, we accept that the bands late arrival on stage led to some people being unable to stay ... More

There is a limited number of tickets available here for our two Galway Arts Festival comedy shows at a special discounted price. Wed 16th's show with Pappy's Fun Club at only €15 (normal price €20) and for the Thursday 4pm show with The Stars of "Whose Line is it anyway?"with ... More

There is a very limited number of tickets for this weeks laughter lounge online now at only €5. The show features aussie comic Jim Jeffries with support from Carl Donnelly. More

Neil Delamere's Edinburgh preview (on July 11th) has sold out long ago. We are delighted to announce that Neil has kindly agreed to do a second show on Saturday afternoon (July 12th) at 4pm. Tickets are on sale now , here and in Roisin Dubh, Redlight & Zhivago Shop st. Grab them ... More

Maximo Park will be stopping in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 21st as part of their short Irish tour. Tickets are on sale now. More

Wednesday 2nd July 9pm, €15 / online € 10 ( www.roisindubh.net ) The Laughter lounge presents... Michael Mee " Woody Allen with a Cork brogue" Time Out New York "The brightest Irish comedy talent of recent times" Sunday Times Jack Wise - A magician with attitude, Jack Wise is an ... More

Galway,Cultural Capital of Ireland and now comedy central. We have 15 great shows this month, mostly Edinburgh previews, from 32 great comedians. Check our comedy section to find out all about shows from Steven Frost, Steve Steen, Andy Smart, Ian Coppinger,Phill Jupitus, Pappy's Fun Club, Jim Jeffries, Steve Hall, Hector, ... More

In very exciting news, we are thrilled to announce that MERCURY REV will be playing in the Róisín on Saturday November 1st as part of a short Irish tour that also sees them stop at Cyprus Avenue and Vicar St. Their new album, Snowflake Midnight, is released in September. Tickets ... More

Since its creation in 1968, Trojan Records has led the way in presenting the very best in classic Jamaican sounds, from the Rocksteady and early Reggae sounds that dominated in the years of its launch, up to the modern styles of Dancehall and Jungle.Formed in 2004 from London Sound System ... More

Wednesday 18th June The Laughter Lounge presents... Glenn Wool (Canada) - Glenn plays ice hockey for the London Devils. He was nominated for Best Headliner at the 2008 Chortle Awards and his hero is Iron Man. Glenn has appeared on 8 out of 10 cats, Nevermind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week, ... More

The Arts Festival line up for the Róisín has just been announced and it includes Roisin Dubh Present Richard Hawley at the Radisson, Alabama 3 Unplugged, David Geraghty, Pappys Fun Club and Steve Hall (We Are Klang), Damien Dempsey, Cathy Davey, Nouvelle Vague, Whose Line Is It Anyway? & John ... More

Neil Delamere-Crème Delamere With a platinum-selling DVD and having conquered ‘Vikings’ in Edinburgh’s 2007 Fringe show, the Star of RTE’s The Panel & BBC’s Blame Game returns with a brilliant show whose theme’s so subtle as to be virtually undetectable. (“a wryly brilliant live comedian” – Sunday Times) Friday 11th ... More

Celebrated music producer, solo artist and composer, Daniel Lanois will release his new album Here is What is on April 18th and a documentary film Here is What is follows on May 30th.The documentary film, Here Is What Is will be released on DVD later in May and featuring guest ... More