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Month: January 2018

5 DOLLAR SHAKES

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5 DOLLAR SHAKES

plus support _ Main Venue _ Formed in 2012, 5 Dollar Shakes are a five piece indie pop-rock band from Gorey, Co. Wexford. Their songs are full of the unbridled energy and enthusiasm associated with young men on the verge of entering their 20’s.

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THIRD SMOKE

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THIRD SMOKE

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NIX MOON

_ Main Venue _ Facebook event Third Smoke are an Irish indie rock band that specialise in delivering performances of raucous gang vocals, intricate harmonies and sweat. Expect a live show built on controlled mayhem

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WYE OAK

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WYE OAK

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Listen to the title track from Wye Oak’s new album, The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs, out April 6

The title track of The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs—the triumphant fifth album by Wye Oak—is a coil of anxiety and exuberance, its verses and chorus sweeping into cascades of magnetic harmony. By the time the song ends, it has bloomed into an undeniable pop anthem, a spell to be shouted against the ills of our world. Press play for proof!

Listen to & share Wye Oak’s “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs” now

The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs will be out worldwide on April 6; pre-order today on CD and “sand & sky” (opaque beige & translucent blue) Peak Vinyl in the Merge store with an optional exclusive t-shirt bundle. You can also pre-order the album via these participating independent record shops or from these digital providers.

For Louder, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack flew to one another’s cities—she in Durham, North Carolina, he in Marfa, Texas—for a week or so at a time, hunkering in home studios to sort through and combine their separate song sketches. These shorter stints together produced less second-guessing and hesitation in their process, yielding an unabashed and unapologetic Wye Oak. They discarded past rules about how to write a record, instead funneling all those experiences and experiments into perfectly unified statements.

The result is the biggest, broadest, boldest music Wye Oak has ever made. Louder pursues a litany of modern malaises, each of its dozen tracks diligently addressing a new conflict and pinning it against walls of sound, with the song’s subject and shape inextricably and ingeniously linked. It arrives at a time of immense doubt, when our personal problems are infinitely compounded by a world that seems in existential peril. But these songs answer the challenge by radiating self-reflection and resolve, wielding hooks and musical intricacy as a shield against the madness of the moment.

With today’s The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs album announcement comes a whole slew of new Wye Oak tour dates, on top of their special orchestral collaboration at NYC’s Symphony Space next month and their appearance at Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival on release day. Get your tickets when they go on sale Friday, and don’t forget to follow Wye Oak on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for what is sure to be a monumental year for the band.

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KATHARINE PHILIPPA

https://www.facebook.com/kphilippa/ Katharine Philippa writes earnest, searing songs inspired by sound, visuals, words, environment, people, emotions and their combinations in constant flux. Operating within a genre dubbed ‘Reflectivism’, Philippa is an organ scholar delivering dynamic piano, intense looped ballads and soulful electronica, all of which draw on universal themes with a deep infusion of associations.

TICKETS

€16 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Bank Holiday Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or Sonntags [Disco/House/Funk] upstairs from 11pm til late – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos

GALWAY STREET CLUB (Album Launch)

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GALWAY STREET CLUB

ALBUM LAUNCH plus support _ Main Venue _ Facebook event Galway Street Club are a 13 piece collective of buskers from 7 countries, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, USA,Russia and Argentina. The group formed in March 2016 and have gone on to take Ireland and then Europe by storm.

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YUNGBLUD

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YUNGBLUD

plus support Facebook event ^ Upstairs ^ Emerging from the gritty north of England YUNGBLUD brings to the stage an explosion of raw energy and thought-provoking lyrics. He has created his own blend of alternative rock: poetry, guitar-hooks and break-beats with a fierce determination to make a dent in pop-culture.

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KEEVA

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KEEVA

plus support PEPPY ^ Upstairs ^ When London-based recording artist Keeva quietly posted two songs online, she didn’t expect that they would attract the attention of Grammy-nominated production team Austin Jenkins and Josh Block (aka Niles City Sound), who immediately wanted to start working with the young singer-songwriter.

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CIARAN LAVERY

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CIARAN LAVERY

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_ Main Venue _  Ciaran Lavery: Sweet Decay – The new album out 13th April “A beautifully wholesome homage to love in its purest and fullest form, with Lavery’s voice hitting its familiar endearingly androgynous sound throughout” – Billboard Listen to the lead track ‘To Chicago’: Critically-acclaimed and celebrated songwriter Ciaran Lavery will release his brand new album Sweet Decay on the 13th April, his first set of new music since his sophomore album – and winner of the Northern Ireland Music Prize – Let Bad In came out in 2016. You can pre-order the album here: https://ffm.to/sweetdecay To coincide with the release of the new album, Ciaran has made lead track ‘To Chicago’ available now, premiered via Billboard. You can listen to ‘To Chicago’ here: https://ciaranlavery.lnk.to/ToChicago Hailing from the village of Aghagallon, 20 miles south of Belfast, Sweet Decay is the Northern Irishman’s third longplayer, and is a record deep in emotional honesty, exploring the human condition in all its guises, and follows the aforementioned Let Bad In and debut album Not Nearly Dark that featured ‘Shame,’ a track that now has nearly 40 million Spotify streams. Recorded with an array of Irish musicians who have performed with the likes of Hozier and James Vincent McMorrow, Sweet Decay finds Ciaran expanding his musical horizons. Opening track ‘Everything Is Made To Last’ offers a more full band sound, complete with a subtle electronic backing, whilst ‘13’ finds the songwriter expanding on his folk background in to something approaching a more Americana sound. That isn’t to say Ciaran has completely changed musical tack, as ‘Morning Bell’ testifies, featuring his lovelorn vocals and gentle, finger plucked acoustic guitar whilst the haunting, almost gospel-tinged ‘Beast At My Door’ finds Ciaran detailing his mental health battles over sweeping strings and delicate acoustic guitar. Sweet Decay tracklisting: 1. Everything Is Made To Last 2. 13 3. To Chicago 4. Bones 4 Blood 5. Your Artist 6. Wicked Teeth 7. Beast At My Door 8. Two Days In Savannah 9. Wells Tower Song 10. Morning Bell 11. Sweet Decay

TICKETS

€13 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos

ISLAND

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ISLAND

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^ Upstairs ^ London four-piece ISLAND are an Alternative guitar band whose history is characterised by old friendships, close bonds and an almost telepathic mutual understanding.

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WARSAW RADIO

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WARSAW RADIO

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SCOTT WILLIAMSON & THE WILD CARDS + EMMA LANGFORD

Facebook event ^ Upstairs ^ After the release of their much-praised (BBC Introducing, BBC 6 Music, RTÉ Radio) debut single ‘After Eve’in 2017 and UK and Ireland dates including a main stage slot at Beautiful Days Festival alongside The Levellers & The Waterboys

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MUNKY – EXTRA DATE

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MUNKY

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IN AID OF PETER McVERRY TRUST

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**SECOND DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND** ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THE PETER MCVERRY TRUST DONATIONS WELCOME ON THE NIGHT A year after their sold out debut headline show, Dublin disco-grunge band MUNKY returns to Whelan’s to launch their new single “7A.M”. It’s like a birthday party of sorts but instead of cake and a bouncy castle it’s slices of pure fat, filthy funk and bouncy beats. MUNKY have had a busy year. Performing at festivals such as Longitude and Electric Picnic, supporting renowned acts such as Le Galaxie, Raglans, and The Hot Sprockets, and playing some of Dublin’s premier venues such as District 8, The Academy and of course Whelan’s, as well as shows all over the country. MUNKY have garnered a dedicated and enthusiastic following in a short space of time, but they’re friendly lads and always looking to make new friends, fans and maybe more (Boojum sponsorship please xx) What people are saying about 7AM “Slick amalgamation of swaggering 70’s blues-rock and funk with a 21st century twist…From one of the capital city’s most rewarding live performers.” – Remy’s Music and Film Blog “These guys know how to deliver a clean cut, crisp track while blurring it with wobbly psychedelia and adding a healthy dose of fuzz on top. Their disco flavoured grunge is infectious, it’s foot tapping body movingly delicious.” – Indiebuddie.ie “Not all bands currently emerging on the Irish music circuit have the sonic innovation and inherent fun that exudes effortlessly from Dublin quartet, MUNKY”. – State.ie So come and join MUNKY for a night of bops, booze and bops, the lads would love to have you down. Sure they’re lovely and so are you. xx

TICKETS

€8 in aid of  of the Peter McVerry Trust available online from Eventbrite.ie Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos

KARMS

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KARMS

plus support ^ Upstairs ^Facebook event Dublin band KARMS return to Whelans Upstairs following the release of their debut EP River. KARMS are a thundering indie rock 4 piece from Dublin made up of brothers Colm and Stephen O’Loughlin, and friends Danny Farrelly and Jay Maleney.

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AILIE.

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AILIE.

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2017 was a pivotal year for Ailie Blunnie with the release of her début album “West to the Evening Sun” (Nov. 2017, Happy Out Records). NY Irish Echo’s “top pick for best début album and best début artist in 2017”

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MICHAEL NAU

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MICHAEL NAU

plus support DANIEL JOHN PAXTON ^ Upstairs ^ Following the release of last years Some Twist, Michael Nau has announced a date for Whelans on May 3rd 2018. Some Twist represents some of Michael Nau’s most sharp and moving work to date

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THEO KATZMAN

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THEO KATZMAN

& FOUR FINE GENTLEMEN plus support BRIDGET KEARNEY _ Main Venue _ If you’ve heard the name Theo Katzman recently, you probably know him as the singing drummer and guitarist in the funk band Vulfpeck. But with his 2017 release, Heartbreak Hits, Katzman returns to his roots as a rock and roll inspired singer/songwriter.

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PINHOLE & SILLK

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PINHOLE

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SILLK

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PINHOLE

http://www.facebook.com/pinholemusic Pinhole are a quirky Irish-based 4 piece, brandishing the “alternative” flag but deliberately skating over genre boundaries with the result that they stand alone in their unique sound. Having tried and tested new material in venues in Dublin and Cork. (Whelans, The Bello Bar, Coughlans of Cork) they are presently industriously conjuring up their debut album. Their first EP “Between the Babes and the Birds” was played on 2FM, Today FM and Newstalk. They have appeared on the infamous Other Voices TV series. Their tangental approach to song writing has been likened to being “in a dark fairytale”. It is refreshingly new and addressing topical issues. From delicate melodies to raw mayhem, they take you on a roller coaster journey of the senses. They have been likened to a reinvented Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Bat for Lashes and Portishead to name a few… — — — — —

SILLK

https://www.facebook.com/Sillk.Music/ ‘A dichotomy of light-hearted play and heavy subject matter, balanced, bearing a wide, irreverent grin.’ – Broadsheet ‘SILLK’s playful and evocative take on folk music is one that is endlessly engrossing and entertaining.’ – Overblown The band formed out of Orla Travers’ necessity; a necessity to tell stories and to write songs. She and Julian Halpin got together in 2010 and travelled the length and breadth of Ireland together, playing music. When they settled in Cork in 2013 and Chris Schmidt-Martin joined the band a year later, things escalated pretty quickly. With Orla’s words as the creative backbone, the three set about creating complex and atmospheric arrangements to match the world about which she was already writing. Because of their varied backgrounds (short story writing; classical, traditional and electronic music; theatre performance and sound design; and hairdressing!), SILLK’s sound and style are hard to pin down. As renowned LA producer Ruairí O’ Flaherty said of the new EP, “each track is its own world.” SILLK’s infectiously fun live show has gained them fans all over Ireland and in the cafes of Istanbul, Reykjavik and Marrakech (let’s just say SILLK don’t travel anywhere without their instruments!)

TICKETS

€8 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos

PAUL CURRIE: RELEASE THE BABOONS

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PAUL CURRIE

RELEASE THE BABOONS plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Paul Currie comes to Whelan’s with his anarchic, bread-filled masterpiece Release the Baboons after a triumphant run Fringe Festivals around the world. Enter a comedy sweat flume of mime puppets and crowd participation on an epic scale.

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MERCURY REV

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MERCURY REV

Celebrates Deserter’s Songs 20th Anniversary with a very special acoustic and intimate Performance plus support LYLA FOY _ Main Venue _ Facebook event Tickets priced €35 go on sale this Friday 19th January at 9am through www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide. An intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs

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GRANDMASTER FLASH in OPIUM

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GRANDMASTER FLASH

BRAND NEW A.V. SHOW HIP HOP PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS ≈ OPIUM UPSTAIRS ≈ DOORS 9:30pm – SHOW 10pm Facebook event In the past, whenever you saw your favourite hip hop DJ play, it has only been about what you hear, not what you see. But what if you could see exactly what the DJs could see? What if you could see exactly what the original hip hop pioneers could see back in the day? DJs searched high and low for exclusive breaks that no other DJ had and went to great lengths to cover the label so no one knew were the breaks came from…. Well now you can, with the first EVER interactive, visual, history of hip hop block party, told by the innovator, the pioneer, one of the creators of Hip Hop music…the one and only Grandmaster Flash. Demonstrating the original breaks, from the original 70s records AND the original records sleeves shown LIVE on screen. Showing you the amazing history of Hip Hop, the places, the people, the breaks and techniques that started it all while cuttin’ and scratchin’ your favourite tunes on the turntables for one huge, live, interactive, visual Hip Hop block party….Hip Hop, People, Places and things with the legendary Grandmaster Flash!

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€20 adv  / €25 door available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required

NIALL CASH

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NIALL CASH

plus support ^ Upstairs ^Facebook event ‘Singer-songwriter from Wexford Ireland, currently studying songwriting in BIMM Dublin. Niall has implemented many influences from the likes of Ben Howard, Damien Rice and James Bay to form a muse of folk/pop.

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PETER OREN

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PETER OREN

plus support PATRICK M BARRETT (HEDGE SCHOOLS) ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook eventTickets: €12.00 inc booking fee on sale Monday 15th January 10am from Ticketmaster Ireland Indiana-born, everywhere-based singer-songwriter Peter Oren possesses a remarkable singing voice, low and deep and richly textured

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GRÁINNE COTTER

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GRÁINNE COTTER

plus support ^ Upstairs ^Facebook event “Absolutely Beautiful……Just Wonderful…” –Pat Kenny, Newtalk. “There’s something about it…..” – Marty Whelan, Lyric Fm. “It is very clear to see that Ireland has no lack of female talent” – John Creedon, Rte 1.

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PADDY SHERLOCK & HIS BAND

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PADDY SHERLOCK

AND HIS BAND plus support _ Main Venue _ Facebook event Dynamic frontman, actor, singer, songwriter and trombone hero, Paddy was born and bred in Dublin, Ireland and buttered in Paris. A prolific songwriter, his show is 100% original songs

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MALOJIAN

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MALOJIAN

plus support _ Main Venue _Facebook event Over the last few years, Malojian has released 4 stunning solo albums, along the way collaborating with some musical legends, including Steve Albini, who earned his chops producing Nirvana, The Pixies etc.

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SOPHIE COYLE & BAND (Album Launch)

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SOPHIE COYLE  & BAND

“Blame Me For The Storm” Album Launch  plus support MARK CORCORAN ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Sophie Coyle will be touring her debut album “Blame Me for the Storm” from February 10th 2018. the album goes on sale on 9th February. Hear the new single “The Burning Gorse” below:

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JOHN BLEK

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JOHN BLEK

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event “I spent much of the early part of 2017 in and out of hospital with some mysterious illness that was intent on wasting my now 30-year-old body. My energy was at an all time low and all that gave me joy had been stripped or put on hold.

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SAMYEL

SAMYEL

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Samyel is an Irish-French songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. As a contemporary folk artist, Samyel sings his truth with a “minimal set up and dreamy confident tone.”*

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring The Stars of Facts YouTube with Davey Reilly, Martin Angolo, Laura Byrne, Brian Gallagher, John Sharpson & Sean Connolly with George Fox as MC. ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC _ Main Venue _ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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CHERRY COMEDY

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CHERRY COMEDY

Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring Fern Brady with Fiona Frawley as MC. Aideen McQueen Tiny James Carl Flanagan Cearúil Swords Jonny Harvey & Wesley O’Duinn ^ Upstairs ^ Facebook event Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

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