Emergenza is the world's biggest festival for unsigned bands, with an average of 6,000 bands participating every year in 200 different cities all over the world. Every year the national finalists gets to spend three days in Germany at the Taubertal Open Air festival, where the world final takes place, with an average of 30,000 people showing up over the weekend. This is where, every year, the best band wins a professional production for their first album and where plenty of other musicians are rewarder for their skills with prizes from the festival's sponsors.

 

After leaving college, Ó Briain began working at RTÉ as a children's TV presenter. At this time he also began performing his first stand-up gigs on the Irish comedy circuit. He admitted, "I did the trip from Donegal to Dublin to play to six people; then I turned round and drove home again. I did about three or four years playing to a lot of bad rooms, but learning as I went. It's not bad when someone gives you 40 quid for standing up and telling jokes. I remember thinking: 'This is the life.'"

 

 

The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly is an epic adventure during which Peggy learns something really great about herself, becomes the hero and saves a whole lot of grown ups.

 

The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly is an epic adventure during which Peggy learns something really great about herself, becomes the hero and saves a whole lot of grown ups.

 

Rock & Roll Karaoke Song Contest. First prize €500. Calling all Karaoke Angels & Demons to sing for the glory of Rock & Roll. Contest commences January 10th, heats every Sunday. Grand final February 28th. The audience picks two finalists each week to go through. Your host Brother Declan with Songs of Faith & Devotion from DJ Rory Montane.

 

An exhibition of works by Beth Moyses (Brazil), curated by Lourdes Viso and Róisín Russell for Woman's Aid.

 

Between Metaphor and Object features a range of works from the IMMA Collection, primarily sculptures and installation works from the 1990s. It provides perspectives on the diversity of practice that is represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international trends of the decade. The title of the exhibition references perceived polarities in art since the 1960s and also proposes the idea of the continuous flux visited upon artworks in the mind of the viewer between symbolism and objecthood. Notably the exhibition incorporates a number of pieces from the Weltkunst Collection, which is on loan to IMMA since 1994. This significant collection of British sculpture and drawings of the 1980s and ‘90s will return to the Weltkunst Foundation in 2010 and the exhibition acknowledges the generous loan of these works.

 

 

 

Nobody has ever seen a living dinosaur, but scientists can give us a good idea of what they looked like and how they moved. We often imagine dinosaurs as colossal flesh-eating beasts that lived on our planet for an incredible 160 million years. Some were indeed gigantic, but many were only as heavy as a Labrador dog and many were vegetarian! Did you know that the Ornithomimus could run faster than an Olympic sprinter? See how the sociable Triceratops lived in herds, caring for and protecting their young. Meet Dilophosaurus, a relative of the first dinosaur found in Scotland. Come face to face with the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest land predators ever known. This massive animatronic model, 4 metres tall and 7 metres long, is so lifelike you’ll think it’s the real thing! Walk past the head of a hungry Tyrannosaurus and watch as his terrifying jaws go SNAP!

 

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The Man in 301 Director: David Freyne Three prisoners recount the story of their crimes. Moore Street Masala Director: David O’Sullivan Shop clerk Baba falls for a sexy estate agent… Bollywood-style. Chairs Director: Pete Moles A romance revolving around the World Musical Chairs Championships. Mr. Foley Directors: D.A.D.D.Y. A man wakes after an operation to discover that he is not alone.

 

 

Kenneth Anger himself will be in attendance at this screenings.

 

The Monster Ball will be the first chance for fans to hear live renditions of new songs from her revamped album, The Fame Monster. The Fame Monster is a two-disc re-package of Lady Gaga's 4 million-selling debut The Fame. It will feature the entire breakthrough album (including the hit singles Just Dance, Poker Face, Paparazzi and LoveGame) alongside eight entirely new songs, including the new single Bad Romance, which is available to download now.

 

Three Fully staged performances with sets and costumes Puccini's dramatic tale of East meets West is set in the mysterious and exotic world of the Japanese geisha, a world of red silk and rituals, imbued with fragile beauty. Lyric Opera revives its highly acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly with the stunning Korean soprano, Jee Hyun Lim. Miss Lim, who received huge acclaim at the New York City Opera for her interpretation of this role, received standing ovations in Dublin for all her performances in 2007 for her portrayal of this most exquisite of all of Puccini's creations. Irish Mezzo, Dorren Curran again makes a welcome return to sing Butterfly's faithful servant, Susuki with American Tenor, Ryan McPherson sings the cad American Captain, B.F Pinkerton. Lyric Opera favourite, Wyn Pencarreg, sings the role of Sharpless. Cio-Cio San clings to her love for Pinkerton in the face of his prolonged absence, but his return fails to bring the happiness she longed for. The betrayal and the exploitation of this gentle heroine continues to be as acute and shocking as ever.An opera not to be missed and with our usual guarantee of the best value opera ticket in Ireland for your money. Opera in three acts. Sung in Italian

 

 

 

Lecturer Mary Stratton Ryan, Artist and Art Historian

 

This is an experimental exhibition which attempts to addresses the question of what happens when artworks become part of a collection and are subsequently shown in many different contexts. Working from a potential list of works, the artworks will be changed during the course of the exhibition, with removal of artworks generating absences which call to mind gaps in our memory and point to the partially hidden nature of Museum collections. Additions of works will draw out new and perhaps unexpected associations, and new narratives will emerge within the overall structure of the exhibition. Other strategies such as repositioning works within the exhibition will be used to alter the pace of the exhibition. A list of these potential works will not be disclosed in advance.

 

Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today is an exhibition of new works by Leslie Cullinan and Helena O’Connor. Both artists work collaboratively to examine notions of time through video installation, sculpture and drawings in pencil and ink.

 

 

 

Ladlane formed in 2004 in Dublin. The band features Eugene Quinn from Templeogue, Dublin on guitar/banjo/vocals, Ray Dempsey from Ballyduff, Co. Waterford on accordion and Colm Keane from somewhere in north county Dublin on fiddle/vocals.

 

With resident MC's Aidan Bishop & Des Bishop, on Sundays is the latest edition, offering Ireland's top comedians the opportunity to test-run brand new material.

 

 

 

Que Pezon! is a Dublin based band. The group is best described as a international musical community who believe in "organic, free-range music".They have been performing tirelessly for the past 7 years. For a true experience of International conFusion check out Que Pezon! in The Mezz, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, every Sunday from 10 pm.