We were chugging along in the old Bockmobile when I casually mentioned the sad loss of Whitney Houston. What a great singer, I said to Bullet, apart from that plastic [...]

Bourke's Bar in Limerick's Catherine Street has found its Thursday night feet with a series of free gigs featuring the best of contempoary young Irish acts plying their varied styles [...]

Rocking the Milk Market again

The market for cheap two-man tents, slabs of Dutch Gold and pink flowery wellies has collapsed with the announcement that the Oxegen festival won't be happening this year. We just [...]

Looks like a nice gig coming up in Dolans next Friday. Líadan, an all-female traditional band, who supported the Chieftains in the States and Japan,  are playing upstairs. The reviews [...]

Twenty years ago, there was a state-of-the-art recording studio in Limerick called Xeric, run by Pierce Gilmore and James Hanley.  It was terrific.  A place where musicians could record, rehearse, mingle [...]

Off to Dolan's Warehouse later for Gavin Friday.  I never saw him live before so I'm looking forward to this, although I'm not entirely sure what to expect.  Perhaps some [...]

Attention Limerick people.  Don't forget there's a gig tonight in support of teh Shane Geoghegan Trust.   The details: Dolan's Warehouse, kick off 9pm. A.S.M.R Pop, Superblondes, Damien dREA, The [...]

Billy Bragg has lost none of his edge after all these years and none of his humour either. You'll find my CDs  in the Folk section, he tells a capacity [...]