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MICK FLANNERY, rightly regarded as one of Ireland's finest songwriters, makes his annual Christmas pilgrimage to the Róisín Dubh, playing two nights at the Dominick Street venue.

Rock legend Robert Plant; songwriting legend Burt Bacharach; five world premiers and two Irish and two European premieres for theatre; an on street silent disco/flash mob, and major public discussions on Brexit and climate change - this is the Galway International Arts Festival 2019.

Claremorris is set to be transformed into a carnival of folk music, street performers and artisan food stalls this July. The line-up for the two-day Claremorris Folk Festival (July 20-21) was unveiled on Friday (April 5) at a launch party in the town.

TRACY BRUEN is something of a Renaissance woman - singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, band leader, theatre director, and actor - talents that will combine at her Galway show next week, ahead of her German tour.

Producer Tim Palmer (Into the West, Patrick's Day) gives us a first look at Artwork for the much anticipated 'The Limit Of' ahead of its cinema release on April 5th. NUIG graduate turned ex-banker is the writer-director behind new gripping psychological thriller, which features Cork-born singer Mick Flannery as the exclusive artist on the film's soundtrack. It stars the fast-rising Laurence O'Fuarain (Vikings, Black 47) and the stunning IFTA nominated actress Sarah Carroll.

PADRAIG JACK, the Aran Islands singer-songwriter, has just released his new single 'Oiche Gheal', and plays the Róisín Dubh's upstairs bar next week.

FARAWAY MARTIN does not do things by half measures. He is based in Qatar, sings songs about drunkenness to people who never imbibe, and has even run a marathon in North Korea.

THE CORONAS, PAUL BRADY, The Dubliners' John Sheahan, and Mick Flannery, are among the musicians portrayed in a new exhibition by the Irish artist Claire Guinan, which opens in Galway next week.

JOHN SPILLANE is a busy man. In September he launched a new TG4 series; last month saw him publish his first book, Will We Be Brilliant Or What?, a collection of lyrics and memoir; and this month he plays Galway.

HE HAS been called "among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City," by No Depression magazine, and "a witty storyteller and a not-to-be-missed songsmith", by the Chicago Tribune.