The Laughter Lounge with Damian Clark (Australia), Richard Brophy (Australia) & MC Paddy Courtney Damian Clark (Australia) - Best knows as the funny one from RTE TV show "I Dare Ya!" "“there is barely a bad word to say about Clark: distinctive and possessing a comic talent beyond his years, both ... More

Sharon Shannon plays a special fundraiser on Monday night for dog rescue organisation Madra along with special guests, the Brennan Sisters, Seamus Begley, Donogh Hennessy and No Banjo. Please come along and support a good cause. More

On Wednesday 10th the Laughter Lounge features two multi-award winning international comedians Ben Hurley (NZ) and Jason John Whitehead (Can). As seen on  Comedy Central's 'The World Stands Up', "The Comedy Store" and numerous other stand up shows,  tv panel, sketch and radio shows, Ben and JJ take to the ... More

Well, we're finally able to announce our amazing line up for the Galway Arts Festival. We open up in style with the HOT 8 BRASS BAND (July 13th), go a bit nuts with FIGHT LIKE APES (July 14th), then it's superb sketch comedy with DEAD CAT BOUNCE (July 15th), the ... More

There aren't any tickets left for Imelda May's show in the Black Box on Thursday June 11th. Its going to be fantastic! More

After the huge success of his show in the Black Box, Mundy returns to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday June 27th for a full band show to celebrate the launch of his album Strawberry Blood. Tickets are on sale now. More

Seeing your photograph (along with those of 2 Ireland Rugby players, a national broadcaster and an elite athlete) on your university bookmark is food for thought. But this is what happened to our intrepid comedian. Trinity College has Oscar Wilde, Dublin City University has Neil Delamere. Hmmm. It was a sign. Life is ... More

Whoo Hoo! Our special guest for Final Fantasy is none other than JAPE!! Yay!! More

Adam Hills (Australia) has achieved international acclaim as one of the world’s best stand up comics. His combination of positive uplifting comedy and rampant spontaneity have seen him receive a swag of awards (including three Perrier Award nominations), glowing reviews and a legion of fans around the planet. ... More

Doesn't seem to be our month. I have just received this email from the Anti-Pop Consortium's agent. Obviously, we are very disappointed, but having talked to him there is no way they are going to be able to make the show in Galway tonight. I don't know how this ... More

Lisa Hannigan makes her Róisín debut with two full band shows in July on the 9th and 10th. Tickets are on sale now. More

In the early years Deerhoof was typically branded "too noisy for pop" and "too poppy for noise". Eventually this combination was to prove basic to the sound of contemporary indie rock, lifting the band out of obscurity in the process. Deerhoof never fit into any genre however, and no one ... More

With all but a few of the tickets now gone for his July 9th date at the Black Box, we are delighted to announce that Michael McIntyre has agreed to do a second show in Galway on Wednesday 8th July. Star of the fastest selling debut stand-up DVD of all ... More

The Laughter Lounge presents Scott Capurro - camp, crude and incredibly funny. with Jack Wise, MC Keith Farnan & Stephen Bennett Wednesday 13th May 9pm, €12.50 / special offer online €7.50 Scott Capurro (USA) - Described by San Francisco Weekly (free press, run by lesbians and trannys with large hands) ... More

The Laughter Lounge presents Jarlath Regan (The Panel, RTE) with Marcus Ryan, MC Wayne Deacon & Liam Leroux Wednesday 20th May 9pm, €12.50 / 7.50 online Jarlath Regan is the new face of RTE’'s most popular comedy show “The Panel” and the fastest rising star of Irish comedy. Hot Press calls him ... More

Press release Detroit rockers The Von Bondies have cancelled their show at Roisin Dubh due to Jason Stollsteimer contracting a fever on their European tour. The band arrived in Ireland on Tuesday for promo overnight from Paris; Stollsteimer visited a medical centre in Dublin on Wednesday with a temperature of 102 ... More

A BETTER YEAR Strange Brew Collection Number 11. 1. Fake/Real -- First Aid Kit 2. 7th Fret Over Andres -- Woodpigeon 3. The City, The Airport -- Loney, Dear 4. Pop Song -- Starfucker 5. What A Drag -- Bear Hands 6. To The Dregs -- Wavves 7. Hold Your Breath - The Acorn 8. Strictly Game - Harlem ... More

The Róisín Dubh has undergone extensive renovations in the five years since its takeover and reopening by gugai & co, including adding a new bar/ acoustic room upstairs as well as an extremely popular beer garden on the roof. The venue itself has undergone major changes, increasing the capacity to ... More

The Laughter Lounge with Joe Rooney, Ninia Benjamin & MC Paddy Courtney Joe Rooney (Killinaskully / Ft Ted) Joe has recently appeared in the hit RTE comedy series,"Killinaskully" as the character "Timmy Higgins" and also featured in the recent stand up show "The Liffey Laugh" on RTE 2. Joe is probably ... More

We're very sorry to tell you that The Enemy have cancelled their Galway show tonight. We don't have the 100% official reason yet, but we were told that their singer lost his voice and was put on a plane home early this morning. We'll put up their press release as ... More

An Taobh Tuathail will celebrate 10 years on air with a gig in the Róisín Dubh in Galway on Friday 1 May featuring Halfset, Tiny Magnetic Pets and Lost Chord. The gig will be broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and will mark the day 10 years ago ... More

The Laughter Lounge presents.... Jim Tavare (UK) Jim co-wrote the comedy sketch series The Jim Tavaré Show with Ricky Gervais who also starred. In 2001 Steve Coogan invited Jim to be part of BAFTA winning "The Sketch Show" team on ITV. There followed a major acting role ... More

The one and only Owen Pallett makes a long overdue return to Galway on May 30th for a show in the Black Box as part of Róisín Dubh 2.0's 5th Birthday celebrations that we like to call Once Upon A Time In The West. Let the good times roll. More

One of the most popular artists in Ireland at the moment, Mick Flannery, returng to Galway for a show in the Black Box on Thursday May 28th as part of Once Upon A Time In The West, Róisín Dubh's 5th Birthday Party celebrations. Tickets on sale now! More

On Sunday 31st, two of the most popular live acts in the country, multiple award winners MUNDY & THE BLIZZARDS will play a double bill show in the Black Box as part of our 5th Birthday celebrations. Tickets are on sale now. More

On Sunday 31st, two of the most popular live acts in the country, multiple award winners MUNDY & THE BLIZZARDS will play a double bill show in the Black Box as part of our 5th Birthday celebrations. Tickets are on sale now. More

Yes you read it right, Gerry Mallon of Comedy club fame has finally accepted our invitation to promote his own shows in Galway's finest venue. We love comedy and so does Gerry and so we are delighted to welcome him onboard. It will not be a regular night but hopefully ... More

Richard Terfry, aka Buck 65, is a critically acclaimed Canadian recording and performing artist. With a dedicated global fan base, he has released 13 full length albums to date, including his most recent, SITUATION - a lyrical adventure through the folklore of the year 1957. ... More

Next wednesday (25th) at the Laughter Lounge we have 4 great acts from every corner of the globe. Comics from the USA, Scotland, New Zealand and .......Limerick. Headlining the show we have Geoff Boyz from Scotland. Geoff returns smoother, slicker and funnier than ever. Combining urbane patter and ... More

Roisin Dubh presents.... The Stephen Frost's Impro All Stars in "Whose line is it anyway?" guests on the night include Joe Rooney, Ian Coppinger, Dave Johns & Phill Jupitus (Never Mind the Buzzcocks) Five brave performers will arrive with no script and not the faintest idea of what will happen. Willed on ... More

The Laughter Lounge presents Paul Foot - One of the comedy world's true eccentrics, Mr. Paul Foot is a surreal and flamboyant one-off whose inspired rantings turn the mundane into the magical, often taking off into twisted flights of fantasy which leave his audiences half in a dreamworld and half in ... More

Next Wednesday 11th March The Laughter Lounge presents Dead Cat Bounce - Radio Play - an unrelenting hour of sketches complete with a live foley artist (that's live sound effects to you and me), and music played as a full four-piece band. "“Tightly written flawless timing barnstorming"” The Sunday Times The ... More

All the free members' tickets for the Messiah J & The Expert show on Friday March 6th are gone, and there are only a handful of tickets left for sale!!! More

Former priest turned stand up comic, F J Murray won the Ted Fest Toilet Duck Award in Roisin Dubh on Monday night. He beat off stiff competition from 9 other hopefuls including close runner up Giles Brody and a host of top up and coming stand ups. Now in it's ... More

Widely regarded as cutting edge innovators to a broad spectrum of listeners including b-boy purists, experimental electronic heads and indie rockers, Anti-Pop Consortium’s return is anticipated to fill a creative void in not only hip hop, but music as a whole. They have been praised for their stream-of consciousness lyrics, ... More

Tedfest 3 comes to Galway in March and we've got our own little piece of it happening in Dominick Street including The Toilet Duck awards show, a Fr Ted Table Quiz & a night of stand up from stars of Fr Ted series including sickly sweet television presenter and pop ... More

Wednesday 25th February The Laughter Lounge presents Tom Stade (Canada) Tom is an 'effortlessly funny performer' (London Evening Standard) with 'intelligent and highly perceptive observations' (Freewheelin'). Tom is a happy camper living in a world where happy people hang out and party. The inaffected simplicity of his outlook makes him ... More

Just when you think John couldn’t get any more popular, he releases Irish Songs We Learned At School, a collection of our favourite songs from the classroom. Sure, the shops couldn't keep it in stock....He makes a welcome return to the Róisín on Friday night. More

Wednesday 18th February 9pm, €12.50/ limited online offer €7.50 The Laughter Lounge presents Jarlath Regan - Jarlath is the new face of RTE’s most popular comedy show “The Panel” and the fastest rising star of Irish comedy. Support from John Donnellan Semi-finalist ‘So you think you’re funny’ Edinburgh 2007 & Winner ‘Stand Up ... More

WINDOW DRESSING Strange Brew CD 10 1. Another Radio Song // Okkervil River 2. Down, Under The Sea // Villagers 3. Red Is The Number // Walter Mitty & The Realists 4. Proofreading // Oxford Collapse 5. Everything With You // The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart 6. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter // The Main Drag 7. Good Times (Don't Be A Fake) ... More