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South Australian GAA finals

South Australian GAA finals

The finals of this year’s South Australian GAA championships take place at St Mary’s Park in Adelaide this weekend.
The Hannigan Cup (men’s grand final) will be played out between the Western Ireland Mountain Goats and St Brendan’s Saints, while the Tom Finn Memorial Cup (women’s grand final) will be contested by Onkaparinga and the Western [...]


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Swell Season

Swell Season

Oscar-winning duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova bring their hugely successful Swell Season show back to Australia in March.
The couple have put together a mesmerizing live show based on songs from the Academy Award-winning movie Once, and they return to Australia from March 25, fresh off the back of a tremendously successful tour here last [...]


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St Patrick’s Day Parade

St Patrick’s Day Parade

This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Adelaide will take place on Saturday, March 13.
The parade itself will kick off at 10.30am at St Mary’s College and will finish up a the Irish Club on Carrington St where the festivities will continue all night.
The Irish Club will also host a pint pulling competition on March [...]


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Des Bishop

Des Bishop

Irish American funny man Des Bishop returns to Australia for his first-ever extensive Australian tour in March.
Bishop rocketed to stardom with his hit television show The Des Bishop Work Experience, and more recently he had success with his latest series In The Name Of The Fada.
He returns to Australia with his latest stage show, Desfunctional, [...]


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Saw Doctors

Saw Doctors

Ireland’s favourite good time band The Saw Doctors make their long awaited return to Australia next month, ending a gap of 17 years since the band last stepped foot Down Under.
The Galwaymen kick off their tour in Perth on March 4 at the Fly Night, before going on to play shows in Melbourne (March 11 [...]


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Máirtín O’Connor Band

Máirtín O’Connor Band

Irish trad legend Máirtín O’Connor brings his band of Seamie O’Dowd and Cathal Hayden to Australia for the very first time next month when they kick off their Australian tour in Katoomba.
O’Connor, who played the Sydney Opera House as part of the Masters of Tradition and who was a key figure in the development of [...]


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Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy

Irish singer Brian Kennedy kicks off his monster Australian tour on February 24 in Bulli, NSW.
Kennedy will play a massive 18 shows on his month-long tour around Oz, finishing up in Fremantle at The Fly By Night on March 23.
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Brian Kennedy Australian tour dates 2010
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Dead Cat Bounce

Dead Cat Bounce

Comedy group Dead Cat Bounce hit the Irish scene with a bang this year, popping up almost everywhere from local radio to national tv.
The Dublin-based group will make their first ever appearance in Australia in February as they bring their collection of original songs to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
The band have performed at the [...]


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Adelaide Fringe Festival

Adelaide Fringe Festival

This year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival will feature a host of Irish comedy acts when it kicks off on February 19.
Hit Irish comedy group Dead Cat Bounce will feature at The Nova Theatre, while Des Bishop and David O’Doherty are also set to perform.
Des Bishop will play three nights at The Arts Theatre on March 5 [...]


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Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating

Former Boyzone star Ronan Keating lands in Australia in January for a nine-date solo tour, kicking off at the Sandalford Wines Estate in Western Australia and finishing up in Melbourne on February 6.
Ronan’s tour will see him play shows at vineyards in WA, NSW, SA, Victoria and Queensland, and will also feature solo performances in [...]


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Gallery

The Sinn Féin women's football team from Melbourne. Mr Farrell, Damien Moroney from Clare, Mikey Barron from Limerick, Michael Farrell from Kilkenny. Jamie Fitzsimons, Sinead Ward and Yvonne Rooney.