Navan funny man Tommy Tiernan kicks off his first major Australian tour on April 13 when he lands in Perth to play the Octagon Theatre.
It’s been a trying few weeks for the Meathman who recently lost his mother, but tour organisers have told the Irish Echo that the tour will go ahead as planned.
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Direct from a sell-out international tour, Jason Byrne returns to Australian shores for the fifth consecutive year as he hits the comedy festivals in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney early in the new year.
Best known for his crazed and hysterical performances at the last three Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, this time Byrne will spread his wings [...]

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition leader Tony Abbott will be the guest speakers at this year’s St Patrick’s Eve Ball in Brisbane.
Visiting Irish Government minister Billy Kelleher will also be on hand for the event which takes place at the Queensland Irish Club on Tuesday, March 16.
The event will be the 112th St [...]

This year’s St Patrick’s Day Irish Festival event in Brisbane takes place on March 14 at Willawong.
The annual Irish celebrations at Gaelic Park on Bowhill Road at 11am, and will feature a host of GAA exhibition games, pipe bands, Irish dancers, tug-o-war competitions, and various public athletic competitions, until the action winds down at 5pm.
The [...]

This year’s Brisbane St Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 13.
The parade itself will begin at 10.30am, with a host of activities lined up at the Queensland Irish Club in the aftermath.
The Club will feature music from Mic Travers,  The Jar and Murphy’s Pigs in the Tara Ballroom as well as appearances [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.
For ticket details and more information log on to www.chuggentertainment.com
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Three Irish acts are set to perform at this year’s Brisbane Comedy Festival which kicks off on February 23.
Des Bishop will play the Powerhouse and Visy Theatre from March 9 – 14, while Jason Byrne will make his Brisbane debut on March 18, followed by two more shows on March 19 and March 20.
David O’Doherty [...]