Comedy

February 25, 2010 5:00 pm to February 27, 2010 5:00 pm.
This is a small one venue festival but some of the most popular comedians in Ireland will be performing, so it should be popular.

There is an open mic session for those feeling brave enough to try their own hand at getting a laugh.

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June 16, 2010 to August 1, 2010.
This eclectic series of events, held in a marquee in Cork’s Docklands, started when the city was European Capital of Culture in 2005 and has gone from strength to strength since.

The 2009 line up is as varied as ever, and includes acts as diverse as The Priests, Simple Minds, Rod Steward, Des Bishop and 50 Cent.

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June 3, 2010 to June 7, 2010.
This annual event is a fixture on the comedy circuit and brings not just the cream of Irish comedians to Kilkenny but some of the best and funniest comedians in the world.

They like it because its a non-competitive event at which shows are not televised, so they get to try out new or less main stream shows. The audiences just keep on growing, so it’s obviously a winning formula all round.

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March 19, 2009 to March 23, 2009.
There are no details yet available for the 2009 Comedy Festival in Galway, but if previous years are any indication it will definitely be an event that anyone who likes a good laugh will want to pencil into their diary.

As well as Irish comics the event draws well known names from Europe and beyond to Galway city every year.

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February 25, 2010 to February 28, 2010. March 4, 2010 to March 7, 2010.
A unique and crazy annual festival held on Inis Mor on the Aran Islands which celebrates the cult TV series Father Ted.

This may well be Ireland’s hottest ticket, with a lottery used to select attendees in previous years due to massive over subscription. The ticket may be hot, but the island certainly won’t be in February.

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