Catch St Vincent in the Big Top
Thursday, July 14, Galway
Coming off a massive 2014 with performances captivating festival audiences across the globe and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, St Vincent (aka Annie Clark) plays the Festival Big Top at Galway International Arts Festival on July 14. TIME hailed her album as “one of the year’s most adventurous”, while Rolling Stone praised her “fiery guitar solos”, and NPR Music named her the No. 1 best concert of the year. Tickets, €35, are available here.
Book tickets for Ireland’s funniest festival
July 23 to 26, Dublin. Tickets on sale Monday
Tickets for the Vodafone Comedy Festival 2015 go on sale on Monday, July 15, with over 80 comedians performing in five fully seated indoor venues in the unique surroundings of The Iveagh Gardens from July 23 to July 26. 20,000 people are expected to attend to see acts such as US comedians Reginald D Hunter, Nick Krolland John Mulaney, Australia’s Adam Hills and Rhys Nicholson and Irish giants Tommy Tiernan, David O’Doherty, Al Porter, Panti, Deirdre O’Kane, and Maeve Higgins. The full Festival line-up and programme go live today at 4pm here.
Order from the Summer Menu at BT
Brown Thomas, Dublin
Nabbed a sitter for the afternoon? Take a date to BT, where the new Patrick Guilbaud-inspired summer menu is receiving rave reviews from ladies who lunch. Expect low-carb and delicious free range omelettes served with gruyere and bacon (€13.95) for brekkie (add a glass of Brut Champagne if you’re splashing out) and Small Plates of vegetable crisps, butterbean and chickpea hummus, langoustine linguine and lamb burgers served with harissa, mint and coriander mayo at lunch. The selection of salads is impressive too, a good option if you’re saving yourself for the chocolate and raspberry torte afterwards.
Bargain booze on Leeside
On Wednesday nights in Pigalle on Cork’s Barrack Street, €20 will nab you a wood-fired pizza and a bottle of wine. On Mondays you can order a meat and cheese board with a bottle of vino for €25 (works wonders on Monday-itis), but if you’re popping by on the weekend however, we highly recommend getting stuck in to the cocktail menu, particularly the ‘Café Exquisite’ – Bacardi 8, Patrón XO, cacao, espresso, muscovado sugar and dark chocolate shaken and served in a teacup. Warning: You will also need a babysitter for the morning after.
