It's going to be another strange St. Patrick's Day this year, but it doesn't have to be completely devoid of craic.

In fact, while the country had just shut down this time last year – leaving little or no online entertainment or live music available to us on our national holiday – this year we're well-versed in livestreams and the like.

With that in mind, we've put together a list of music events that you can stream from the comfort of your home home this Paddy's Day....

[Note: Most of these are free, but some are ticketed. You'll find out more by clicking each link.]

The Saint Patrick Show - A Musical & Visual Tale from Ancient to Modern Times – 3.05pm

Inspired by stories and legends from Saint Patrick’s time right up to modern day Irish poetry, The Saint Patrick Show features 2021 Grammy-nominated Fontaines DC frontman, Grian Chatten, Matthew Campbell from the Shamrock Tenors, soprano Mary McCabe, and other Irish artists.

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Niall Horan – 5.59pm

Niall Horan will (remotely) headline this livestreamed gig 'The Best of the Pub', a promotion in association with Guinness, that will see people dialing in from pubs all over the world. Horan will play an 'unplugged and intimate set' from his London local The Toucan.

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The Mary Wallopers – 9pm

The Dundalk folk band have proven themselves to be top-notch entertainers from their shed-turned-pub – and their Paddy's Day gig is set to be an extra-special occasion.

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Barróg Lá Fhéile Phádraig - 8pm

Names from the trad and folk worlds – including Lisa O’Neill, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Caoimhe Ní Fhlatharta, Seamus and Ronan Ó Flatharta, Diarmuid and Brian Mac Gloin, Cormac Begley, Ronan O’ Snodaigh and Myles O' Reilly, Doireann and Siún Glackin and Mohammad Syfkhan - will perform from Whelan's as one of the final events in this year's St. Patrick's Festival programme.

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Pillow Queens & guests from the Guinness Storehouse – 6.30pm

The Dublin band recently played the iconic venue with Gemma Dunleavy and Adam Mohamed; if you missed the first playback last weekend, it's available again on Paddy's Day.

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Mundy – Live at Whelan's – 7pm

The Birr native will perform from the hallowed halls of Whelan's.

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Flogging Molly – Live at Whelan's - 7pm

The American Celtic punk band will perform from the Dublin venue for the special occasion.

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Solas x Soulé at The Complex – 9pm

The brilliant pop/r'n'b star Soulé will perform live, entwining her music with the festival's audiovisual concept 'Solas' for an “incredible live performance bursting with colour, light, dance and theatre.”

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Brian Kennedy – 9pm

The Northern Irish singer performs live from Dublin with a set of his most treasured traditional songs, plus a selection of fan favourites.

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Nathan Carter – 9pm

The country-pop star and his band will be playing all the hits – including Wagon Wheel – from Belfast's Crumlin Road Gaol.

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Dropkick Murphys – 'Still Locked Down' livestream - 11pm

The Celtic punks will play a special Paddy's Day stream – which is free for fans (with donations welcomed.)

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'Round Midnight – 10.15pm

Three Irish DJs - Billy Scurry in Dublin, the mighty Luke Una in Manchester, and Cork musician & producer Graham Finn in New York - will gather online to playthe records which mean the most to them as artists & DJs working and creating at home and abroad, and tell the stories behind how these records led to friends & family, all ‘round the world.

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Fall Out Boy – midnight

The punk-rock band will play a special charity gig on St. Patrick's Day via Chicago radio station KISS 103.5FM's YouTube channel.