Yeah, yeah - so you may have resolved to stay in during the month of January to make up for December's excesses, but there's a lot of interesting gigs happening around the country over the next few days that will ease you into 2015 on a nicely melodic note.

 

FRIDAY

First Fortnight: Therapy Sessions feat. Ollie Cole, I Have a Tribe, Danny Battles and poetry from Stephen Murray, Ophelia and Genevieve Healy @ The Workman's Club [TICKETS]
Sharon Shannon @ Ballymaloe Grainstore, Cork
Christy Moore & friends @ Royal Theatre, Castlebar
Get Rhythm: Johnny Cash Tribute @ The Spirit Store, Dundalk
Hermitage Green @ Kavanagh's, Portlaoise
 

 

SATURDAY

First Fortnight: Hootenanny with Kevin Nolan @ St. Patrick's Hospital, Dublin [TICKETS]
Declan O'Rourke @ The Stables, Navan
The Urges & guests @ Sweeney's, Dublin
The Modfathers @ The Spirit Store, Dundalk
Mary Byrne & Des Willoughby @ INEC Acoustic Club, Killarney

 

SUNDAY

29th Vibe for Philo @ Vicar Street