January - Mediaworks

January
Jan 1st
New Year's Day
Jan 1st
Castlecomer Wellie Race
Kilkenny
Jan 1st
Guinness Pro 12: Leinster v Connacht
RDS Arena
Jan 1st
Cinema Release: The Danish Girl
Jan 2nd
Aslan
Vicar Street
Jan 2nd
Guinness Pro 12: Ulster v Munster
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Jan 6th
Back to School
Jan 6th-9th
BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
RDS, Dublin
Jan 7th-10th
PGA Tour: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Hawaii
Jan 8th
Pendulum Summit
Dublin
Jan 13th-23rd
Jersey Boys
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Jan 15th-16th
Monster Energy Arenacross Tour
SSE Arena, Belfast
Jan 15th-17th
Belfast Telegraph Holiday World Show
Titanic Exhibition Centre
Jan 17th
Placido Domingo
3Arena
Jan 18th
Martin Luther King Day
USA
Jan 18th-31st
Tennis: Australian Open
Melbourne Park, Australia
Jan 22nd
Kevin Hart
3Arena
Jan 22nd-24th
Holiday World Show
RDS, Dublin
Jan 22nd-24th
Music for Galway Midwinter Festival
Galway
Jan 24th
An Evening with Colonel Chris Hadfield
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Jan 24th-27th
Showcase Ireland
RDS, Dublin
Jan 26th
Jason Derulo
3Arena
Jan 27th-31st
Tradfest Temple Bar
Dublin
Jan 29th
The Corrs
SSE Arena, Belfast
Jan 29th
Jason Byrne
Pavilion Theatre
Jan 29th-31st
The Wedding Journal Show
Titanic Exhibition Centre
Jan 29th-Feb 20th John B. Keane's Big Maggie
The Gaiety
Jan 30th
The Strypes
The Olympia
Jan 30th
The High Kings
Cork Opera House
Jan 30th-31st
Bride of The Year Show
RDS, Dublin
Jan 30th-Feb 1st
Subtitle European Film Festival
Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Jan 31st
Hell and Back: Trojan
Kilruddery Estate, Bray, Wicklow
Jan 31st
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Dates are subject to change
February
Feb 3rd-4th
Feb 3rd-4th
Feb 4th
Feb 5th
Feb 5th
Feb 6th
Feb 7th
Feb 7th
Feb 7th
Feb 7th-8th
Feb 8th
Feb 9th
Feb 10th
Feb 10th
Feb 10th
Feb 10th-Mar 24th
Feb 12th
Feb 12th
Feb 12th-14th
Feb 13th
Feb 13th
Feb 14th
Feb 14th
Feb 15th-19th
Feb 15th-20th
Feb 16th
Feb 17th-21st
Feb 18th
Feb 18th-28th
Feb 19th
Feb 20th-29th
Feb 24th
Feb 24th-Mar 13th
Feb 25th-28th
Feb 25th-29th
Feb 26th-28th
Feb 27th
Feb 28th
Feb 29th
Hospitality Expo
Nathan Carter
World Cancer Day
Cinema Release: Goosebumps
All-Ireland Business All-Star Awards
Women's Rugby: Ireland v Wales
Tipperariana Book Fair
RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v Wales
American Football: Super Bowl 50
Pregnancy and Baby Fair
Chinese New Year
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
Postgradireland Further Study Fair
Kerrang! Tour With Sum 41
Lent
Cinema Release: Zoolander 2
Aprés Match
Self-Build & Improve Your Home Show
RBS 6 Nations: France v Ireland
World Radio Day
Ennio Morricone
Valentine's Day
Schools Mid-Term Break
The Perfect Murder
All Time Low
The Gathering Traditional Festival
Darts: Betway Premier League
Dublin International Film Festival
Digital Media Awards
Dine in Dublin
Wet Wet Wet
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tedfest
Russell Memorial Weekend Festival
Ortús Chamber Music Festival
RBS 6 Nations: England v Ireland
Tommy Fleming
Leap Year
Dates are subject to change
RDS, Dublin
Cork Opera House
Croke Park
Donnybrook
Tipperary
Aviva Stadium
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
RDS, Dublin
RDS Simmonscourt
The Academy
Vicar Street
Titanic Exhibition Centre
Stade de France
3Arena
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
3Arena
Killarney, Kerry
3Arena
DoubleTree by Hilton
SSE Arena, Belfast
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Inis Mór, Galway
Doolin, Clare
Cork
Twickenham, London
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
March
March
Easter Rising Centenary Celebrations
Mar 4th-5th
Adele
Mar 6th
Mother's Day
Mar 7th-12th
Fresh Film Festival
Mar 8th
International Women's Day
3Arena
Limerick
Mar 8th-10th
IFEX 2016 (Food, Drink, Retail, Hospitality)
Titanic Exhibition Centre
Mar 9th-13th
Dynamo
SSE Arena, Belfast
Mar 9th-13th
Mountains to Sea - dlr Book Festival
Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Mar 12th
RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v Italy
Aviva Stadium
Mar 12th-13th
West Cork Motor Rally
Mar 14th
Nanakshahi New Year
Mar 14th
Let It Be
Mar 16th-Apr 1st
School Easter Holidays
Mar 17th
St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17th-20th
St. Patrick's Festival
Dublin
Mar 19th
RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v Scotland
Aviva Stadium
Mar 20th
International Day of Happiness
Mar 20th
Women's Rugby: Ireland v Scotland
Mar 23rd
Holi (Festival)
Mar 23rd-Apr 17th
Surgeons and Insurgents: RCSI and The Easter Rising
Mar 24th
The 1975
Mar 25th
Good Friday
Mar 25th
Cinema Release: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Donnybrook
3Arena
Mar 27th
Daylight Saving Time: Clocks Go Forward
Mar 27th
Easter Sunday
Mar 27th-29th
Fairyhouse Easter Racing Festival
Mar 28th
Easter Monday Bank Holiday
Mar 29th-Apr 2nd
The 39 Steps
The Gaiety Theatre
Mar 30th
Little Mix
3Arena
Mar 30th
The Vamps
SSE Arena, Belfast
Mar 31st
Jess Glynne
The Olympia
Mar 31st
The Media Awards
TBC
Guinness Pro 12: Connacht v Leinster
Dates are subject to change
Meath
Sportsground, Galway
April
Apr 1st
April Fools' Day
Apr 2nd
Janet Jackson
3Arena
Apr 2nd
Neil Delamere
Cork Opera House
Apr 3rd
TheSessions:ALiveRe-StagingofTheBeatlesatAbbyRoad
SSE Arena, Belfast
Apr 3rd
El Clásico: FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
Camp Nou
Apr 4th
Arc Fashion Show
RDS Concert Hall
Apr 5th
Muse
3Arena
Apr 5th-6th
UEFA Champions League: Quarter Finals (First Leg)
Apr 7th
World Health Day
Apr 7th-10th
Golf: Masters Tournament
Augusta, USA
Apr 8th-10th
Offset: Dublin's Creative Festival
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Apr 9th
Horse Racing: Grand National
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Apr 12th-13th
UEFA Champions League: Quarter Finals (Second Leg)
Apr 12th-16th
Annie
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Apr 14th
Darts: Betway Premier League
SSE Arena, Belfast
Apr 14th
All-Ireland Business Summit
Croke Park
Apr 15th
Cinema Release: The Jungle Book
Apr 15th-16th
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
3Arena
Apr 15th-17th
West Waterford Festival of Food
Dungarvan, Waterford
Apr 15th-17th
Permanent TSB Spring Ideal Home Show
RDS, Dublin
Apr 16th-25th
Belfast Film festival
Apr 26th-27th
5 Seconds of Summer
Apr 26th-27th
UEFA Champions League: Semi Finals (First Leg)
3Arena
Apr 26th-30th
Punchestown Racing Festival
Kildare
Apr 26th-30th
Guys and Dolls
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Apr 27th-May 1st
Cork International Choral Festival
Apr 29th-May 1st
Connemara Mussel festival
Galway
Apr 29th-May 1st
Leenane Mountain Walking Festival
Galway
Apr 29th-May 2nd Cup of Tae Festival
Ardara, Donegal
Apr 30th-May 1st
Cork
Heineken Kinsale Rugby Sevens Festival
TBC
RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival
TBC
Guinness Pro 12: Ulster v Leinster
Kingspan Stadium
TBC
Guinness Pro 12: Leinster v Munster
RDS Arena
TBC
Bray Jazz Festival
Bray, Wicklow
TBC
Champions Cup Rugby: Semi Finals
Dates are subject to change
May
May 1st
Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run
Limerick
May 1st-4th
Slieve Bloom Walking Festival
Laois/ Offaly
May 2nd
May Bank Holiday
May 3rd
World Press Freedom Day
May 3rd-4th
UEFA Champions League: Semi Finals (Second Leg)
May 4th
Dixie Chicks
May 5th
Europe Day
May 6th
Christy Moore
May 10th
Bryan Adams
3Arena
May 11th-13th
Balmoral Show
Antrim
May 11th-21st
Chicago
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
May 14th
Champions Cup Rugby: Final
Grand Stade de Lyon
May 14th
Eurovision Grand Final
Stockholm
May 17th
International Telecommunications and Information Society Day
May 19th-22nd
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
May 20th-22nd
Kerrygold Ballymaloe Litfest of Food and Wine
Cork
May 20th-22nd
House 2016
RDS, Dublin
May 21st
FA Cup Final
Wembley Stadium, London
May 21st-29th
International Literature Festival Dublin
Dublin
May 22nd-Jun 5th
Tennis: French Open
Paris, France
May 23rd-May 28th Derren Brown: Miracle
3Arena
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
The K Club, Kildare
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
May 28th
UEFA Champions League: Final
May 28th
Guinness Pro 12: Final
May 29th
Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
May 29th
Josh Groban
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
May 30th-Jun 4th
The Birthday Party
The Gaiety Theatre
May 31st
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
National Concert Hall
TBC
The Marketing Institute All-Ireland Marketing Awards 2016
TBC
An Post Smart Marketing Awards 2016
TBC
Galway Early Music Festival
TBC
Life Festival
TBC
Guinness Pro 12: Play-Offs
Dates are subject to change
BT Murrayfield, Scotland
Westmeath
June
Jun 1st
Jun 2nd-6th
June 3rd-5th
Jun 3rd-6th
Jun 6th
Jun 6th
Jun 6th
Jun 6th
Jun 7th-11th
Jun 8th
Jun 10th-Jul 10th
Jun 10th
Jun 11th-12th
Jun 11th-14th
Jun 13th
Jun 13th-18th
Jun 13th-19th
Jun 14th-Aug 28th
Jun 15th-19th
Jun 16th-19th
Jun 17th-19th
Jun 17th-26th
Jun 18th
Jun 19th
Jun 20th
Jun 21st
Jun 22nd
Jun 22nd-26th
Jun 24th-26th
Jun 25th
Jun 25th
Jun 26th
Jun 27th
Jun 27th-Jul 10th
Jun 30th-Jul 2nd
End of May/ Early Jun
TBC
TBC
International Children's Day
Bloom Garden Festival
Forbidden Fruit 2016
Dublin Port River Fest
June Bank Holiday
VHI Women's Mini Marathon
Cork City Marathon
Ramadan Begins
The Last Tango
Leaving and Junior Certificate Examinations Commence
Football: UEFA Euro 2016
UEFA Euro 2016 Opener - France vs Romania
Sarah Millican
Zurich Dalkey Book Festival
UEFA Euro 2016 - Republic of Ireland vs Sweden
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Golf: US Open
Riverdance
Bloomsday Festival
Taste of Dublin
Body and Soul Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival
UEFA Euro 2016 - Republic of Ireland vs Belgium
Father's Day
World Refugee Day 2016
Summer Solstice
UEFA Euro 2016 - Republic of Ireland vs Italy
Glastonbury Festival 2016
Sea Sessions
Rod Stewart: The Hits Tour
Waterford Viking Marathon
Triathlon: Challenge Galway
The Dublin LGBTQ Parade
Tennis: Wimbledon
Inspirefest
Schools Close for Summer (Varies)
Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
Listowel Food Fair
Dates are subject to change
Phoenix Park
Royal Hospital, Kilmainham
Dublin
Cork
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
France
Paris, France
Olympia Theatre
Dalkey, Dublin
Stade de France, Paris
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Pennsylvania, USA
Gaiety Theatre
Dublin
Iveagh Gardens
Ballinlough Castle, Westmeath
Cork
Bordeaux, France
Lille, France
Somerset, England
Bundoran, Donegal
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Waterford
Galway
Dublin
London, England
Dublin
Kilkenny
Kerry
July
Jul 2nd-24th
Tour de France
Jul 3rd
Horseracing: Limerick Race Day (Family Fun Day) Limerick Racecourse
Jul 4th
4th of July Festival
Jul 7th
Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Dublin
Jul 8th
Cinema Release: Tarzan
Jul 9th
Tennis: Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final
Jul 10th
Tennis: Wimbledon Men's Singles Final
London
Jul 10th-26th
Earagail Arts Festival
Donegal
Jul 10th
UEFA Euro 2016 Final
Paris, France
Jul 11th-24th
Galway International Arts Festival
Jul 14th-17th
Golf: British Open
Jul 15th
Cinema Release: Ghostbusters
Jul 15th-17th
Longitude 2016
Jul 15th-17th
Irish Rowing Championships
London
Scotland
Marlay Park
Jul 17th-23rd
West Cork Literary Festival
Cork
Jul 20th-24th
Dublin Horse Show
RDS, Dublin
Jul 22nd
Cinema Release: BFG
Jul 25th-31st
Horseracing: Summer Races
Galway
Jul 25th-31st
Golf: US PGA
New Jersey, USA
Jul 26th-Sep 3rd
Billy Elliot
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Jul 29th
Cinema Release: Finding Dory
Jul 29th-31st
Spraoi International Street Arts Festival
Waterford
Jul 29th-31st
Indiependence Festival
Mitchelstown, Cork
Jul 30th
International Day of Friendship
Jul 31st
Reek Sunday: Croagh Patrick
TBC
Galway Film Fleadh
TBC
Castle Palooza
Dates are subject to change
Offaly
August
Aug 1st
August Bank Holiday
Aug 3rd-8th
Feakle Traditional Music Festival
Aug 5th
Aug 5th-21st
2016 Summer Olympics
Aug 5th
Olympics Opening Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clare
Aug 5th
Cinema Release: Suicide Squad
Aug 5th-14th
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny
Aug 7th
Olympics: Men's 100 Meter Breaststroke Final
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 8th
Olympics: Women's 100 Meter Breaststroke Final Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 11th-14th
Carrickmacross Arts Festival
Aug 12th
International Youth Day
Monaghan
Aug 12th
Cinema Release: Ben Hur
Aug 13th
Olympics: Women's 100 Meter Final
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 14th
Olympics: Men's 100 Meter Final
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 14th-21st
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Ennis, Clare
Aug 17th-23rd
Rose of Tralee
Tralee
Aug 19th
World Humanitarian Day
Aug 19th
Olympics: 4x100 Meter Relay
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 5th-21st
2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 20th-28th
National Heritage Week
Aug 21st
Olympics Closing Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug 29th-Sep 11th Tennis: US Open
New York, USA
TBC
Dublin City Triathlon
Dublin
TBC
Belsonic Festival
Custom House Square, Belfast
TBC
Belfast Mela
Botanic Gardens
TBC
Connemara Pony Festival
Galway
TBC
Dylan Fest
Donegal
Dates are subject to change
September
End Aug/Early Sept Back to School (varies)
Sep 2nd-4th
Electric Picnic
Stradbally, Laois
Sep 2nd-Oct 9th
Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
Clare
Sep 3rd
Aer Lingus College Football Classic: Boston College v Georgia Tech Aviva Stadium
Sep 3rd
Dingle Marathon
Kerry
Sep 4th
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Croke Park
Sep 5th
International Day of Charity
Sep 7th-18th
Paralympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sep 9th-11th
Waterford Harvest Festival
Waterford
Sep 10th
World Suicide Prevention Day (WHO)
Sep 11th
GAA Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Croke Park
Sep 14th-17th
Mandela Trilogy
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Sep 15th-18th
Clonakilty International Guitar Festival
Cork
Sep 15th-25th
Clifden Arts Festival
Galway
Sep 16th
Culture Night
Dublin
Sep 18th
GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Croke Park
Sep 20th-22nd
National Ploughing Championship
Tullamore, Offaly
Sep 21st
International Day of Peace
Sep 25th
GAA Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Sep 27th
World Tourism Day
Sep 29th
World Heart Day
Sep 30th-Oct 2nd
Golf: Ryder Cup
TBC
Oktoberfest
TBC
The Irish Times Higher Options
RDS, Dublin
TBC
Kinsale Shark Awards 2016
Cork
TBC
Westport Arts Festival
Mayo
TBC
Dublin Fringe Festival
Dublin
TBC
Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships
TBC
Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival
Dates are subject to change
Croke Park
Minnesota, USA
Galway
October
Oct 1st
Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Oct 1st
International Day of Older Persons
Oct 2nd
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
Oct 7th
Cinema Release: Gambit
Oct 11th-12th
Yom Kippur
Oct 12th-29th
The Commitments
Oct 13th
World Sight Day
Oct 28th-31st
Ideal Home Show
RDS, Dublin
Oct 28th-31st
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Cork
Oct 28th-31st
Guinness Kinsale Jazz Fringe Festival
Cork
Oct 29th-31st
Wicklow Walking Festival
Wicklow Mountains National Park
Oct 30th
Diwali (Hindu Festival of Light)
Oct 30th
Daylight Saving Time: Clocks Go Back
Oct 30th
Dublin City Marathon
Oct 31st
October Bank Holiday
Oct 31st
Halloween
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Dublin
Oct 31st-Nov 4th
Schools Mid-Term Break
TBC
Eir Spider Awards 2016
TBC
Farmaphobia
TBC
Galway Comedy Carnival
Galway
TBC
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children
Galway
TBC
Dingle Food Festival
Kerry
TBC
Virginia Pumpkin Festival
Cavan
TBC
Banks of The Foyle Halloween 2016
Derry
TBC
McDonald's FAI Future Football Finals Day
Aviva Stadium
TBC
Cheerios Childline Breakfast Together Week
TBC
Halloween Walking Tour
Dates are subject to change
Navan, Meath
Newtownards, Down
November
Nov 1st-2nd
Day of the Dead
Nov 1st-30th
Movember
Nov 6th
New York Marathon
Nov 7th-10th
Web Summit
Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 12th
Westport Sea2Summit Adventure Race
Mayo
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Nov 14th-19th
Sister Act
Nov 18th
Cinema Release: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Nov 21st
World Television Day
Mexico
New York
Nov 24th
Thanksgiving
USA
Nov 25th-29th
Fine Art Auction
RDS, Dublin
Nov 25th
Black Friday
Nov 28th
Cyber Monday
Nov/Dec
I Believe (Christmas Village)
TBC
The Appy's 2016
Custom House Quarter, Dublin
TBC
The Irish Sponsorship Awards 2016
TBC
Subtitle European Film Festival
Kilkenny
TBC
Cork Film Festival
Cork
TBC
The Late Late Toy Show
RTÉ
TBC
Kilkenomics
Kilkenny
TBC
Dundrum Shop and Rock Event
Dundrum Shopping Centre
TBC
International Rules: Australia v Ireland
Australia
Dates are subject to change
December
Dec 1st
World AIDS Day
Dec 10th
Human Rights Day
Dec 16th
Cinema Release: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Dec 22nd
Schools Finish for Christmas
Dec 24th
Christmas Eve
Dec 24th-Jan 1st
Hanukkah (Jewish Festival of Light)
Dec 25th
Christmas Day
Dec 26th
St. Stephen's Day
Dec 30th
Cinema Release: Assassin's Creed
Dec 31st
New Year's Eve
TBC
Christmas at Farmleigh
Phoenix Park, Dublin
TBC
Taste of Christmas Event
Dublin
TBC
Leopardstown Christmas Festival
Leopardstown Racecourse
Dates are subject to change
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