Celeb diary
We’re looking at what our favourite stars are up to and events you can’t miss...
Singer Michael Buble will make his return to Ireland with the Higher 2023 Tour for two fully-seated shows at 3Arena on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 — his only
Irish shows this year.
Buble was a winner at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards this year, winning Best Traditional Popvocal Album for Higher.
A limited number of tickets went on sale last week for the show, which is set to be a
thriller.
■ Personality Bingo with Tom Moran is back for Season 2. After a four-year hiatus, Tom Moran is back with new questions, new guests, and more.
From ‘Have you ever seen a ghost?’ to ‘What does love feel like to you?’ and a new spin-off question added every episode, Tom chats with his podcast guest for 60 minutes.
Past guests include award-winning and Oscar-nominee actor Paul Mescal and season 2 is out now, with new episodes every two weeks at Headstuffpodcasts.com.
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre has announced Dancing on Ice finalist and Coronation Street star, Faye Brookes, is to join the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical which will make its Irish premiere this summer.
Directed by Craig Revel Horwood and starring Strictly Come Dancing champion Kevin Clifton, the muscial is set to sweep Irish audiences off their feet when it comes to the theatre from May 29 to June 3, 2023. Tickets are on sale now from €20 through Ticketmaster.
Faye said,“i can’t wait to work with Craig Revel Horwood, Kevin Clifton and the hugely talented cast.”
To celebrate the release of their album release ‘Peggys Dream’, due for release March 24, 2023, Martin Hayes & The Common
Ground Ensemble will embark on a special performance in Dublin’svicar Street on Friday, October 20.
Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretation of traditional Irish music has been heard on concert stages all over the world.
He has toured and recorded with the late great guitarist Dennis Cahill for over twenty years and also with The Martin Hayes Quartet and the seminal Irish American band, The Gloaming, both of which he founded.
Tickets for the gig are on sale now.
Tom Grennan has announced a live show at Fairview
Park, Dublin on Friday, June 30, 2023. Grennan is stepping into an exhilarating new creative chapter with planet-sized ambitions who is looking ahead to his forthcoming new studio album, What Ifs & Maybes, and his first headline arena tour, beginning next month. Speaking about the new album, Tom says,“i’ve called my new album What Ifs & Maybes. It’s about going with your gut, not your head, because you never know what’s going to happen.
■ There are still tickets on sale for Pups in the Park, Ireland’s ultimate dog festival which returns for 2023 in the iconic location of Dublin’s Marlay Park and, for the first time, in Cork’s famous Showgrounds venue.
The Marlay Park, Dublin event will take place on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, while the Cork Showgrounds event will be held on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April
30.
The much-loved festival is truly the ‘paw-fect’ day out for all the family.
And over 14,000 dog lovers and their canine companions are expected to join the Dublin and Cork paw-tys.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pupsinthepark.ie.
A“I’m not afraid to jump into the unknown — because it’s exciting! It’s about rolling the dice and living your best life with nothing to lose.
“I’m in a new creative space, and I know I’m finally the artist I want to be. I’m so buzzing for these shows, my biggest gigs to date. I can’t wait to get out and play these new songs to everyone. Let’s go!”
Get ready for the ride as Tom continues to scale stratospheric new heights.
Tickets for the Fairview Park gig are priced from €49.90, including booking fee, and are on sale now. n Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), the first
Irish language film ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature, will be recognised at the Us-ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards.
Director Colm Bairéad and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí will be on hand to accept the award for the film.
The annual event is being held on March 9 at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of J.J. Abrams and Katie Mcgrath.
Also being honored on the night are Academy Award nominee Kerry Condon (Banshees of Inisherin); Jessie Buckley, a previous Academy Award nominee (The Lost Daughter) and currently seen in Women Talking; and Eve Hewson, who will receive the award presented to a rising talent.
Her performance in John Carney’s new film, Flora And Son has received rave reviews.
John Conroy is also nominated for an ASC award for an episode of Westworld.