Walking on Cars @ Shortts

Last month, This Irish band performed for W.I.T students in the Dome. Due to high demand, they are returning to Waterford. They will be playing on the 19th of December at 8pm. Tickets are 10 euro each.

Walking on Cars are best known for their two singles 'Two Stones' and 'Catch Me If You Can'.

Here's the band live performing their new single 'Tic Tock' live: 

Cinema Listings

Films on show in The Odeon Waterford:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (12A)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (TBC)
Carrie (16)
Saving Mr. Banks (PG)
Free Birds (G)
Gravity (12A)
Philomena (12A)
Thor: The Dark World (12A)
The Family (15A)
The Butler (12A)

Highly Recommended

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has definitely been the most anticipated but it was well worth the wait. From start to finish, everyone was at the edge of their seats and with a great ending that will leave us dying to see the third film.

Neil Delamere

Neil Delamere is coming to Waterford

Neil Delamere will on stage in the Theatre Royal Waterford on Saturday the 4th of January 2014. One of Ireland's most loved comedians will be performing his gig 'SMARTBOMB'

This gig has been reviewed and the reviews cannot get much better... It's a night not to be missed 

Funny, engaged, clever, inventive, entertaining - Independent

Here is Neil Delamere in action:

Tickets cost 20 euro each 

Tickets available at www.theatreroyal.ie/events/neil_delamere_smartbomb

Christmas @ The Reg Waterford

The Reg Waterford and Winterval have teamed up to show Christmas movies at The Reg throughout the festival.

From the 29th of November til the 23rd of December, The Reg will be presenting families with 'Arthur Christmas'. Families can relax while watching a movie or listening to story telling which enjoying hot chocolate and popcorn.

There will be 4 movie showings a day

• 1.15pm
• 3.15pm
• 5.15pm
• 7.15pm

Story telling will be at:

 10am and 12 noon Monday - Friday 

 4pm Saturday and Sunday

There will be limited spacing so arrive early not to miss out.

The Reg Waterford

A brand new bar, restaurant and event venue is after opening along side the tower on the quay.

Open 7 days a week, The Reg Waterford offers delicious food, live entertainment, craft beers and also outdoor roof terrace. 

The Reg is only open a few weeks and the place is constantly full. At night, the age limit is over 23's where they have live bands playing regularly. 

There Facebook page has gained over 5,500 likes just over a short period of time. 

Check out their Facebook page for daily updates www.facebook.com/theregwaterford

Lights ON!

Today at 5 p.m. the Christmas Lights in Waterford were turned on!

We can officially say that Christmas starts now.

It is near to impossible to go into a shop without hearing Christmas music.

The Christmas carousel is now open in the city center. The carousel cost 3 euro per ride and there is also discounts available during midweek times.

We can expect a variety of events over Christmas which are suitable for all members of the family.

Heathers + Gavin James @ The Forum

On Friday the 6th of December, The Heathers and Gavin James will be performing a double gig for a brilliant price of just 12.50 euro per ticket. As well as the two Irish acts, there will be a support act which will be Ryan Keen from the UK.

The Heathers have gained huge popularity from there hits 'Remember When' and also 'Forget Me Knots'. These songs were on the Irish charts for weeks at a time.

The 21 year old Irish songwriter Gavin James won Meteor Choice Awards 2013 with his hit ' Say Hello'

Gavin James also has received near to 360,000 YouTube hits with his cover of Daft Punks 'Get Lucky'.

A night not to be missed!

Winterval on Ice

I talked about this in a previous blog post. However, Winterval isn't even here yet and the ice skating is the main talking point. Winterval on Ice will be held in a large tent on The Quays.

There are also two prices available. Peak and off-peak prices will differ. 

Peak times (Saturday & Sunday)

• Adults (14 euro)
• Children (12 euro)
• Family of 3 (35 euro)
• Family of 4 (40 euro)
• Groups 10+ (11 euro each)

Off-peak times (Monday - Friday)

• Adults (12 euro)
• Children (10 euro)
• Family of 3 (30 euro)
• Family of 4 (35 euro)
• Groups 10+ (10 euro each)

Waterford 1100

Next year 2014, Waterford will celebrate its 1100th anniversary as the oldest city in Ireland. Waterford city was founded in 914 by the Vikings. To celebrate the occasion, several events have will be taking place in the city.

There will be a major event taking place on New Year's Eve in the City Hall. Another huge event will take place on  the Quay on the 4th of January. These events will be free to attend and suitable for all members of family.

For more updates : www.facebook.com/Waterford1100

The Original Rudeboys @ The Forum Waterford

Another great Irish band playing in The Forum at the end of the year.

The Original Rudeboys are after releasing their first single from their second album. The concert is expected to be sold out due to the success of their first album 'This Life'. They are just after finishing up a European Tour where they were a support act for The Script.

The concert will be held in The Forum on the 29th of December. Tickets are just 15euro. 

Tickets are on sale now and are available to buy on The Forum website.

Keywest @ The Forum Waterford

Keywest have announced their tour and luckily they will be coming to Waterford.

The Dublin band have become a hugely successful band with their songs on the Irish charts for weeks. They are back in Waterford this year due to last years sold out concert. Get your tickets quick!

They will be playing in The Forum on December 14th. Tickets are at a very resonable price of only 12.50euro. 

Any W.I.T. students can get these tickets for only ten euro each at the students union.

A night not to be missed!

Here's a link to there latest song: Electric Love

An Rinn

An Rinn, also known as Ring, is situated near Dungarvan off the Cork Road. An Rinn is a Gaeltacht area where Irish is the first language. Aside from the language cultural, the surrounding views is a major attraction.

Ring college has become hugely successful especially during the summer months. Rinn college is a primary and boarding school. During summer months it opens as a summer camp where students travel to from  all parts of the country. 

www.anrinn.com

Kitchen Hero

'The Homecooked Tour'

Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan will be coming to the Theatre Royal Waterford on the 26th of November. The chef is known well for his RTE TV programme 'Kitchen Hero'. Donal will be on stage doing cooking demonstrations.

Donal Skehan has just released his new book 'Homecooked' which his tour will be based on.

Tickets available on www.theatreroyal.ie which are priced around 20euro each. 

The chef also has released a quarterly magazine which has proved to be a great successful. While waiting for the tour to reach Ireland, you can keep up to date with his blog www.donalskehan.com