Information Density: Cleere’s Bar & Theatre – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

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[H2] Upcoming Gigs
[H2] Cleere’s Weekly Trad Session
Every Monday evening from 9pm
[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Milo Edwards
Thu 21 May 2026 €16.00
[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Tom Ballard
Thu 28 May 2026 €16.00
[H2] MIKE JOYCE / THE DRUMS
Mon 1 Jun 2026 €30.00
[H2] Rescheduled
[H2] AMA Music Agency presents
[H2] Remembering Ronnie
[H2] with Phelim Drew
Fri 5 Jun 2026 €20.00
[H2] C.W. STONEKING
[H2] By Arrangement With CNL
Sat 6 Jun 2026 €30.00
[H2] The Bluetones
[H2] Acoustic Show
Sun 14 Jun 2026 €30.00
[H2] Tulua
Fri 26 Jun 2026 €15.00
[H2] ZEROPUNKT
Sat 27 Jun 2026 €12.50
[H2] THESE CHARMING MEN
[H2] CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE QUEEN IS DEAD
Fri 3 Jul 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] Rescheduled
[H2] Karma Police
[H2] A Tribute to Radiohead
Sat 4 Jul 2026 €22.00
[H2] Briars
Fri 10 Jul 2026 €15.00
[H2] Blue Ghost
Sat 11 Jul 2026 €22.50
[H2] GWENNO
Thu 16 Jul 2026 €16.50
[H2] CHIMERS
[H2] with special guest Car Park Sci-Fi
Fri 17 Jul 2026 €20.00
[H2] Early Show
[H2] CHRIS KENT
[H2] A WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW
Sat 18 Jul 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] Late Show
[H2] CHRIS KENT
[H2] A WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW
Sat 18 Jul 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] The Henry Girls
Fri 24 Jul 2026 €22.00
[H2] Wallis Bird
Sun 13 Sep 2026 €30.00
[H2] Jan
[H2] with full band
Fri 18 Sep 2026 €15.00
[H2] Laura Veirs
[H2] with Karl Blau
Fri 25 Sep 2026 €25.00
[H2] Then & Now
[H2] Tom Robinson
[H2] with Adam Phillips
Mon 28 Sep 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] Lemoncello
Thu 1 Oct 2026 €20.00
[H2] James McMurtry
[H2] Support by Betty Soo
Sat 3 Oct 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] John Spillane
Sun 4 Oct 2026 €25.00
[H2] EXTRA SHOW
[H2] An Evening with
[H2] KRISTIN HERSH
[H2] Early Show
Sat 10 Oct 2026 €30.00
[H2] An Evening with
[H2] KRISTIN HERSH
Sat 10 Oct 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] William Thompson
[H2] Touch Grass
Sun 11 Oct 2026 €19.00
[H2] The Wran
[H2] The Stone Man - Irish Tour 2026
Fri 16 Oct 2026 SOLD OUT
[H2] Daoiri Farrell
Sun 18 Oct 2026 €22.50
[H2] Daoiri Farrell
Sun 18 Oct 2026 €22.50
[H2] Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw
Sun 15 Nov 2026 €30.00
[H2] Songs from the deep forest
[H2] Duke Special
[H2] 20th Anniversary IE Tour
Thu 19 Nov 2026 €30.00
[H2] Clare Sands
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[H2] Trad Music
The following article originally appeared in The Kilkenny Reporter, June 8th 2011.A visitor could easily have been persuaded that the recession was a figment of someone’s imagination. The ‘r’ word wasn’t even mentioned. There was singing, comedy, poetry and an orchestra to boot. Where would you get it?In down town Kilkenny on a Monday night, Cleere’s Bar and Theatre to be precise. A 21 year tradition that has withstood the test of time, spiraled to new heights last week.A mix of locals and visitors drank a toast to a trade night that is probably being spoken about today in the once coalmining area of Pennsylvania.Yes, we had four visitors from that region, young dentists who quickly pulled with locals and delighted in an unrehearsed show that highlighted all that is good, and certainly different, in local entertainment. But not all the audience had to jet across the world for an evening that might not win the prize for the greatest show on earth but would qualify for some sort of an award.Singer and raconteur Jimmy Rhatigan travelled all the way from Riverside Drive. Poet extraordinaire Gerry Moran came from Cootes Lane with his brilliantly delivered ‘Bogman’s Ball’. Deirdre Gannon was pure magic with her rendering of Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. Talk about ‘Stars in the Bars’. Down from the picturesque hills of Coon came Michael Somers and his ‘Stutterin’ Bum’ and then the man who could truly claim to be a cut above the rest, retired barber Seamie Bolger who for possibly the 100th successive week belted out ‘A Mother’s Love’. Musicians Michael Walsh and Pat Murray contributed to a night of wonder.It was getting near bed time. But home was never like this. We were delighted we lingered.Golfer Tom McDonald was on a par with the best when it came to comedy. Then came the piece de resistance, our very own boy band, The Wetlands Orchestra. Ninety year old Pat Shortis from Newpark and ‘the young fella’, Jim Coady from Wetlands, stole the show.Singing, comedy and a blast from sax and accordion tested the rafters.Our visitors were fascinated. Propsects of a tour of the US, including Pennsylvania were discussed but not decided. Jim and Pat represent one of the wonders of the musical world.President Obama didn’t make it to our city. He will never know what he missed out on. But the lads from Pennsylvania promised to tell him!

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[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Milo Edwards
€16.00 Thu 21 May 2026 19:30 Seated
[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Milo Edwards
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[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Tom Ballard
€16.00 Thu 28 May 2026 19:30 Seated
[H2] MAYhem
[H2] Tom Ballard
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[H2] MIKE JOYCE / THE DRUMS
€30.00 Mon 1 Jun 2026 20:30 Seated In stock As a band, The Smiths need no introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987, all five of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts. They are widely lauded as one of the most influential bands of all time.This is Mike’s open-hearted story of what it was like to play the drums in The Smiths. Throughout his honest and witty reflections, Mike answers the question ‘where did it all go right?’ – a question he and bassist Andy Rourke, with whom he had a deep and very special relationship, used to often ask each other.Rather than simply retelling the well-documented iconic moments of the history of The Smiths, in The Drums, Mike conveys ‘the feeling’ of his time in the band. His off-piste, frank perspective allows him to recontextualise the canonised stories with beautifully vulnerable, human insight. His story willresonate with the millions of Smiths fans who will rejoice in joining Mike in his love and admiration for the band that changed lives and provided such rich inspiration to the musicians that followed them.Mike’s honest, entertaining and deeply human memoir truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of The Smiths, when you are the self-confessed biggest Smiths fan in the world.Mike Joyce said: ‘I’ve been asked numerous times, ‘What was it like being in The Smiths?’ That’s one hell of a question to answer! On most occasions, my answer’s been, ‘Have you got a couple of days to spare?’ It felt like going into any detail to explain what it was really like would be impossible. The only way it seems to do that would be to commit to paper. It’s been quite a journey going back forty years to re-live some of the experiences encountered during my time with the band. I hope readers feel I’ve answered that question.’To celebrate the publication of his memoir, Mike Joyce will be heading out this November for a series of special events.
[H2] MIKE JOYCE / THE DRUMS

[H2] AMA Music Agency presents
[H2] Remembering Ronnie
[H2] with Phelim Drew
€20.00 Fri 5 Jun 2026 20:30 Seated In stock Ama Music Agency presents…….Remembering RonnieRonnie was born in the the village of Glasthule on the southside of Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. Living in the rented room of a ‘two up, two down’ the family eventually qualified for a council house in Monkstown Farm, also in the ‘the borough’. His father was a carpenter and his mother a seamstress and before long the family expanded and started to out grow this small but comfortable house. The young Ronnie, being the eldest, was sent to live with his maternal grandparents on the upmarket Tivoli Terrace. His grandparents approach to guardianship was from a bygone era and he longed to be back in the family home. His father, Paddy begged his wife to bring their son home but by now ‘the granny’ had got used to the boy being in the house and Ronnie’s mother, Peg, didn’t want to upset her mother.I’ve always felt that this separateness was what ultimately led him to carve out his own path in life and take risks that few others were taking at the time. Ronnie would go on to be a founding member of The Dubliners, leaders in a folk revival that would bring them to massive audiences world wide. Growing up I was always struck by the electricity generated at a Dubliners concert. Looking back I can see clearly that the group was exceptional not only because of the individual strength of the performers but that combined they were a force of nature. That energy and excitement coupled with the unbridled joy of a Dubliners audience made for a nights entertainment that felt more like a party in full swing where the hosts and guests were in perfect harmony. My ambitions as a singer have always been modest as a result!Having spent my life so far working in the theatre, music has always played a big part in my tool box as an actor, in shows like The Abbey Theatre production of The Risen People or Landmark/ Olympia Theatre production of Once, A New Musical. Over the years I’ve also always enjoyed the experience of playing small venues with friends.In the years since my father passed away I’ve come to enjoy listening back over his musical legacy and the wealth of material has reawakened not only a sense of pride but also deep appreciation of not just the recordings but the songs that influenced them and how they in turn have influenced others.In this show I’ll be telling a few yarns and singing some of the songs made famous by Ronnie, Luke, Barney, Ciaran and John. The night is made up of a mixture of folk and other forms of musical that helped to make Ronnie and the lads so unique and the hope is to take the audience on a journey that they will enjoy as much as I will in sharing these experiences in songs and stories. Phelim Drew.
[H2] AMA Music Agency presents
[H2] Remembering Ronnie
[H2] with Phelim Drew