The Róisín Dubh is an established live music venue in Galway

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It has hosted events such as the IMRO Showcase Tour and the 2fm 2moro 2our. The name translates from the Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 as the "black rose". According to Una Mullally in the Sunday Tribune

Sunday Tribune

The Sunday Tribune was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Former editors include Conor Brady, Vincent Browne,...

, the venue is "the heart of live music in the city".

In 2008 the Róisín won the IMRO award for Best Venue in Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

 and was nominated for Best Venue In Ireland. It won the Regional Award for Connacht again in 2009.

Nial Conlon of Dublin-based band Delorentos

Delorentos

Delorentos are a Dublin-based Irish alternative rock band, formed in 2005. They consist of Rónan Yourell , Kieran McGuinness , Níal Conlan and Ross McCormick...

 praised the venue's owner, Gugai, for welcoming the band when no other venue would. Other notable fans who attend the venue include broadcaster Síle Ní Bhraonain

Síle Ní Bhraonain

Síle Ní Bhraonain, Irish television presenter, born Connemara, 1983.Ní Bhraonain is a native of An Spidéal, Connemara and presenter of TG4's "Sile Show" since 2005. career at TG4 began about a year out of school with a phone call she received while she was doing a local FÁS computer course. She has...

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External links

• Official site
• "THE JD SET GALWAY HEAT AT THE ROISIN DUBH"—Hot Press
  Hot Press
  Hot Press is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 19,215 during 2007...
  
  photos (2010)