HQ Nightclub

On Thur 28th January – Yes its a Students Night Extravaganza, together with a return of the Lucky Dip and Lucky Shot.
HQ’s Resident Party DJ will be on hand to spin your favourite tunes.

On Fri 29th January – DJ Fitz will be on hand to spin you into the late hours with all that’s new and up to date in dance, pop and chart music.

On Sat 30th January – Your DJ tonight is DJ Cosmic playing you into the midnight hours with his own very special blend of chart hits.

Your Band this Saturday night is J90, back in HQ by popular demand.

J-90 is a Cork based band that will Rock you till you drop. One of Ireland’s only bands with a DJ live on stage at all times.  He will scratch and mix to perfection as Arron, belts out hits from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Feeder, Thin Lizzy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers ….etc and then they will amaze you with a performance of some of the best Hip Hop and Rap from Eminem.

There is no stopping these guys!!!  J-90 are made up of  Aaron – Vocals & Guitar, Ed – Lead Guitar, Kieran – Bass, Luke – Drums, Ger – DJ.

An excellent five piece band really making a name for themselves presently on the Irish circuit.

On Sun 31st January its the popular Late Night Disco Bar with  HQ’s own resident DJ bringing you a magical 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music night with Free Admission to all patrons.

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On Thur 21st January – Yes its a Students Night Extravaganza with Long Necks and Shots just €3, together with a return of the Lucky Dip and Lucky Shot.

On Fri 22nd January its the much loved presenter of  SPIN Saturday, DJ Brian Young.

On Sat 23rd January its DJ Aiden Mac back again spinning your favourite dance sounds and keeping you up late with all that’s popular in current music.

Your band on this Saturday night is “The Kilkennys “ making a welcome first visit to HQ.
The Kilkennys are a 4-piece traditional Irish ballad group, who have been entertaining audiences all over the country, and internationally for the past ten years, with their unique and accomplished style of playing and vocal talent.

Known as one of the hardest working bands in Ireland, they perform the length and breath of the country up to five nights a week. Up to now, they have been performing as Uisce Beatha, but due to various crucial reasons and the fact that a few bands with the same name have sprung up around the world, the decision was taken to change the name to The Kilkennys, as the boys are very proud of their black and amber roots!

This name change coincided with the band signing up to Dolphin Records, the record company of such Irish music legends as Mary and Frances Black, Liam Clancy, Dolores Keane, Ronnie Drew, Jack L and Sonny Knowles. The band was originally formed by Dave Cashin, Adam Cashin and Tommy Mackey, while at school in St. Kierans College in Kilkenny. Robbie Campion would later come on board to complete the bands unique vocal and musical sound.

The Kilkennys have shared the stage with some of the country’s most prominent folk icons, including Shane McGowan, Finbarr Furey and the late Ronnie Drew. They have also toured Scotland, Germany and the US on a number of occasions to great acclaim. Now with the forthcoming release of their debut album and live DVD, audiences will be enthralled by the energy, passion and musical talents of The Kilkennys.

On Sun 24th January its the  Late Night Disco Bar with  HQ’s Resident DJ bringing you a magical 70′s, 80′s and 90′s music night with Free Admission to all patrons.

Do not forget to VOTE -VOTE -VOTE for HQ’s No 1 Patron, Michelle Skehan, who will be giving it her all, earlier in the evening, on the All Ireland Talent Show,  @ 6.30pm on RTE1. Best of luck  from all in HQ Michelle.

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Thurles HQ Nightclub’s No1 patron and local Holycross GAA fanatic Michelle Skehan, is hoping to lift the hearts of her fellow Tipperary Hurling fans by flying the ‘Blue and Gold’ flag in yet another All Ireland Final.

However, the competition this time is RTE 1’s All Ireland Talent Show. Michelle’s bid to bring home the title begins on Sunday 24th January at 6.30pm when she will represent the South of Ireland under the mentoring of Cork man John Creedon.

Well known locally, a past pupil of Holycross NS and Presentation Convent Secondary School, Thurles, 25 year old Michelle, a teacher at Scoil Angela Ursuline primary school and Moyne NS, has been involved with many local community and sports groups such as Holycross Folk Group, Thurles Gospel Singers, Holycross/Ballycahill Camogie and Thurles Sarsfields Ladies Football Team.

A regular week-end patron at HQ, singer/songwriter Michelle has gone on to perform on the big stage alongside many of the great names in the music business including Brendan Bowyer, Mary Black and Frances Black. “Performing my own songs on stage with greats like Brendan Bowyer was a dream come true, I have thought about this day for so long.”

Determined to make a name for herself in the music industry, Michelle decided to take a career break from teaching this year to focus entirely on her song writing and music with a view to recording her own material. To date, she has successfully reached the final of Tipp FM’s Premier Factor competition and has been a regular guest on Tipp FM, performing her own compositions live on Radio.

The top prize is a whopping €50,000 and Michelle is certain that the money would send her well on her way towards achieving her musical dreams. “Winning this competition would be the ultimate boost I need. My supreme goal is to create my own studio at home with recording equipment and software. If I had anything left over then I could put new strings on my guitars, banjo, and mandolin, and get my piano tuned.” stated Michelle

Michelle is hoping to impress the judges and the public with her own version of a well-known folk song. She will need as many public votes as possible to keep her in the competition. “I will do my very best, for my parish, town, county, the south and all music lovers across the country and hopefully I will make it through. I don’t want to leave the studio feeling as I did leaving Croker last September. Our Tipp heroes played their hearts out on the day and were winners in all our eyes.”

“Win or loose we will be planning a big welcome home for Michelle at HQ Nightclub after the final” said HQ nightclub promoters Pat Hayes and John Quinn.

This time the people of Tipperary can choose their own destiny so please tune in and vote, vote, vote for Michelle on the All Ireland Talent Show, Sunday 24th January, @ 6.30pm on RTE1.

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On Fri 8th January its the much loved presenter of  SPIN Saturday, DJ Brian Young.

Your band on Friday sees the welcome return of that singer/songwriting duo of Paul Byrne and Bono pushing the boundaries with their unique fusion of all things Indie and Rock.

On Sat 9th January Yes it’s DJ Aidan Mac together with all the latest music and entertainment news that will get you into top dancing mode.

US 2

Your band for Saturday is Us 2, the best U2 Tribute Band on the circuit guaranteed to give you a great show. Us2 have dedicated their combined musical talent to complimenting the most influential rock band on the planet. They’re well worth checking out folks.

On Sun 10th January appearing in HQ Nightclub for the first time, be sure to give a warm nightclub welcome to top DJ, D.Tox.

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