73 result(s) for irish in Entertainment
Gift Of The Gab, Cotton Club Budapest, 17 September
- 15 Sep 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The 2015 Gift of the Gab kicks off this Wednesday evening (17 September) at 7.30pm in the Cotton Club on Jokai Utca. Five contestants - Marcus Frakes (USA), Gerard Lucey (IRE), Jwana Stevenson (NI), Steven Nelson (USA), and Harlan Cockburn (UK) - will take to the stage in an effort to see which of them has the gift of the gab - that innate ability to talk about anything, to anyone, anywhere.
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
Nine Titles Compete In Titanic Film Festival Budapest
- 11 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Nine films from Norway, Sweden, France, Iceland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile and the US are competing for the Breaking Waves main prize of this year’s Titanic International Film Festival in Hungary. The head of the international jury is multi-award winning Hungarian filmmaker János Szász. Irish black comedy Calvary opened the festival on April 4.
Hurts, Nero And Modestep Coming To VOLT Festival In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- entertainment
With new names added to the line-up there are more than twenty international stars playing at the 22nd VOLT Festival this summer. Due to a huge demand Hurts will return this year to Sopron, while thousands are eagerly waiting for the live shows of Nero and Modestep as well. Karnivool, the chart topping Milky Chance and The Strypes – opening for the Arctic Monkeys - are also part of the program.
See What Happened @ 'Gift Of The Gab' Final
- 13 Mar 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Over the years I have enjoyed many stand-up/cabaret nights by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things. What’s fab about Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' is that these are everyday people performing on stage. One in particular I met at a previous Irish Hungarian Business Circle trip to Göd orphanage. Quite frankly, I had no idea that this shy person was so expressive and outlandish in ...
Invitation: Enjoy Expats Entertaining For Charity
- 6 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"You either have it or you don’t", says local expat Mary Murphy, a woman who definitely has it, perhaps by virtue of her Irish roots. She presides over Budapest’s only English-language 'Speech Slam', which is going from strength to strength. ‘It’, of course, is that (quintessentially Irish) ability to talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything, aka the 'Gift Of The Gab'.
Now in its fourth ...
Now in its fourth ...
See What Happened @ Becketts Closing Party In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
After over twenty years, the popular Irish bar will close its doors on Monday for the last time. It came in with a bang and certainly went out with one. And as sure as eggs are eggs, “Becketts” will be back again, not in another lifetime but hopefully very soon.
Becketts Bar Budapest Made To Shut Down
- 31 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
This popular Irish Bar in downtown Budapest, which many say is a cultural institution, will be forced to close its doors on Monday, 3 February, after serving expats and locals alike for twenty years.
New Kids On The Block - Budapest's Winter Venue Collection
- 24 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest : One of the most enjoyable side effects of Budapest's search for its own identity is the seemingly endless mushrooming of venues. As a result, the city's improvement reached a point where sporting a stylish interior and running a cliché-heavy marketing campaign is not enough for any place to become successful. A ...
Gift Of The Gab, Cotton Club Budapest, 17 September
- 15 Sep 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The 2015 Gift of the Gab kicks off this Wednesday evening (17 September) at 7.30pm in the Cotton Club on Jokai Utca. Five contestants - Marcus Frakes (USA), Gerard Lucey (IRE), Jwana Stevenson (NI), Steven Nelson (USA), and Harlan Cockburn (UK) - will take to the stage in an effort to see which of them has the gift of the gab - that innate ability to talk about anything, to anyone, anywhere.
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
Nine Titles Compete In Titanic Film Festival Budapest
- 11 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Nine films from Norway, Sweden, France, Iceland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile and the US are competing for the Breaking Waves main prize of this year’s Titanic International Film Festival in Hungary. The head of the international jury is multi-award winning Hungarian filmmaker János Szász. Irish black comedy Calvary opened the festival on April 4.
Hurts, Nero And Modestep Coming To VOLT Festival In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- entertainment
With new names added to the line-up there are more than twenty international stars playing at the 22nd VOLT Festival this summer. Due to a huge demand Hurts will return this year to Sopron, while thousands are eagerly waiting for the live shows of Nero and Modestep as well. Karnivool, the chart topping Milky Chance and The Strypes – opening for the Arctic Monkeys - are also part of the program.
See What Happened @ 'Gift Of The Gab' Final
- 13 Mar 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Over the years I have enjoyed many stand-up/cabaret nights by people who have gone on to bigger and greater things. What’s fab about Budapest's 'Gift Of The Gab' is that these are everyday people performing on stage. One in particular I met at a previous Irish Hungarian Business Circle trip to Göd orphanage. Quite frankly, I had no idea that this shy person was so expressive and outlandish in ...
Invitation: Enjoy Expats Entertaining For Charity
- 6 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
"You either have it or you don’t", says local expat Mary Murphy, a woman who definitely has it, perhaps by virtue of her Irish roots. She presides over Budapest’s only English-language 'Speech Slam', which is going from strength to strength. ‘It’, of course, is that (quintessentially Irish) ability to talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything, aka the 'Gift Of The Gab'.
Now in its fourth ...
Now in its fourth ...
See What Happened @ Becketts Closing Party In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
After over twenty years, the popular Irish bar will close its doors on Monday for the last time. It came in with a bang and certainly went out with one. And as sure as eggs are eggs, “Becketts” will be back again, not in another lifetime but hopefully very soon.
Becketts Bar Budapest Made To Shut Down
- 31 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
This popular Irish Bar in downtown Budapest, which many say is a cultural institution, will be forced to close its doors on Monday, 3 February, after serving expats and locals alike for twenty years.
New Kids On The Block - Budapest's Winter Venue Collection
- 24 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest : One of the most enjoyable side effects of Budapest's search for its own identity is the seemingly endless mushrooming of venues. As a result, the city's improvement reached a point where sporting a stylish interior and running a cliché-heavy marketing campaign is not enough for any place to become successful. A ...