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McGrory’s Culdaff

McGrory’s is among the 25 venues shortlisted for IMRO’s Top Live Music Venue of the Year Award. It’s very well deserved. The quality of the acts that they get there for such a small place as Culdaff is phenomenal.

I said to someone one time that McGrory’s rival Derry for the acts they get. They replied “Derry? They rival places like Manchester and Birmingham. Some acts have Tour programmes  and T Shorts printed showing them playing in Manchester, Birmingham, London and Culdaff”.

Here are the 25 acts shortlisted. you may some of them. Indeed there are two from Letterkenny:-

From the shortlist of 25 venues listed below please select your favourite Irish venue   Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny

Coughlan’s, Douglas Street, Cork

De Barra’s, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Dolans, Dock Road, Limerick

Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo

Hotel Kilmore, Cavan

Katie Daly’s Cellar Bar, Gorey, Co. Wexford

Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co. Mayo

Mc Kenna’s Bar, Monaghan

McGinley’s, Letterkenny, Co Donegal

McGrory’s of Culdaff, Culdaff, Co. Donegal

Monroes , Dominick Street Upper, Galway

Number 1, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

Roisin Dubh, Lower Dominick Street, Galway

Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co. Kerry

Sweeney’s, Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Academy, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1

The Quays Bar, Quay Street, Galway

The Set Theatre, John Street, Kilkenny

Unversity Concert Hall, Limerick

Vicar St., Thomas Street, Dublin 8

Voodoo Venue, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford

Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin 2