Something for the Weekend

Welcome to the weekend, courtesy of JOE.ie. Whether you’re staying in or going out, we’ve got it covered. It’s time to leave the working week behind.

GOING OUT

Gigs

Surely you don’t need reminding from us that this weekend is that of Electric Picnic 2010, where thousands of revelers descend upon Stradbally in Co.Laois for three days of music, art and culture at Ireland’s only ‘boutique’ festival. Roxy Music, Leftfield, Massive Attack, The Frames, Hot Chip, The National and Crystal Castles are just some of the acts taking the stage this weekend and luckily enough, tickets are available if you’re suffering from last-minute procrastination.

This could be you this weekend. Looks like fun, no?

If you’re packing away your tent just as you read this, we recommend having a quick gander over JOE’s coverage of the festival thus far, from our picks of the unmissable acts to our top five alternative attractions that have given the event its unique reputation.

Film

New to cinemas this week is the Paul Rudd and Steve Carell-starring Dinner for Schmucks – a screwball comedy based on a 1998 French flick, Le Diner de cons. Rudd stars as a rising financial executive who is invited by his boss to a “dinner for winners” night, where each executive must find and bring an eccentric guest to be endlessly mocked for the host’s enjoyment.

On the other hand, if you’re looking for a scare, you could do a lot worse than The Last Exorcism, also opening this week. Promising a Blair Witch-style ‘documentary’ conceit, Exorcism centres on a preacher who performs mock exorcisms. Planning his documentary to be a confessional piece, he agrees to perform one last exorcism and as you can imagine, it doesn’t go too well.

Events

Comedy fans are well catered for this weekend as funnymen Dara Ó Briain and Tommy Tiernan take their latest shows on the road. Dara will be performing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Vicar Street, whilst Tommy can be found in Mallow on Saturday night and Enniscorthy on Sunday. You can peruse Dara’s busy schedule and chance your luck for tickets here, or if Tommy’s your man instead, you can pick up tickets for himself here.

There’s plenty of sports action this weekend too, as Shamrock Rovers take on Sligo Rovers, St. Pats challenge Galway United and Longford Town travel to Limerick FC in the Airtricity League. In the Magner’s League, Aironi have an away trip to Munster on Saturday night. Whichever tie catches your fancy, tickets are available on Ticketmaster now.

Getaway

God evidently thinks it’s funny to urinate all over his servants on this his greenest isle during summer time, but you don’t have to stand for it. You could convert to Buddhism or alternatively make a break for it – check out the hottest late, late travel deals featured in the newest edition of the Last Minute JOE.