Jim Carroll

• Competition
• November 10, 2009, 10:37

As previously noted, the Homelights festival will take place at Dublin’s Whelan’s from November 27 to 30. Curated by Adrian Crowley and Foggy Notions, it will feature a ton of performers including Vashti Bunyan, James Yorkston, Adem, Andy Irvine, Minotaur …

• Competition
• August 5, 2009, 14:20

Every website and blog out there throws a few aul’ tickets to their readers to keep them quiet, but OTR likes to hold its fire on the ticket giveaway front until we actually have something worth crowing about. OK, blow …

• Competition
• July 2, 2009, 09:02

Last day of our competition where you can win a pair of weekend tickets to Oxegen 2009. A huge volume of entries so far so get stuck in here.

• Competition
• June 29, 2009, 09:46

We haven’t had a competition in ages on the blog but, thanks to Heineken Music, we have a pair of weekend tickets to Oxegen 2009 to give away to one lucky reader. Heineken Music are the ones behind the Heineken …

• Competition
• April 2, 2009, 08:34

In The Ticket tomorrow, we will be counting down the 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now. Yes, this is what I was on about earlier in the week when I said to make a date with the blog on Friday …

• Choice Music Prize Competition
• January 12, 2009, 09:35

On Wednesday afternoon, the Choice Music Prize shortlist for Irish Album of the Year 2008 will be revealed. The announcement will be made during a lavish ceremony in central Dublin involving fireworks, speeches from assembled luminaries (including President Mary McAleese …

• Adrian Crowley Competition The Ticket
• December 12, 2008, 10:17

Thanks to all the blog readers who contributed to our Review of the Year post over the last few weeks. We had a massive response and you’ll find some of those views expressed in the Readers vs the Writers feature …

• Competition
• December 9, 2008, 15:50

A wee reminder about our monster end-of-year competition where you can win 30 of the year’s finest releases thanks to our pals at PIAS Ireland. Yep, that’s 30 CDs to soundtrack your Christmas and not a dud among ‘em. Here …