Despite possessing an overly serious and long-winded name, Derry quartet 'And So I Watch You From Afar' are anything but. Energetic, affable and fun, they have been generating huge hype in Ireland and much farther afield for more than six month now. Luckily we get a chance to catch them now for free before they get really big.

At Swim Two Birds has become one of the famous of modern Irish novels and established the author, Flann O'Brien at the top table of Irish literature with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. It is a stunning work of metaficitional genius, acclaimed throughout the world, yet imbued with a distinctively Irish sense of humour and worldview.

The third heat of Corks Got Talent was held in Scott's Bar and it was another fantastic night with 18 acts battling it out for a place in the semi final. The acts played to a packed audience with Dave Mac of Red FM acting as MC. The contestants were among the best yet and the evening included hip-hop, rock, opera, traditional Irish, classical and pop.

From a background as a mildly incompetent civil engineer, Eleanor Tiernan has become one of the rising stars of Irish comedy. She has described her comedy style as being "like a teacher who has been let go from her job for doing something really inappropriate but is still in denial about it!" She is a stand up who also dabbles in theatre very successfully.

Thursday 11 February
What: The Doors Alive
Where: The Pavilion
When: 8pm

This week Electric Underground will feature the manifold talents of Mad EP and Sunken Foal. Mad EP is Matthew Peters, Iowa native and recent UK transplant, with a vast and impressive background in electronic and classical music. Peters brings his talents to bear on Mad EP productions in such a way that the end results are diverse and unclassifiable, calmly defying expectations as he skims through every imaginable genre to reach the outer limits of a territory that is indisputably his own.

Cork band My Evil Ex's debut album 'Lust' will be launched at an action packed night at the Pavilion on Valentine's Night. To mark the highly anticipated album launch, the band will be throwing the mother of 'anti-Valentine's' parties with burlesque dancers, street performers and others.

The 1980s chart topper turned MBE recipient and multi Brit award winner is back touring her stunning ninth studio album. 'Love is the Way', released was last April on Rough Trade. Since Fairground Attraction hit the charts with 'Perfect' in 1988, Reader has gone on to achieve great distinction in her folk solo career. Since the early 80s Eddi Reader has helped to define the landscape in which folk artists and singer-songwriters navigate.

Planetlove returns to Cork on Saturday 20 February with one of the biggest DJs on the planet; Sander van Doorn! Since bursting onto DJ Mag's Top 100 Poll at Number 32 in 2006, van Doorn's music career has rapidly built momentum with the Dutchman now proudly ranked as the world's Number 10 DJ.

Comedy of the week:
Eleanor Tiernan, City Limits, Friday & Saturday @ 9pm. Tickets €15/12.
From a background as a mildly incompetent civil engineer, Eleanor Tiernan has become one of the rising stars of Irish comedy. She has described her comedy style as being "like a teacher who has been let go from her job for doing something really inappropriate but is still in denial about it!"