The Corrs announce comeback tour dates

The Corrs in Hyde Park at the weekend

Dundalk pop group The Corrs have announced tour dates following on from their return to the stage on Sunday after a 10 year hiatus.

The band – Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea – played London’s Hyde Park at the weekend and have quickly followed up that performance with the announcement of plans to play eight concerts next year across the UK and Ireland.

Their comeback will commence on January 19^th in Birmingham, followed by shows in Cardiff, Liverpool, London and Manchester. They then head for Glasgow before coming home for a show in Dublin’s 3 Arena on Thursday January 28th and a last night in the SSE Arena in Belfast on Friday January 29^th.

Tickets for the show go on sale on Thursday September 24^th at 9am.

Their new album White Light, their first release since 2004, will be released on Friday November 27^th.

The Coronas to perform in Dundalk next month

Top Irish group The Coronas have announced that they will be playing The Spirit Store on Friday February 13^th.

The gig is one of two, along with Galway, the four piece have announced as part of their preparation for their show at the 3 Arena the following weekend, Saturday February 21^st.

Their latest album ‘The Long Way’ was released last November and has been enjoying plenty of plays on radio stations around the country.

Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday at 10am from www.spiritstore.ie ONLY. They will cost €20 plus booking fee (€1.50) and are limited to two per person.

Park Inn Hotel could reopen after Kirk family reach agreement

The Park Hotel

The Park Inn Hotel could be set to reopen its doors in the coming weeks and months after the Kirk family secured an agreement at the weekend to regain the property.

Philip Kirk had been protesting for some time to regain control of the hotel at Carnbeg on the Armagh Road, which he had owned with his mother Eileen before it was closed by examiners KPMG four years ago this month.

However, it appears he has finally reached a breakthrough after publishing a statement on his Facebook page at the weekend, signed by both himself and Eileen.

It read: “The Kirk family and associated parties would like to state that we have reached an agreement with the Directors of Corran Field Limited and associated parties moving forward. We would also like to put on record that we have received opportunities to purchase the former Park Inn Hotel and associated lands in November 2013 as well as July and August 2014. However, we were unable to complete the purchase during those periods.

“We would like to apologies to all parties that we have mentioned throughout our protests as this was a particularly stressful time for all involved on both sides.”

While, Philip would not be drawn on his future plans, saying only that “I hope to be in a position soon to let the public know”, it is understood he has been in negotiations with one of the world’s biggest hotel operators to help run the 84 bedroom hotel.

While the future of the 18 hole golf course, which closed in August 2008, is unknown it is also believed that Mr Kirk still has hopes of building the 9,000 seater arena once earmarked for the site that would have rivaled the likes of the 3 Arena in Dublin and the Odyssey in Belfast.

The signed notice from Philip and Eileen Kirk