Dublin’s The Scratch — folk-metal strummers with a cajón where the kick should be — hit Galway for two nights at Monroe’s Live this week. Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September, doors at 8pm. DUG opens Thursday. Standing show, 18+, about thirty quid via the venue.
They’re still riding Pull Like A Dog, the March 2026 Sony Ireland album named after the O’Donovan brothers’ “send it” mantra. Netflix House of Guinness cues, Dropkick Murphys US support, Download Festival — the kitchen-table buskers keep punching up. Belfast’s Mandela Hall follows Saturday the 26th if you miss the west.
