Happy New Year, bitches! If you need a little sojourn away from the sobriety of dreary January, fear not: Bitches Be Crazy is back for 2012 – same Bitch time, same Bitch channel. There’s a 99% chance you will lose your shit every time a track starts playing, the music is just that good.

Yesterday morning, in the aftermath of Bitches Be Crazy’s Christmas hoe-down, bitches were seriously hazy. Now that we’ve recovered, here are some of the highlights. (If you missed it, believe me, you seriously missed out.) Thanks to all the crazy bitches for throwing an epic party!

Bitches Be Crazy, Dublin’s best queer pop-up DIY night, is back for the holidays! And this time, Bitches Be Crackers. The party takes place this Friday, 16th December. Doors 9pm. It’s a fiver in before 10pm, and €10 after that. BYOB and get loco. (Bitches be recession-aware.)

As some of us recover from festive celebrations, we can ease through this week with plenty in the way of gentle socialising, and nothing too taxing. Praise be!

Events are picking up in pace and frequency as the festive season hots up. Wherever you are this weekend, there’ll be shindigs and shenanigans nearby!

Perhaps with people saving their energy for festivities later in the month, it’s a quieter week this week – but there are still events happening around the country to keep you occupied!

Finally! Tis the season: December is here, the month of World AIDS Day, Tractor Day, Human Rights Day, the winter solstice, and a festival of some kind towards the end of the month. (…What’s the name again..?) But that’s not all, there’s plenty more besides. Read on for this weekend’s festive offerings!

As December approaches, the social and festive events keep a-coming – from Dublin to Cork to Galway, and from Limerick to Leitrim to Fermanagh. So get out there!

This is one busy weekend around the country, including the Gay Prom, festive highlights, the return of Bitches Be Crazy, regular youth group meetings, and the start of 16 Days. Clear the diaries, folks!

They say that French is the language of love. Well let me be the first to tell you, it’s also the language of total confusion! For most people, flirting is difficult enough in their own language. It’s ever harder in your second language, especially when you have yet to grasp the linguistic nuances and cultural specifics of human interaction.

Need space? Outhouse’s multi-purpose venue is now open for busyness! Located in the heart of Dublin city, Outhouse can host a wide range of events including: Workshops, rehearsals, exhibitions, auditions, conferences, performances, launches, meetings, readings, film screenings. Wow!

It’s nearly all about the capital (Dublin) and the real capital (Cork) this week, but Galway’s representing the Wesht in the what’s on stakes.

Hold on to your hats, this is one busy weekend for events around the country! Whether you want to party, skill up, meet new friends, remember those who are absent, there is something happening somewhere near you.

Judging my Facebook feed every weekend, there are a lot of X Factor fans out there. So here’s some great news for you! The Risk and Johnny Robinson will be performing live on stage at The George over the next few weeks.

From Carlow to Wexford, there is plenty to keep you the comely maidens and pals occupied this week in Ireland. (Send us your news of any other events we’ve missed.) Enjoy!

This weekend’s a bit quieter than last, but in this fine autumn weather, there’s still plenty to do north and south.

The weekend was fairly jam-packed full of events, and there’s plenty going on around the country during the coming week. For some of the best bits, keep readin’.