Fri-Mon Various venues, various prices:As usual, an extra-long weekend means a plethora of decent nights around the country, with something in the mix for everyone.

For once, the really big names on the door belong to trancers like Sander Van Doorn (Friday, Cork), Judge Jules (Monday, Galway) and Alex Kidd (Saturday, Tyrone and Monday, Down), but those who prefer less bombastic electronic fare are also well catered for. Nathan Fake brings his pristine Border Community techno to Lowerstate (Tuesday, Galway), German minimal producer and Mobilee label runner Anja Schneider pops into Spy (Friday, Dublin) and Felix Da Housecat returns to the capital to bang it out (Monday, Dublin). Other interesting bills include Remedy’s drum’n’bass showdown (Monday, Dublin), another run for the Death Disco brand with BP Fallon and Alan McGee (Monday, Dublin), a visit from French smoothie DJ Deep (Saturday, Cork) and the all-day Mixed Salad bash with dozens of local spinners (Saturday, Dublin).

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Fergiemakes the Kitten purr (Belfast, Saturday), Arveene and Miskmake a Transmission (Dublin, Saturday) and get Trashed on St Patricks Day (Dublin, Tuesday).