- Concept Development

- Project & Event Management

- Brand Building & Marketing

- Club Nights and entertainment driven venue solutions

Purveyors of fancy entertainment based solutions since 1994.

The Story so far...

Dublin based promotor and marketeer, Martin Thomas has been involved in the Irish Music scene for 18 years.  Our club nights are varied and influential - nights such as the legendary Strictly Fish, the nations second longest running club night - Strictly Handbag [Established 1994], Songs of Praise, The Rattle and Roll Club, Ultra Lounge, The Sunday Matinee and Sassy Sue’s GoGo Inevitable - The Rescue Squad is blessed with the knack of filling empty spaces around the city and identifying up coming trends and gaps in the market. Strictly Fish [Thomas's previous business moniker] ran Europe’s largest dance music radio broadcast for 2FM – Eurodance - which had over 30million listeners for 5 years in a row. Strictly Fish were heavily involved in the initiation and running of the Red Bull Music Academy for a number of years up until 2002. Our big beat, gold status, homage to the Late Late show theme, ‘To Whom it Concerns’ can still be heard ending many a disco all over the country. Our follow up single was 'The Sunday Game', another cheeky assault on a national institution - The GAA.

The Rescue Squad has lent a helping hand to many of the capitals bars and clubs and further afield - Dublin's RíRá, The Village, The Sugar Club, The Odeon group [Odeon, Dakota, 4 Dame Lane], Bia Bar, The Morrison Hotel, The Life Bar, The Bodega Club in Dún Laoghaire, The Left Bank in Sligo, The Start and Crescent in Drogheda, The Foundry in Carlow and The Purty Loft in Monkstown to name a few.

Brand consultancy and event management has always played a big role in our business and over the years our clients have included Xbox 360, Guinness, Temple Bar Cultural Trust, Diageo, O2, C & C, Red Bull, Smirnoff Vodka, Barry and Fitzwilliam & Richmond Marketing. [More Clients].

Our quirky promotional material has become collectors items and we still are the only promoters in Ireland and the UK to win an ICAD design award. All our graphic design is handled by the wonderful people at Detail.

We are also a favorite of Music Festivals and Bands - we have run after parties for the likes of Depeche Mode and The Darkness, have DJed backstage at Slane Castle for Oasis & The Kings of Leon and ran a Songs of Praise Tent at Electric Picnic 2010.

In 2005 we set up the Rock + Roll Karaoke experience that is Songs of Praise in the Village in Dublin – it recently celebrated its 5th birthday with a sell out event. The Rescue Squad’s ongoing long-term relationship with Sherland Entertainments saw Strictly Handbag launch in the Left Bank Bar in Sligo in January 2006. In July 2006 we launched Sassy Sue’s GoGo Inevitable in the Sugar Club in Dublin to re-invigorate Friday Nights around town.

In late 2007 we designed and launched The Bodega Club in Dun Laoghaire for Jay Bourke and The Thomas Read Group. We also celebrated our 13th Birthday for Strictly Handbag with a headline show by Dexy’s Midnight Runner front man, Kevin Rowland. To top it off did an 8 Date college Tour for Songs of Praise to launch Guitar Hero III for Microsoft's Xbox 360.

2008 saw us launch Ireland's first dedicated weekly disco for kids - The Rattle and Roll Club. Songs of Praise turned 3 and held court backstage at the Oxegen Festival for 3 days.

We spent a good part of 2010 repositioning 3 bars in Dublin City and launched a new club night concept The Beauty Spot. We are currently helping one of the city's oldest and leading casinos re-position itself in a very tough sector, The 78 Casino. We recently worked closely with The Sunday Times to launch The Sunday Times Brunch Club in The Odeon Bar.

Our latest club offering is called Sing Along Cinema - which is kinda like Mass 'Movieoke' for Clubs. It's been running all over the country since January 2011 to rave reviews and estatic audiences. It's quite simply the most fun you can have watching a movie.

A 14 date Nationwide tour for our Beauty Spot brand ran during June & July 2011. It visited 12 Towns and cities around the nation. It is sponsored by new Diageo product Eve.

2012 sees us move even more towards project and event management along with brand building for a diverse array of products. We developed and branded The Betting Rooms in Dublin, a new casino and carry out all its marketing. Since spring we have been working on launching a new online booking site for funerals in Ireland. A first for Europe - we have worked closely with the client to create a new brand and launch strategy to ensure it captures the public's eye straight away. It launches on May 8th. C heck it out at Legacy.ie

On the club side Sing Along Cinema runs in The Sugar Club every 2 months and The Beauty Spot will return in some surprising locations!

If you would like to know how we can help - please contact Martin or Rory on 353 1 440 4289 or via e-mail