Josh Ritter tickets on sale this Friday May 26

Thu, May 25, 2023

Following his recent sell-out Dublin date, renowned singer, songwriter and best-selling author Josh Ritter announces his ‘Hello Starling’ anniversary tour in Ireland this autumn, as part of which he will play in Leisureland on October 19. Tickets for the new dates go on-sale this Friday, May 26 at 10am.

Film would be good discussion movie for TY students

Thu, May 18, 2023

An interesting film out last week with a pretty great title 'How To A Blow Up A Pipeline'. The film is based on and takes its name from a book by Andreas Malm, a non fiction manifesto and call to arms on taking the fight to the fossil fuel industry.

It’s a bit like a modern take on The Anarchist Cookbook from the 1970s.The film opens with a group of twenty somethings meeting in an abandoned house in Texas. It unfolds they are building a bomb to destroy an oil pipeline in the area. Throughout the film we see flashbacks what brought the gang together and how they set up alibis to get away with the bombing.

EXPLICIT: Pálás Cinema to celebrate a series of erotic thrillers this season

Thu, May 04, 2023

This month, Pálás Cinema will celebrate a season of erotic thrillers, a genre once considered passé, with late night screenings throughout May.

Brilliant new documentary, Pray For Our Sinners, illuminates hope and compassion at a time of darkness in Ireland

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

“There is always a way to resist.”
PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS documents Sinéad O'Shea's return to her hometown in Navan in search of those who fought against the Catholic Church and discovers the ways in which local people found a way to resist. It is a film of unexpected twists as it chooses to shine a light on those who attempted to stand up to the church in a quiet but deeply moving resistance.

Pálás Cinema's Sweet Lineup this Spring and Summer

Thu, Apr 20, 2023

The home of independent gems and cult favourites, Pálás Cinema has a stellar lineup for spring and summer - something for every type of film lover, including Director Q&A’s and live streamed events.

The Japanese Film Festival Ireland returns to Galway this month

Thu, Apr 06, 2023

The Japanese Film Festival Ireland returns for its 14th edition this month, bringing the best of Japanese cinema to audiences across Ireland. The festival will screen films in Galway between Thursday April 30 and Sunday April 23 in the Pálás and between Monday April 24 and Friday April 28 in the Eye Cinema.

Highlights from this year’s programme include the multi-award-winning drama A Man, the acclaimed ‘tokusatsu’ superhero reboot Shin Ultraman, delectable ramen documentary Come Back Anytime, and new anime features like Suzume, Blue Thermal and The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.

Celebrate EYE Cinema’s 18th Birthday this Friday March 17 with €8 tickets

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

On March 17 2005, the EYE Cinema in Wellpark opened its doors to an excited bunch of Galwegians, curious to see what this shiny new cinema in town had to offer. Since then, the EYE has bloomed into Galway city's ‘Home of Cinema’.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with radical painter Mary Cassatt at the EYE Cinema

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

On Wednesday March 8, the EYE Cinema is marking International Women’s Day with a special one-night-only screening from the Exhibition on Screen programme of the documentary ‘Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman’.

Silver Screen - Cocaine Bear

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Cocaine Bear came out last week in Irish cinemas. It’s one of those movies that I would consider entirely review/critic proof. I really think if you hear the title of the film you have a pretty good idea if it’s a movie you will enjoy or not. A bit like Snakes On A Plane in 2006. It blew up the internet a few months ago with an absolutely sensational trailer with the song White Lines by Melle Mel and I’ve been looking forward to it since then.

GUMS presents The Addams Family

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Performed by the Galway University Musical Society, The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.

Indreabhán Film Society's Spring Season Continues

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Club Scannán Sailearna's spring season of world cinema continues with German film The Ordinaries, shown in partnership with the Dublin International Film Festival, this Thursday March 2 in Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, at 8.15pm.

Spring Season launches at the Pálás

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

Spring season has arrived at the Pálás, courtesy of Galway Film Society. The season, which begins on Sunday February 12, will include eight films, and will represent a range of new award-winning titles from across the globe.

The Royal Opera Is Back In Eye Cinema With The Barber Of Seville

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

If you haven't had the pleasure yet of seeing the Royal Opera work their magic, now's the time - The Barber of Seville is streaming live on the big screen at Eye Cinema on Wednesday, February 15.

When Rosina falls in love with a mysterious young suitor who calls himself Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo. Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach.

Clare musician plays 'The Eyrecourt Jig' on upcoming film

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

Niall Crehan is the youngest son of the accomplished Clare whistle and concertina player Vincent Crehan. With the support of his father, Niall was a highly proficient violinist from a young age in both Irish traditional music and classical music. He won the Father Matthew feis in under 14's and also won a multitude of competitions in the fleadh with groupí ceol, and also in slow air competitions.

The best from Spielberg in a long time

Films Reviews Thu, Feb 02, 2023

It hasn’t been a great decade for Steven Spielberg, I really didn’t enjoy last years West Side Story and the film he directed before, Ready Player One, was the worst film he’s ever made. Last year, like plenty of other directors, he’s gone for a little introspection. He’s wrote something about his own life and made an autobiographical film about his childhood. A little like Kenneth Branagh with Belfast last year.

Naughty or Nice Christmas season at Pálás Cinema

Thu, Dec 15, 2022

If you haven't quite gotten your fill of festive films yet, Pálás Cinema's Naughty or Nice Christmas season continues throughout December with a whole host of classics from Christmas in Connecticut to Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, and even a Die Hard (yes it's a Christmas film!), Nakatomi Plaza Party on Saturday night (December 17).

Enjoy the Met in Galway cinemas

Thu, Dec 08, 2022

The Met: Live in HD series has made the Met the world’s leading provider of alternative cinema content and the only arts institution with an ongoing global series of this scale.

She Said — a matter of fact film that could win an Oscar

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

'She Said' one of the first big Oscar contenders released this year. It’s a great time of year for movies as we get all the films the studios have saved to be released just as awards seasons begins.

Irish documentary How To Tell A Secret to be shown in the Pálás on December 1, World Aids Day

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

Robbie Lawlor was diagnosed with HIV at 21 and became one of the youngest people to come out on Irish television. Enda McGrattan, also known as Veda, promised to keep their HIV status a secret for a decade but eventually broke free by releasing a song. And a group of Irish and migrant women, who cannot show their faces, found creative ways to have their voices heard...

Naughty or nice — festive film treats at the Pálás Cinema

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

We can't say it is Christmas time until we are cheering on Kevin McCallister’s New York hijinks in Home Alone 2, getting lost watching Jimmy Stewart running around Bedford Falls in It's A Wonderful Life or witnessing John McClane singlehandedly taking on Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

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