The Opacas reveal debut album at Galway gig

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

GALWAY POP-ROCK outfit The Opacas launch their debut album Carpe Diem tomorrow Friday, September 29, with a midnight show in the Róisín Dubh.

Dream Wife enters Galway in October

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

London-based Dream Wife is releasing a new single as part of its British, Irish and US tour which lands at Galway’s Róisín Dubh on Thursday, October 12.

Sing Along Social

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Join the Sing Along Social as they embark on a Diva Battle tour of Ireland this autumn, popping up in The Roisin Dubh in Galway on Saturday, October 7. Doors open at 7:30pm, singing starts at 8:30pm sharp.

Super Extra Bonus Party at The Róisín

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Super Extra Bonus Party return with The Corpse, the first track to be released from forthcoming album Late Nite 99, due out on September 29. The band plays The Róisín Dubh the following week, on Friday, October 6.

Singer-songwriter Seba Safe home to Galway for ‘Rainy’ at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

With a soulful blend of folk, pop and indie, Galway artist Seba Safe creates music with candid honesty.

Bionic Rats to rock steady at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Hot off the heels of their acclaimed performance at Electric Picnic, Dublin ensemble, the Bionic Rats will bring their reggae, rocksteady and ska influenced sound to Monroe’s Live on Friday, September 29.

Fifty shades of Behan

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Exactly half a century after first exhibiting his magnificent bronze sculptures at The Kenny Gallery in Galway, John Behan returns with Across the Bitter Sea.

The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley for Glenamaddy

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Glenamaddy Players present comedy by Jimmy Keary next month with The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley, directed by Mary Scahill-Flynn.

Carefully curated craic

Thu, Sep 14, 2023

Galway Comedy Festival announced ambitions to become a world-leading laughathon when launching its full 2023 programme this week.

Webb exhibition to mark 70 years of the artist working with Kennys

Thu, Sep 07, 2023

A new exhibition of over 40 paintings by renowned artist Kenneth Webb, Webb – 70 years at Kennys, opened at The Kenny Gallery last Friday, and will run throughout the month of September.

Applications invited for Marie Mullen Bursary

Thu, Sep 07, 2023

The Marie Mullen Bursary is Druid’s annual award for women working on the island of Ireland as theatre artists in the fields of design, directing and dramaturgy.

Explore the Heart of Darkness and the History of Goth with Author John Robb at Monroes Live

Thu, Sep 07, 2023

Journalist, author and punk rock musician, John Robb, will unveil his deep dive into the dark culture of Goth for a unique evening set the intimate surrounds of the Monroe’s Live Backstage venue.

Get ready for Culture Night in Galway city on Friday September 22!

Thu, Aug 31, 2023

Once again, the entire city will be positively electric with excitement, with over fifty very special and unique cultural events happening across multiple venues for Culture Night on Friday September 22. Experience entire street transformations, innovative theatre, candlelit concerts and visual arts. Learn new skills including sign language, juggling, origami, boatbuilding and even try your hand at the harmonica! Gain a better understanding of Galway’s growing international communities including Spanish, African and nomadic cultures. Events run all day and into the night in our ‘Culture Night Late’ programme. All activities are available completely free of charge supported by the Arts Council and Galway City Arts Office.

Ruth Mulhern, Arts Officer encourages all audiences to participate in this annual celebration. "Galway City Culture Night is a diverse celebration of the arts and culture in Galway, something our City is truly renowned for. Culture Night is a fun evening where venues throw open their doors, our artists and communities showcase their talents and celebrate culture. The streets will be alive with music, theatre and spectacle."

Patching Tuam textile residency with Galway artist Kathy Ross

Thu, Aug 24, 2023

Patching Tuam: Let's stitch this town together, is the result of a nine month residency from Creative Places Tuam in which textile Artist Kathy Ross worked with a group of 17 young people aged between 13 and 17 to create an exhibition of tapestries and protest banners centred around their social and political viewpoints of their interactions with the town of Tuam.

Fun times as Galway becomes Ireland’s comedy capital

Wed, Aug 02, 2023

Galway becomes Ireland’s Comedy Capital this October Bank Holiday, with the nation’s biggest comedy festival taking over the city’s pubs and theatres for seven nights of fun, laughter, mischief, and merriment.

GIAF presents Mise Freshin' & internationally renowned photographer Brian Cross (B+) at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

MISE FRESHIN’ is an evening of new Irish beats featuring Cork-based improvised experimental group Fixity, with a live show based on the breakthrough hip hop instrumental album “Endtroducing, by DJ Shadow.” Knitting the show together will be DJ and musical mix master of Mise FRESHIN' RTE Radio 1 broadcasts, DJ Jack Dempsey McMahon [AKA DJackulate].

Colm and Brenda Meaney breathe new life into Enda Walsh play, Bedbound

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

Described by the New York Times as ‘a genuine and bracing original … a whiskey shot of a play’, Bedbound is about a megalomaniac furniture salesman and his daughter, who is confined to her small bed. As Enda Walsh himself explains, "All my plays are about people who haven’t been loved or looked after".

London Astrobeat Orchestra to perform Talking Heads as part of Arts Festival in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

“This is The Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense delivered live & with a degree of raw, cosmic, human energy that will totally, utterly & completely blow your wig off."(World Headquarters)

Record Breaking Chart Topper Jazzy to Perform at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

In the wake of becoming the first Irish female to reach number one in the official Irish singles chart in 14 years, 26-year-old artist Jazzy is set to bring her club and dance anthems to Monroe’s Live on Saturday, July 22.

Captivating Collaboration with former ‘The Cardigans’ Lead Singer Nina Persson and Scottish Musician James Yorkston

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

The collaboration of former ‘The Cardigans’ lead singer Nina Persson and Scottish musician and singer-songwriter James Yorkston has forged a tender and harmonious soundscape that is set to delight audiences at Monroe’s Live on Wednesday, July 26 at 8pm as part of the Galway International Arts Festival 2023.

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