Theatre
Galway Theatre Festival 2026 turns up the volume with a bold, homegrown programme
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Galway Theatre Festival returns from 30 April to 9 May 2026, and this year the message is clear: this is a city brimming with artists ready to take risks. With over 60% of the 2026 line-up featuring Galway-based performers and creative arts groups, the festival continues to platform daring new work, amplify emerging voices, and turning venues across the city into hubs of provocation, play, and possibility.
Festivals & Events
Trad metal folk fusion to finish festival
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Dublin’s answer to Rage Against the Machine, The Scratch, will headline the closing day of the inaugural Momentum Festival in Oranmore, on Monday, May 4.
Music
International DJ lands residency at Hyde
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Natalie Roache made a name for herself on the global club circuit with residencies at celebrated venues including Pacha London, Ministry of Sound, Eden Ibiza, Hush Ibiza, and Kanya Ibiza, as well as the globally recognised Summerized Sessions events across London and Ibiza. Her international career has also taken her across luxury resorts and venues in the Middle East, the Swiss Alps, Mauritius, the Maldives, and Ibiza.
Cinema
Technically spectacular, charming and moving, but just not satisfying
Films Reviews
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
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Project Hail Mary is the directorial return of Phil Miller and Christopher Lord, the filmmaking duo behind buddy cop comedy, 21 Jump Street (2012) and The Lego Movie (2014).
Arts & Exhibitions
Exhibition of coastal art
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Flight is a celebration of these Atlantic seabirds, and a reflection on their fragile existence. On dsiplay now, Hutchinson will join Edel Lukács for Le Chéile: An Evening of Creative Conversation next Monday, March 23, from 7pm to 9pm.
Performing Arts
'Chicago' comes to Clarinbridge
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
The show runs in Kilcornan Hall on Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, with doors at 7pm.
Literature & Readings
Poetry bridging Brooklyn to Bangor
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Accepting The Call, by Tim Dywer, published by Templar Poetry, will be introduced to an Irish audience by fellow poet Susan Millar Dumars after winning the 2024 Straid Collection Award in London.
