Comedy crawls before rugby and parades

Thu, Oct 12, 2023

Busy social diary? Not sure how to spend the afternoon in town before Macnas Hallowe’en parade or Rugby World Cup final?

Homage to Russian maestro in exile

Thu, Oct 12, 2023

Music for Galway’s International Concert Season performance of Rachmaninov has been rescheduled to next week.

Comedy questionnaire Bernard Casey

Thu, Oct 12, 2023

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY?
Talking raiméis to tourists heading to the Skelligs.

Tigh He-He Comedy Club Thursday, September 21, Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

Thursday is comedy night, showcasing different comics each week. Upstairs in Róisín Dubh. Gáire! Suas an Staighre.

Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss announced for Galway Comedy Festival

Thu, Aug 24, 2023

The acts so far announced for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival include the Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, who is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to the Black Box Theatre on Saturday October 28, after a record-breaking-run in Dublin, Belfast and London.

Don't miss the Sunday Night KARLnival with Greg Fitzsimmons in Róisín Dubh!

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

Karl Spain is back at the helm of his clunkily-monikered Sunday Night KARLnival in Róisín Dubh on Sunday August 6 where he will be joined by special guest Greg Fitzimmons.

Arts Festival stand up comedy specials at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

As part of the exciting arts festival lineup, get ready for a series of comedically diverse stand up specials in Róisín Dubh from five of Ireland’s finest homegrown talents.

Tigh He-He Comedy Club is back in Róisín Dubh with Karl Spain on July 13

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

"His quick wit will leave you gasping" - Evening Standard

Stephen Frost's Improv All Stars at Róisín Dubh on Friday July 14

Thu, Jun 29, 2023

Stephen Frost’s Improv All-Stars are the Premier League of improvisers!

John Colleary is this week's Tigh He-He Comedy Club special guest in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 22, 2023

"Quirky, zany, and, most importantly, funny" - Capital Magazine

Hardy Buck and all round hard man Owen Colgan coming to Róisín Dubh on Thursday June 15

Thu, Jun 08, 2023

Hardy Buck Owen Colgan is back on the road again, with a new tour, Back on the Pump, encompassing a selection of his hardest hitting personal stories mixed with proven methods to create world peace.

Comedian Steve Hughes brings new show, TOUGH LOVE, to Róisín Dubh on Saturday June 10

Thu, Jun 08, 2023

Get ready to laugh like you haven’t in a long time as Steve Hughes, a comedian who has left audiences in stitches all around our realm, brings his latest show, TOUGH LOVE, to Róisín Dubh.

Emma Doran to perform in Town Hall Theatre this Friday May 5

Thu, May 04, 2023

After a whirlwind few years of viral comedy videos, Emma Doran sold out two nights in Dublin’s Liberty Hall in no time, and now she’s bringing her show - Mad, Isn't It - to the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, this Friday May 5.

Don't miss Tigh He-He in Róisín Dubh tonight, Thursday May 4

Thu, May 04, 2023

This week’s special guest is Aideen McQueen. Aideen is one of Ireland’s top stand-ups, having reached the ‘Funny Funny’ comedy competition final after her third gig. She also reached the semi-finals of the national new act competition ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014.

Andrew Maxwell brings his show, KRAKATOA, to Róisín Dubh tonight

Wed, Apr 26, 2023

Multi-faceted comedian Andrew Maxwell - who has won the Time Out Award for Best Live Comic, featured on shows like Live at the Apollo and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, and voices MTV's Ex On The Beach - is bringing his show, KRAKATOA, to Róisín Dubh this evening, Thursday April 27.

Throughout his career, Maxwell has enjoyed many sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, most recently in 2022 with KRAKATOA, which was met with critical acclaim - and yet his self-confessed favourite venue to play in is the Róisín, luckily for us Galwegians. He says: "It's a really intimate, fun space to perform in, but the level of laughter that Galway crowds give you makes it feel like a huge venue."

Róisín Dubh's famous Tigh He-He comedy club returns tonight with Karl Spain

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

"His quick wit will leave you gasping" - Evening Standard

The Clifden Traditional Music Festival takes place this week

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

The 12th Annual Clifden Traditional Music Festival will take place this year from Thursday April 13 to Sunday April 16 in Clifden, Connemara. The event will feature a host of artists from all over Ireland as well as lots of local talent.