'Art has no borders but it does have edges' – GIAF launch

Thu, Jul 20, 2017

The 40th Galway International Arts Festival got off to a flying start on Monday at the Black Box Theatre with the world premiere of Woyzeck In Winter, Conall Morrison’s daring fusion of Büchner and Schubert.

Silence, storytelling, and Stano

Thu, Jul 20, 2017

THE GROUNDBREAKING Irish composer Stano, brings his latest work, 'In Between Silence’, described by New York reviewer Rosie Vaughn as “a masterclass in storytelling”, to the Galway International Arts Festival.

What you might see on the streets

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

FOR ALL the shows taking place in theatres, venues, bars, and even the Big Top, if no events and happenings are taking place on the streets of the city during the arts festival, then it just isn't the arts festival.

Mayor recalls his one movie roll at film fleadh launch

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

IN HIS first official engagement as Mayor of Galway, Pearce Flannery told the launch of the 29th Galway Film Fleadh, how, as a boy in Ballinasloe, he and his friends were thrilled to be cast as extras in the 1971 movie, Flight Of The Doves.

Get your man-bun ready, it's time for 'cool' irregular bingo again!

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

BINGO IS something associated with elderly ladies, not craft beer loving young men who listen to bands that don't even exist yet. Yet, there are hipsters who would love a chance to play the game.

Pride Bingo - back by demand

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

FOLLOWING THE success of the Bingo night in Nova to raise funds for the 2017 Galway Community Pride festival, two further evenings of “number calling” are being organised for July 5 and 19.

The 2017 Galway Garden Festival - 1st and 2nd July at Claregalway Castle with, Music, Street Theatre, Food, Craft and a Medieval Tournament.

Mon, Jun 19, 2017

The 2017 Galway Garden Festival will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July, at Claregalway Castle. This will be the 8th year of an uniquely charming garden event which caters for specialist and eclectic tastes.

Galway Fringe Festival reveals line-up

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival has revealed its programme for this year’s event which runs from July 15 to 30. The Fringe is celebrating its sixth birthday and is set to be the largest the city has seen yet, with more than 100 events, including theatre, visual art, poetry, music, comedy, street spectacles, spoken word, and children’s events, across 18 venues.

We need more women in electronic music

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

GALWAY WOMEN, female identifying, and the LGBTQ community are encouraged to take part in this weekend's DJ and production workshops n the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Galway International Arts Festival seeks volunteers

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

GALWAY INTERNATIONAL Arts Festival is recruiting volunteers for its 2017 programme of events, running from July 17 to 30, to help with venue invigilation, production, marketing, stewarding, crowd management, administration, and information services.

Galway Community Pride fundraising events

Thu, Jun 08, 2017

THE COUNTDOWN has begun to the 2017 Galway Community Pride festival which runs from August Monday 7 to Sunday 13, and in advance of that, a number of fun fundraising events will take place.

Margaretta D’Arcy will Tell Them Everything

Thu, Jun 08, 2017

TELL THEM Everything, a book by the veteran Galway activist and author Margaretta D’Arcy will be launched this month in The Women’s Pop Up Playhouse as part of The Colours Free Festival.

INISH: Island Conversations Festival

Thu, May 25, 2017

"ONE OF the most innovative, original, and downright entertaining events I'd been to in a long time," was how writer Kevin Barry described the INISH: Island Conversations Festival, which returns next month.

Paisiún Presents: "Letting Go"

Fri, May 19, 2017

We would be delighted if you could join us on June 4th @ the Árus na nGael courtyard to enjoy insightful talks, live music, local food, interactive art, honest conversation and dancing like nobody’s watching.

The Vikings are coming - to party, not to pillage

Thu, May 18, 2017

The Claddagh boatmen's Bádóirí an Chladaigh Regatta 2017 will not only showcase the finest Galway hookers and gleoiteogs in the West of Ireland, but brave an invasion of two Viking longships, thereby giving this year’s event a decidedly Nordic feel.

Youth Ballet West gala show (Town Hall)

Events Review Mon, May 15, 2017

YOUTH BALLET West celebrated its tenth anniversary with two vibrant, colourful gala performances at the Town Hall over the weekend. Salvos of loud and sustained applause greeted many of the routines which comprised choice excerpts from some of YBW’s greatest hits, as well as new pieces, such as Judith Sibley’s Tribute to Hayden and the lively fusion of contemporary and Irish dance in Theme from Green Bushes.

Galway Community Pride to hold Bingo festival fundraiser

Thu, May 11, 2017

AHEAD OF August's Galway Community Pride celebrations, a bingo fundraiser, with cash prizes, music, and entertainment, will take place in Nova, the West End, on Wednesday May 17.

Galway International Arts Festival impresses New York with drama and talks

Wed, May 10, 2017

GALWAY INTERNATIONAL Arts Festival and playwright Enda Walsh wowed New York’s culture scene this week with two openings for Walsh’s work, while Galway adventurer, and solo transatlantic rower, Gavan Hennigan took part in the GIAF’s first US First Thought Talk.

Galway to host public talk on centenary of the Russian Revolution

Thu, May 04, 2017

NEXT WEEK marks the 101st anniversary of the execution of James Connolly, but while every Irish person knows Connolly was a leader in the 1916 Rising in 1916, it is less well known that Connolly was a convinced Marxist, who wanted to achieve a socialist Ireland.

Bingo Loco @ Club 44

Thu, May 04, 2017

THE CRAZY world of Bingo Loco - think MCs, CO2 cannons, confetti, and Ireland's finest DJs - comes to Club 44, Upper Abbeygate Street, on Thursday May 11 at 6.30pm.

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