Town Hall Theatre Announces Young Curators 2023

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

Town Hall Theatre Galway this week announced Lucy Birmingham, Tara Mackin and Noel Minogue as the three young people who will participate in the NASC Network Young Curators programme for 2023/24.

The Pulse — physical theatre at its best

Wed, Jul 19, 2023

Gravity & Other Myths has become a firm favourite with Galway International Arts Festival audiences in recent years, and never fail to astound and inspire with their breathtaking physical theatre.

In The Pulse, arguably their most ambitious production to date, the acrobats perform gravity-defying feats to a live score provided by the Barcelona based choir, Cor de Noies de l'Orfeó Català.

TG4 is looking for the world's next best Irish Dancer

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

TG4's An Ríl Deal is back for a new series.

Meat and Salt - a fairy tale based on King Lear

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

Galway Youth Theatre to stage Marina Carr’s family play as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2023

Galway Arts Festival presents critically acclaimed dance show from July 17

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

‘We leave uplifted, Poirier and Keegan-Dolan having conveyed by the chemistry of music and movement and intangible, lingering, joyous energy’ - The Irish Examiner

Dirty Circus returns promising a night of debauchery and decadence

Thu, May 18, 2023

Galway's leading burlesque and cabaret event, the Dirty Circus returns to Róisín Dubh on Saturday, May 20, with a show packed full of fantastic performers that will tantalise, entice and entertain the crowd.

Immersive audio experience inspired by West End's Silent Disco on in Massimo Bar next weekend

Thu, May 18, 2023

Written and directed by Jess Harkin, I did WHAT!? is an experimental audio experience, a work in progress, that delves into the lives of young students in Galway City.

Attention budding film-makers - pitching is open for this year's Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, May 18, 2023

Sponsored by Wild Atlantic Pictures this year, the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition is now officially open.

Are you under 25 and interested in being a curator?

Thu, May 04, 2023

Are you between 18 to 25 years of age and interested in curating a programme of events? The Town Hall Theatre is seeking two young people to join their NASC Network’s Young Curators programme for 2023/24. The closing date is 1pm on Tuesday May 16. The curators must be from, live in, or have a strong connection to Galway and its communities.

Youth Ballet West explore the theme of noise in stunning new show

Thu, May 04, 2023

White Noise is a new and highly original piece created by the dancers of Youth Ballet West around the theme of noise in our lives.

Irish National Opera presents the unmissable romantic opera, Werther

Thu, Apr 13, 2023

The Irish National Opera returns to the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday April 27 with an unmissable romantic opera Werther, Massenet’s masterly and nuanced portrayal of hopeless love.

Two exciting shows coming up at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Apr 06, 2023

Irish singer and guitarist Síomha dances the line between folk, jazz and neo-soul effortlessly taking audiences on an unforgettable journey with her soulful melodies. Her debut album Infinite Space – described by The Irish Times as “a seriously accomplished and self-confident debut”. Her moving album is a collection of songs in both Irish and English.

Galway Musical Society is back with Broadway classic, Rent

Thu, Apr 06, 2023

Thirty-eight years after they were first established, and four years since they last took to the Galway stage, GMS will return to the Town Hall Theatre to perform Broadway classic RENT, from Tuesday April 11 to Saturday April 15.

Glenamaddy takes centre stage as proud hosts of the Bostik All Ireland Confined Drama Finals 2023

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

The draw to determine what night each group will perform takes place in the Town Hall Theatre, Glenamaddy, next Sunday April 2 at 2pm.

Enchanted Croí Theatre brings new folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ to Galway

Thu, Mar 30, 2023

Roscommon-based Enchanted Croí Theatre has recently announced that its production of the new contemporary folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ will embark on a 13-venue nationwide tour through spring and summer 2023. The show is the work of California-based law professor and writer/composer-lyricist Amy Day, who was inspired to write the show in 2019 after visiting the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park while on a day off from teaching a course in international children’s rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. The cast includes Galway native Martin Gilligan and Galway-based singer-songwriter Tracy Bruen.

Galway radio drama to be broadcast nationally this weekend

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

A locally made radio drama, recorded in University of Galway's Flirt FM Studios, will be aired on national radio channel, Newstalk 106-108fm, this weekend and next.

Pauline Scanlon at An Taibhdhearc this Friday January 6

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

‘Her voice is a superb mix of china cup fragility and steely strength” (The Irish Times, 2010.)

Galway songwriter & folk singer Mick Brown releases first song

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Galway songwriter, folk singer and community facilitator Mick Brown is releasing his first song this Friday November 11.

The Claddagh Choral's Live at Galway concert transported audience to another world

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Claddagh Choral presented Live at Galway a concert which saw two local groups, Fir an Cladaigh and The Galway City Chamber Choir, wow attendees with beautifully performed songs at their concert in Galway Cathedral.

Meeting Martin Naughton

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

I have wanted to tell this story for 27 years. It started when I replied to a job ad in the DCU newsletter, which had been placed by the Centre for Independent Living (CIL). I was invited to an interview at the Royal Dublin Hotel. Soon, the door was pushed open and a bearded man in a wheelchair rolled in. A fishing hat sat on his head, a cigarette hung from his lips and he wore a smile on his face. ‘Shake the thumb,’ he told me. This was my first introduction to Martin Naughton.

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