Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.
The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.
Read more ...2012 Cúirt Over The Edge Showcase
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
THE 2012 Cúirt Over The Edge Showcase Reading takes place on Friday April 27 at 3pm in the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...Martin Hayes to play Kinvara
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
MARTIN HAYES, one of the greatest of all Irish fiddle players, performs a solo gig in Johnston’s Hall, Kinvara, on Friday April 27 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...North Beach Poetry Nights
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
KEVIN O’SHEA and Adam White will recite their poetry at the North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, this Monday at 6.30pm.
Read more ...Ranelagh Singers concert
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
THE RANELAGH Singers will perform Renaissance, Baroque, and American spiritual music in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday at 8pm.
Read more ...Cúirt event at Róisín Dubh
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
THE SAW Doctors’ Leo Moran, journalist Olaf Tyaransen, writer Conor Montague, and singer-songwriter Seamus Ruttledge, will gather in the Róisín Dubh for a Cúirt event.
The Cúirt International Festival of Literature and the Róisín Dubh will present Far From Literature We Were Reared on Wednesday April 25 at 9pm in the Dominick Street venue’s upstairs bar.
Read more ...Galway Arts Centre daytime classes
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
THE GALWAY Arts Centre has a new programme of classes, including writing workshops, acting, and drawing, starting in May.
Read more ...The Quite Funny Table Quiz
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
THE QUITE Funny Table Quiz, a new departure in table quizzes in Galway, will be launched in Kelly’s, Bridge Street, on Tuesday.
Read more ...The Atlantic Pirates set sail
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
THE ATLANTIC Pirates have become one of the best known bands in Galway through their constant presence on Shop Street, playing some of the great Irish folk songs.
Read more ...Pat Kinevane, remembering the Forgotten
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
TWO MONTHS after he delighted Town Hall audience with his acclaimed solo show Silent, actor Pat Kinevane makes a welcome return to next week with Forgotten, his equally lauded one-man piece on old age and care of the elderly.
Read more ...Belfast’s runawayGO @ Citóg
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
BELFAST QUINTET runawayGO have just released their eponymous debut EP and will play Citóg in The Cellar Bar tomorrow night at 10pm as part of their current Irish tour.
Read more ...Dancing Days
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
DANCING DAYS is the name of a major event taking place in The Black Box Theatre from Thursday April 19 to Saturday 21 that will celebrate cutting edge Irish dance through performances, talks, and film.
Read more ...A century of music from Kilfenora
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
THE ROLLING Stones may have been around for nearly 50 years, but even their longevity pales in comparison to The Kilfenora Céilí Band, which is are 103 years on the go.
Read more ...Vladimir Jablokov @ Town Hall
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
IRISH BASED Slovakian violin maestro Vladimir Jablokov returns to the Town Hall Theatre for a concert next Wednesday at 8pm.
Read more ...Mirror Mirror winners
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
THE WINNERS of family passes to the advance screening of Mirror Mirror in The Eye were: Colette Horgan, Loughrea; Claire Finn, Renmore; Ayana Betelhem Abebe, Highfield Park; Antóin Mac Cathail Riabhaigh, Renmore; Sasha Lukyanova, Cappagh Road; Sheila Dwyer, Kilcolgan; Aishling Ward, Loughrea; David Curran, Knocknacarra; Teresa McGaugh, Caherlistrane; and Vanessa Stewart, Oranmore.
Read more ...New community music group for Westside
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
AN EIGHT week music programme for the Westside area begins on Tuesday April 23 at 7pm in the Westside Resource Centre.
Read more ...Sunday Service @ Massimos
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Sunday lunch will never be the same again. Enjoy some great food in with a relaxing Sunday soundtrack of Jazz, Soul, Reggae and more delivered to you on vinyl. From 1-3pm in Massimos.
Read more ...The Nitty Gritty @ Massimo
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
The Nitty Gritty makes a welcome return to Galway when DJs Kit Kola and Dave Barry (pictured) spin the finest in northern soul, rocksteady, original ska, jump blues, rockabilly, dancefloor jazz, Latin boogaloo, funk, swing, surf, 1960s r’n’b on Friday April 20.There will be a free mix CDs for those coming along to the night. Visit the Nitty Gritty Facebook page for more info.
Read more ...Cashier No 9 @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
THE BELFAST music scene is the healthiest it has been in 30 years and Cashier No 9 are prominent among the many fine bands who have emerged from the city of late.
The band - Danny Todd (vocals), James Smith (guitar), Stuart Magowan (bass), Philip Duffy (drums), and Ronan Quinn (keyboards) - play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday April 21 at 10pm.
Read more ...This Nachez @ Monroe’s
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
THE HEADFORD based rock band This Nachez will play the Underground Sound night at Monroe's Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 11pm.
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