The Kanyu Tree to feature on PLAY IRISH

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE KANYU Tree will be among the various bands and singer-songwriters featured in this month’s PLAY IRISH initiative.

An Irish Colloquy at St Nicholas’

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE NATIONAL Chamber Choir of Ireland will present its concert An Irish Colloquy in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Friday April 20 at 8pm, as part of its 2012 National Tour.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Apr 12, 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.

On Attending the Cúirt Festival of Literature

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Plunged into daylight,
I leave the Town Hall

La Traviata @ The Eye

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

GIUSEPPE VERDI’S La Traviata will be performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and broadcast live to The Eye Cinema this Saturday at 6pm.

Karen Ryan to launch debut album in The Crane

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

FIDDLE PLAYER and member of The London Lasses Karen Ryan will launch her debut solo album with a show in The Crane Bar tomorrow at 9.30pm.

Jo Enright @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

PETER KAY has called Jo Enright “one of the most naturally gifted comic talents I’ve ever seen” while Jack Dee described her as “a great comedienne”.

Dublin City Ramblers Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE DUBLIN City Ramblers will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a concert in Monroe’s Live on Friday April 20 at 9.30pm.

We Cut Corners @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE BRILLIANT Dublin indie-rock duo We Cut Corners play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tonight at 9pm.

Philosophy, fungus and flourishing failure.... Welcome to Lars Lyer's world

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

LARS IYER is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also the author of the novel Spurious, a raucous debut that summons up the fabled Goon Show comedies.

Spurious tells the story of ‘Lars’ and his ‘slightly more successful’ friend, W, and their journey in search of more palatable literary conferences where they serve better gin. Another reason for their journeys: Lars’s home is slowly being taken over by a fungus that no-one seems to know what to do about.

The sea is always a reason for writing - Kirmen Uribe

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

AMONG THE many illustrious guests who will converge on Galway for Cúirt this month is Basque poet and novelist Kirmen Uribe whose books have been attracting international attention and accolades.

Seann Walsh @ Róisín Dubh comedy

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

SEANN WALSH, the comedian who The Independent has said “is well on his way to becoming a star” will play the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Monica Loughman to present La Sylphide at Town Hall

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

LEADING IRISH ballerina Monica Loughman, and Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, will bring the ballet La Sylphide to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday April 20 and Saturday 21 at 8pm.

Hugh Leonard’s Da at Town Hall

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

HUGH LEONARD’S brilliant and much loved comedy Da will be performed at the Town Hall Theatre by Galway’s Tungsten Theatre Company from April 10 to 14.

Da, a semi-autobiographical play set in sixties Dublin, explores the relationship between Charlie, a successful playwright, and his adoptive father.

New play from Mick Donnellan @ Town Hall

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

VELVET REVOLUTION, the new play by Mick Donnellan, will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre Studio from Tuesday April 10 to Saturday 14 at 8.30pm.

Theatre workshop on peace and reconciliation

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

A ONE day workshop, hosted by ALâ Community Theatre, Galway One World Centre, and Combatants for Peace, takes place on Thursday April 26 from 10am to 5pm.

Manon live from The Met @ The Eye

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

RUSSIAN SOPRANO Anna Netrebko will star in The Met’s production of Manon which will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark this weekend.

Curfew @ The Cellar

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

THE CURFEW night is back at The Cellar this Saturday with DJs Yoseph and Fuz spinning electro/chillwave and disco remixes.

A foodie Shack Up @ Kelly’s

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

THIS SATURDAY’S Shack Up! night at Kelly’s, Bridge Street, will see resident DJ Graham Dolan joined by Kormac’s Bakesale and cakes supplied by Sweetie Pies.

Lemonheads to perform classic album live

Thu, Apr 05, 2012

WHEN IT came to delivering classic albums, 1992 was not a bad year. Those 12 months saw the release of REM’s Automatic For The People; Dr Dre’s The Chronic, Morrissey’s Your Arsenal, and debuts from Pavement (Slanted and Enchanted) and PJ Harvey (Dry).

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