Noisy Plug Sessions @ Kelly’s

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE NOISY Plug Sessions at Kelly’s, Bridge Street, returns this evening at 9pm with The Little Shakers, Niceol Blue & The Copper Soul, Eyes of Vegas, and Mojo Gogo.

Rory Gallagher tribute band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

RORY GALLAGHER tribute band Shinkicker play Monroe’s Live on Friday March 30 at 11pm.

Paul Creane & The Changing Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

PAUL CREANE & The Changing Band have been described by Hotpress as blending “folk stylings with an indie sensibility to create a provocative work of depth and charm”.

Get Deeper @ The Cellar

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

GET DEEPER, the new nu-disco, deep house, and tech house clubnight, takes place in The Cellar this Saturday.

Mike Denvir to play Salthill Hotel

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

IRISH COUNTRY singer Mike Denvir will play The Salthill Hotel this Sunday as part of his current nationwide tour.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Mar 22, 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.

Galway Youth Orchestra to play for children

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE GALWAY Youth Intermediate Orchestra will perform a family concert this Sunday at St Patrick’s Band Hall, near Ceannt Station, at 2pm.

Vinny Brown to talk about books

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

VINNY BROWNE of Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop will give a talk on books in Clarinbridge on Tuesday at 7pm in Claire’s Tearooms.

The Forge at Gort literary festival returns

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE FORGE at Gort literary festival returns to the south County Galway town on Friday March 30 and Saturday 31 featuring readings, workshops, and music.

The St Matthew Passion at St Nicholas’

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

FOR THE first time in Ireland, JS Bach’s epic choral masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion, will be performed and Galway’s St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church is the venue.

This Must Be The Place competition winners

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE WINNERS of tickets to the advance screening of This Must Be The Place at The Eye Cinema this evening at 7pm are:

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

HE USED to go by the name Chloe Poems but now he is back to his birth name of Gerry Potter and he is coming to to Galway to perform his poetry.

March Over The Edge reading

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THREE WRITERS, Paul Maddern, Rejini Samuel, and Stephanie Klapp will read at the Over The Edge reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday March 29 at 6.30pm.

Win tickets to Mirror Mirror @ The Eye

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

MIRROR MIRROR, a spectacular reimagining of Snow White, opens in cinemas across the country on April 6 but there will be a special preview screening in Galway on April 1.

New Irish film @ The Eye

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE OTHER Side Of Sleep, a new Irish film, will be screened at The Eye Cinema from tomorrow, while the film’s director Rebecca Daly will be attending a screening next week.

The Other Side of Sleep is a dark psychological drama and the first feature film by Athlone born Rebecca Daly who won the Best Short award at the Galway Film Fleadh with Joyriders.

Win tickets to This Must Be The Place

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THIS MUST Be The Place, the English language debut of director Paolo Sorrentino, starring Sean Penn, will screen in The Eye Cinema on Thursday March 22 at 7pm.

NUIG’s new Medical Orchestra concert

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

NUI GALWAY’S Medical Orchestra will play the university’s Bailey Allen Hall on Thursday March 22 at 8pm for the final Arts in Action 2012 concert.

Art exhibitions on The Docks

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE SHED at the Galway harbour is a major new space for art in the city and for the rest of this year it will be host to a series of exhibitions, including a Galway Arts Festival show.

Facilitated by the support of the Galway Harbour Company, The Shed is a large 4,000sq ft warehouse space located on the middle pier of the Galway Docks.

Callino Quartet to play Clifden

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE ACCLAIMED Callino Quartet, along with British clarinettist Sarah Beaty, will perform work by Haydn and others, in the Church of Ireland Clifden on Wednesday March 21 at 8pm.