“The Addams Family” in The Town Hall Theatre 16 - 19 November

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

A.I.M.S. award-winning Claregalway Musical Society returns to the stage!

Outset Gallery announces curated group show ''Materialists''

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Cultural hub for contemporary art and design, Outset Gallery, is delighted to announce their last curated group exhibition of 2022 – Materialists.

Music legend, Christy Moore announces new Galway concert dates

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Music legend Christy Moore plans to return to Galway for two shows on Friday, September 1 and Saturday, September 9 ,following a wave of sell out shows across the country. 

Immerse yourself with global music at Songs for an Open Road festival

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Offering an "in depth look at the various hues of melody and rhythm that permeate our planet", the inaugural Songs from an Open Road Festival seeks to "explore the sources and examine the influence of what is often referred to as 'global music' at the three day festival from November 17 to 20.

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.

La Traviata screening in Galway cinemas this Saturday

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, continues with Verdi’s La Traviata, starring soprano Nadine Sierra as one of opera’s ultimate heroines, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta, on Saturday 5 November at 4:55pm when the opera will be screened across The Eye Cinema, Palas and Omniplex Salthill.

Hudson Taylor are back at Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

With unrivalled energy and stunning harmonies, these popular multi-instrumentalists have amassed a strong following. This is thanks to their ability to deliver a rousing set that delivers time and time again.

Billboard chart toppers Moxie Strings to bring farewell gig to Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Talented instrumentalists Diana Ladio and Alison Lynn, bid a fond farewell to fans at Monroe’s Live on Friday, November 4th as part of their last Irish tour.

Vibrant Traditional Musicians Flook to Raise the Roof at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Award winning traditional folk band Flook will bring their high energy, toe tapping musicianship to Monroe’s Live on Friday, November 11, at 7:30pm. While this is a fully seated show, there is no doubt you will be on your feet, as the rousing rhythm of this talented foursome is set to lift the rafters. When it comes to the lilt and melody of the Irish tradition, Flook are at the top of their game.

Rich Hall - Galway’s favourite comedy cowboy

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

His grouchy demeanour, deadpan delivery, absurdist irony, rapid-fire wit, and idiosyncratic approach to country music, will be seen and heard across a variety of shows at this month’s Galway Comedy Festival.

Prison, Pirates and The World's Most Dangerous - Adam Burke returns to Galway

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Fresh from hosting the Comedy Arena at Electric Picnic, Adam Burke arrives in Galway having been at the heart of the comedy scene in Ireland for over 15 years. The mastermind behind Bray Comedy Festival, host for hugely successful Bingo Loco and the man behind Hardy Har comedy club at the Harbour Bar, Adam has graced stages like the 3Arena, Vicar Street, Cork Opera House and The Royal Theatre. He's also performed at the likes of Electric Picnic, All Together Now and At The Manor.

Captivating Irish Singer/Songwriter Paddy Dennehy To Perform New Release at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

This chance meeting ended in a personal invitation by The Frames lead singer to join him on-stage at the Everyman Theatre in Cork.

Flying the flag for Irish contemporary music

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

The Irish work in the programme comes from Deirdre Gribbin. Deirdre has been described as "a charismatic and intriguing new voice in contemporary music." (The Independent). She is Artistic Director of Venus Blazing Music Theatre Trust working with young people with cognitive delays. She has written for film including My Kingdom for Sky Pictures starring Richard Harris. The evening features the magical and mysterious “Merrow Sang” from 2007, which vividly recounts a tale of merrow-maidens emerging from the sea during the burial of one the Cantillon family of Ballyheigue.

Halloween weekend at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Gáire as Gaeilge: A night of stand-up comedy as part of the Galway Comedy Festival, An Taibhdhearc will host a line-up of the best Irish speaking comedians who will deliver 90 minutes of jokes “as Gaeilge”. Potentially the most fun you can ever have in Irish... the craic will be 90!

Day: 27th October

Galway musician Tom Portman debuting new album at Crane Bar gig

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Portman's new album, entitled Train to Nowhere features maestro Maciej (Magic) Zaworonek's poetic harmonica lines. Portman's music on Train to Nowhere feature his wry humour but also the subtle depth that one expects from a songwriter of Portman's standing.

Rich Hall - Galway’s favourite comedy cowboy

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

RICH HALL, the singing cowboy from Montana, is a Galway Comedy Festival favourite, an institution, and a must see during the last week of October. Really, the festival would not be the same without him.

The Opacas - Galway ‘virtual band’ go live with Salthill gigs

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

GALWAY BAND THE OPACAS began life as a virtual band during the lockdowns. Post-Covid, they are taking to the stage, and presenting live music shows with a real difference.

CLADDAGH CHORAL PRESENTS Live from Galway

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

The concert will feature Fir an Cladaigh and Galway City Chamber Choir.

This Halloween, take your chance to revisit the golden era of horror cinema from the thirties, forties and fifties, as Pálás Cinema presents ‘Silver Scream’ - a season of cla

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

On planning the vintage spook season, new cinema programmer at Pálás, William Fitzgerald said, “These are the originals, or at least the quintessential versions of these characters – the movies that inspired so many others and had such a lasting impact on popular culture. These iconic portrayals by Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein and The Mummy, Lon Chaney as The Wolfman and Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein, are the ones still immortalised every Halloween in costumes, in imagery, and in our imaginations.”

Irish National Opera presents The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts in three Galway cinemas -the Eye cinema, the Omniplex i

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

The season kicks off with Cherubini’s thrilling opera, Medea, on Saturday 22 October.

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