Happy Feet 2 charity screening

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Galway Autism Partnership will host a sensory friendly movie screening of Happy Feet 2 in the Galway Omniplex this Saturday at 11am. All are welcome. For more information see www.facebook.com/galwayautismpartnership or contact [email protected] or 083- 1222302.

The Dying Seconds @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

WHEN THE National’s Aaron Dresner heard The Dying Seconds’ eponymously titled debut album he declared it “the ferocious coming out of a great new band”.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Jan 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.

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. There will also be a comedy caption contest with the winner getting a prize at the end of the show.

The Mother's Arms

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

UP IN the hills, somewhere in the wilds of Donegal, there sits a dilapidated two-storey building surrounded by tumbling sheds; dry stone, rusty tin, rotting timber and tar-paper, the yard surrendered to weeds.

Neil Delamere - tales of a restructured Viking

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

2012 IS just five days old and its remaining 361 stretch out before us. It is the time when we make New Year resolutions, plan ahead, and hope for the best. So what hopes and fears does comedian Neil Delamere have for this year?

Jape returns to Galway next month

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

THE BRILLIANT Jape, one of the most creative and imaginative singer-songwriters in Ireland, makes a welcome return to Galway next month.

Jape will play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday February 2 at 9pm as part of a nation-wide tour.

Keith Barry’s sinful delights

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

MASTER MENTALIST Keith Barry is back in Galway next week with his latest show, 8 Deadly Sins, which is on at the Black Box for two nights only.

Galway Film Society returns for new season

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

THE GALWAY Film Society’s winter/spring season starts this month with a screening of the French film The Well Digger’s Daughter.

New Year laughs with Brendan Grace

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

BEAT THE January blues and start the month off with a smile and a laugh with possibly Ireland’s favourite comedian, Brendan Grace.

Actors sought for short-film

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

THE ACTOR Séamus Moran, best known for his roles in Fair City and Ros na Rún, is looking for young actors in the west.

The Certain Three 2012 Tour

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

THE CERTAIN Three 2012 Tour, featuring Katie Kim, The Lost Brothers, and Puzzle Muteson, comes to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday January 26.

Vibe for Phil Lynott @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

The Galway Vibe for Phil Lynott will take place in Monroe’s Live on Friday January 13 at 10pm. This Lizzy tribute band Remembering Lizzy will play a selection of classic Lynott songs. Admission is €15. Tickets are available on the door or through [email protected] and 091 - 583397.

Young Kodiaks to play The Cellar

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

GALWAY BAND Young Kodiaks will play Citóg at the Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, tomorrow night from 10pm.

CURFEW @ The Cellar

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

CURFEW, THE new DJ night at The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, returns for 2012 this Saturday with doors at 10pm.

The Afterlife according to Harrigan

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

EAMONN HARRIGAN’S dedication to getting the right words down in the best possible order is a noticeable feature of Where the Dead Go (Solstice Publishing), his debut novel.

Le “Jazz Bar Aerobleu”.....Mon Oeil

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

“SATURDAY MARCH 15 (1947) Jean Pierre is yelling: ‘Merde Reb! An Ovaltine Martini, what the hell is that?’ ‘Bombay gin and Campari mixed with a dash of Ovaltine,’ I said. ‘Three shots and you sleep like a baby!’ which is true.”

Galway Arts Centre creative writing classes

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will this month host daytime creative writing classes for beginners and continuing creative writing students interested in either poetry or fiction.

Matt Keane’s January concert

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

TRAD/FOLK singer Matt Keane will host his Christmas concert in the Claregalway Hotel tomorrow at 9pm.

For the concert, Matt will be joined by his brothers Sean, Pat, and Noel as well as Orlaith Keane. There will also be a performance by sean nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan.

Seamus Ruttledge @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

TUAM POET and singer-songwriter Seamus Ruttledge will play Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, this Saturday at 10pm.

Learn sean-nós dancing for 2012

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

IF YOU are keen to learn a style of dancing, make new friends, and get in some exercise, why not try Conradh na Gaeilge's popular sean-nós dancing classes?

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