Competition winners
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
THE WINNERS of copies of Tommy Tiernan’s new DVD Crooked Man are: Clare O’Regan, Bearna; Maureen Devaney, Lettermore; Stephanie Flaherty-Klapp, Oranmore; Michael Johnson, Tuam; Trevor Lenihan, Galway.
Read more ...Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
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.
Read more ...Freezer Sessions @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
THE JÄGERMEISTER Freezer Sessions return to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday December 1 with The Frank and Walters, The Depravations, Elaine Mai, and Ram’s Pocket Radio.
Read more ...Keywest @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
THERE IS a real buzz around Keywest right now and so anticipation of their gig in Monroe’s Live on Friday December 2 at 8.30pm is high.
Read more ...Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters @ Citóg
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
FOX JAW Bounty Hunters, the Limerick indie-rock quartet, who this year released their debut album The Devil In Music, play Citóg in The Cellar Bar tomorrow.
Read more ...Scott Ferguson to DJ @ Bierhaus
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
DETROIT’S SCOTT Ferguson will make his Galway debut this Saturday when he drops into the Bierhaus to perform a DJ set from 9pm.
Read more ...East 17 @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
EAST 17, the boyband who scored 18 Top 20 hits throughout the 1990s have returned and will play Monroe’s Live on Thursday December 1 at 9pm.
Read more ...Galway Record & CD Fair at Kelly’s
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
THE GALWAY Record & CD Fair returns to upstairs at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, this Saturday.
The upcoming fair will have a huge range of vinyl records spanning almost every era and every genre - from the 1950s right up to the present day - from blues to metal, rap to alternative, punk to funk, to post-rock, Irish and indie. A massive selection of hard-to-find CDs and DVDs will also be on sale on the day.
Read more ...Eleanor Shanley in Moycullen
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
ELEANOR SHANLEY makes a welcome return to Galway to play The Forge in Moycullen this Saturday.
Read more ...Hootenanny @ Campbell’s
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
THE AMERICANA Music & Arts Month at Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, will end on a high note with shows from Mr William’s Goodtime String Band and The Midnight Cowboys.
Read more ...New exhibitions to open
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
FOUR NEW exhibitions open in Galway over the coming days, ranging from traditional landscapes and still lifes to conceptual arts installation pieces.
Read more ...Proust Questionnaire
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Climbing trees! Or a nice bun.
Michaela Madden releases debut EP
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
MICHAELA MADDEN, a young County Galway singer-songwriter, has released her debut EP Where? featuring original songs and covers.
Read more ...Leading pianist Alexej Gorlatch to perform in NUIG
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
ALEXEJ GORLATCH, described by The New York Times as a “remarkably talented pianist” and by The Irish Times as a musician “who can take you into areas others just can’t reach” is coming to Galway.
Read more ...Frank Naughton to sing at St Nicholas’
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
GALWAY TENOR Frank Naughton will host his Christmas concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Sunday December 4 at 8pm.
Read more ...Fred Johnston launches new short story collection
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
GALWAY WRITER Fred Johnston will launch his new collection of short stories Dancing In The Asylum next week.
Dancing In The Asylum, published by Parthian, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, at 6pm on Thursday December 1.
Read more ...French comedy film to be screened at Town Hall
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
LES FEMMES du 6ème Étage, the light-hearted comedy from writer/director Philippe LeGuay will receive an exclusive screening in Town Hall Theatre this weekend.
Read more ...Win tickets to 50/50 @ Omniplex
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
INSPIRED BY a true story, 50/50 features Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, starring as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis.
Read more ...Abandonman @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
ABANDOMAN HAVE been described by Chortle.co.uk as “Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile” and as “nothing short of genius”.
Read more ...Pump Lane mural makes case for Movember and street art
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
IF YOU are walking along the canal at the back of the Róisín Dubh, or along Pump Lane, between the Róisín and the Bierhaus, you cannot fail to have seen the evolution of the Movember mural.
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