Wonderland album winners

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

THE WINNERS of signed copies of the deubt album by Irish girl group wonderland were:

Launch of new Crannóg

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

THE NEW edition of Crannóg will be launched in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Albert Niland to launch new album at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

ALBERT NILAND, one of Ireland’s leading guitarists, is coming back to his native county to launch his new album in the Róisín Dubh on Sunday July 3 at 9pm.

Gráda @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

“GRÁDA IS to Irish music what Arcade Fire is to indie - informal, prodigious and full of spirit.” So said The Washington Post and Gráda play Monroe’s Live on Sunday at 8.30pm.

The Chakras @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

THE CHAKRAS are creating something of a stir at the moment. The Times compared them to Doves while Q said their “epic, swirling psychedelia recalls Richard Ashcroft’s gang at their peak”.

Support Cuckoo Savante’s new album

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

CUCKOO SAVANTE have brought a wonderful touch of cabaret and black romanticism to the Galway music scene and now local music fans can help the band record their next album.

Paul Bradley concerts

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

VIOLIN MAKER, player, and poet Paul Bradley will give a concert and reading, with singer Alan Burke, in the gallery space at the Bridge Mills on Saturday July 2 at 7pm.

The poems Paul will read at the event are inspired by the Galway area, his native Armagh, as well as Belfast and Italy, and or course by traditional music. Alan Burke is from Dublin and has sung with the band Afterhours.

New exhibition in 126 gallery

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

In Dublin a group of artists came together to develop an experimental collaborative process of visual arts, literature, sound, video, and architectural working methodologies.

Margaret Clayton debut exhibition

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

GALWAY SEASCAPES, the debut exhibition by Margaret Clayton is currently on show in the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

Birds and trad musician come together in new book by Marcus Hernon

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

FLUTE PLAYER, flute maker, composer, Roisín na Mainíach, Carna man, Marcus Hernon is all these things, and now he can add author to that list.

Marcus will launch his new book, The Grouse In The Heather, named after his acclaimed album in St Nicholas’s Collegiate Church on Thursday June 30 at 8pm.

New comedy night - Stand Up For The Month

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

A NEW, regular comedy night is coming to Galway - Stand Up For The Month - a monthly night which will be hosted by Jarlath Regan.

Trad music concerts in St Nicholas’

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

ST NICHOLAS’ Collegiate Church will host the next Tunes In The Church gig tomorrow from 8pm to 9.30pm.

Journey to Aran at the Town Hall

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

WHETHER IT be Robert Flaherty’s Man Of Aran or that legendary Guinness advert from the late 1970s, the Aran Islands have held a fascination for film-makers.

Films of the Aran Islands, including one never seen before, will be screened in the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday June 29 and Thursday 30 at 8pm as part of The Irish Film Institute film programme, Journey to Aran.

Major new Irish film to premiere at The Eye

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

THE GUARD, the major new Irish crime-comedy film, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle, will receive its premiere screening as part of the Galway Film Fleadh on Wednesday July 6 at 7pm in The Eye cinema.

Super8Shots festival starts today

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

SUPER8SHOTS, the festival which celebrates films, documentaries, and home movies shot on 8mm, opens today and will run until Sunday July 10, with events in Galway city and Inis Oírr.

Win tickets to Bridesmaids @ Omniplex

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

ANNIE’S LIFE is in a mess, but she is to be maid of honour at her best friend, Lillian’s wedding. She has to do her duty, but disaster, mayhem, and hilarity lie in wait.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, Jun 23, 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.

Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. All comedians are welcome. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.

Catch the bigger and better Bell X1 while you can

Thu, Jun 16, 2011

SLOWLY BUT surely Bell X1 developed from a creative and highly entertaining Kildare band, doing the college circuit under the name of Juniper, into an Irish phenomenon called Bell X1 who are on the edge of breaking America.

The Cripple of Inishmaan returns to Town Hall

Thu, Jun 16, 2011

FRESH FROM a hugely successful tour of the United States, Druid’s smash-hit staging of Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan makes a welcome return to the Town Hall for three nights only.