Man 1, Bank 0 - comedy show @ Town Hall
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
GIVEN HOW our banks have plunged this State into recession and economic meltdown, we’d all like to give them a bloody nose to show our disgust.
Read more ...A poetic journey through paintings
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
IN THE early 1990s, Paul Durcan took a trip to the National Gallery of London where he enjoyed viewing works by Van Gogh, Van Eyck, Rubens, and Gainsborough.
The visit inspired his 1994 collection of poems, Give Me Your Hand, and this collection has now been turned into a show which will take place in The Druid Lane Theatre on Tuesday June 21 at 8.30pm and Wednesday 23 at 11pm.
Read more ...The Beauty Queen of Leenane in Oranmore
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
MARTIN MCDONAGH’S The Beauty Queen of Leenane will be staged by Broken Door Theatre in Kudos Nightclub, Oranmore, on Wednesday June 22 and Thursday 23 at 8pm.
Read more ...Don Stiffe @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
DON STIFFE, the popular Galway folk singer-songwriter will play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9.30pm as part of the Galway Sessions Festival 2011.
Read more ...International poetry at Over The Edge
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
WRITERS FROM Italy, Albania, the United States, and Ireland will be reading at the Over The Edge June Writers’ Gathering, which takes place next week.
Read more ...New music from The Commander
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
THE COMMANDER releases new music under the Fake moniker on June 25 and to celebrate he will hold a pre-release party in Monroe’s side room this Saturday.
Read more ...Northern Soul and Ska @ The Bluenote
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
DO YOU love Northern Soul, Ska, 1960s R’n’B, or Latin Boogaloo? If so, do not miss Soul In The Blue at The Blue Note this Saturday from 9pm.
Read more ...Funk-soul diva Janelle Monae to play Galway
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
JANELLE MONAE has been called “a different kind of diva” by Vogue, “a true visionary” by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, while Andre ‘3000’ Benjamin says she has “one of the most enchanting voices of our generation”.
Read more ...Sharon Shannon @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
SHARON SHANNON, along with a host of the finest Galway trad, folk, and singer-songwriter talent, will play Monroe’s Live on Wednesday at 8pm.
Read more ...Beóga to play The Crane
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
BEÓGA HAVE been called “the best traditional band to emerge from Ireland this century” by the Wall Street Journal, while Irish Philadelphia called them “simply thrilling”.
Read more ...The life and times of Galway’s first Labour TD
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
FOR A few months during 1927, Galway city and county – it was all one constituency then – was represented in the Dáil by Gilbert Lynch. He won the seat in June and lost it in September.
Between the two elections, my near namesake, Kevin O’Higgins, then Minister for Justice, was assassinated by Republicans on his way to Mass. There were real fears this might re-open the Civil War. The other huge event of 1927 was Fianna Fáil entering the Dáil for the first time, after the split from Sinn Féin.
Read more ...Texas’ finest to sing at St Nicholas
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
One of Texas’ finest church choirs will be performing in Galway at a free concert in St. Nicholas Church on Saturday June 25 at 8pm.
Read more ...Sarah Nevin launches poetry book
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
GALWAY POET Sarah Nevin will launch her debut collection of poetry, Three Seats Free in Bar 8 this Sunday at 4pm.
Read more ...Galway writer in running for Frank O’Connor Award
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
GALWAY WRITER Moya Roddy has made the long list for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Award for her collection of short stories Other People.
Read more ...126 exhibition asks ‘Who holds the power?’
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
RUTI SELA and Maayan Amir, winners of the 2009 UNESCO young artist award, are currently showing the Beyond Guilt Trilogy in the 126 gallery on Queen Street.
Read more ...Do you know your Simpsons?
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
JUST HOW well do you know Springfield’s most famous family, The Simpsons? Well this month you will have a chance to prove your knowledge.
Read more ...Speech level singing workshop
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
CANADIAN SPEECH level singing instructor Spencer Welch is coming to Galway to give a workshop in the technique this weekend.
Read more ...Colours Fringe Festival programme launch
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
THE 2011 Colours Fringe Festival programme launch takes place in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 8pm.
Read more ...Cinema Review - X-Men: First Class
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
As one of the most anticipated movies of the year, especially for Marvel fans who have been practically salivating, it is safe to say that X-Men: First Class has lived up to the hype, providing an experience which is action-packed and engaging while adding something a little different.
Read more ...Win tickets to Green Lantern @ Omniplex
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
THE GREEN Lantern Corps, a small but powerful brotherhood, has kept order throughout the galaxies for centuries, but in Parallax they face a powerful enemy.
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