JM Synge’s photographs on show on Inis Oírr

Thu, May 12, 2011

JM SYNGE is best known as a playwright but he was also a keen photographer and his photos are currently on exhibition in the Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr.

Galway Early Music Festival exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

MAGO MUSICAE, a new exhibition of contemporary artwork inspired by mediaeval music will take place next week as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

Imago Musicae opens on Monday May 16 above The Bakehouse, Lombard Street, and will feature work by Aoife Bheilbigh, Laura Burns, Ann Vaughan, and Sorcha Ní Chróinín.

Cinema Review - Priest

Thu, May 12, 2011

It may not be everyone’s cup of tea and, granted, there are quite a few disappointing moments, but I am willing to stick my neck out for this post-apocolyptic vampire slayer movie and say it is not a complete failure.

Wagner’s Die Walküre at The Eye

Thu, May 12, 2011

IN TIMES of battle, the Valkyries, rode from the spirit world, choose those who would die in battle, and carry them off as heroes to the afterlife in Valhalla.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, May 12, 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 10pm.

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.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE EVER popular Whose Line Is It Anyway? returns to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday May 18 for another night of mayhem, mirth, and improv.

Tír Na nÓg - legendary folk duo play Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 12, 2011

TÍR NA nÓg, the folk-rock duo of Sonny Condell and Leo O’Kelly, are touring again, and make a welcome return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Sunday May 22.

The return of Declan O’Rourke

Thu, May 12, 2011

DECLAN O’ROURKE been off the scene for the last three years but April saw him return in strong form with his third album Mag Pai Zai, and this month he is coming to play Galway.

Temple House Festival - west’s biggest music festival with 100 acts

Thu, May 12, 2011

The Temple House Festival in Sligo is shaping up to be the best fest in the west with an amazing line-up confirmed. More than 100 Irish and international acts will perform on four stages over three days at the award winning festival.

We all shine on

Thu, May 05, 2011

DREAMER. REBEL. Genius. Singer. Songwriter. Visionary. Peace campaigner. Martyr. Iconoclast. Icon. To many millions of people, John Lennon was, is, and always will be all these things.

‘Stunning reworking’ of Ibsen’s Ghosts for Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE LONDON Classic Theatre make a welcome visit to the Town Hall this month with its riveting production of Henrik Ibsen’s powerful play Ghosts in a translation by Frank McGuinness.

Although written in 1881, this is no staid Victorian drama. Ghosts can surprise modern audiences with some of the issues that it discusses, including out of wedlock children, venereal disease, infidelity, and euthanasia.

Go Panda Go @ Strange Brew

Thu, May 05, 2011

GO PANDA Go, the exciting new Galway indie/alternative band, play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday May 12 at 9pm.

O’Sullivan Beara - The Last Gaelic Chieftain

Thu, May 05, 2011

AIDEN DOOLEY, creator of international hit show Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer, comes to the Town Hall next week with his acclaimed new play about the remarkable life of Gaelic chieftain O’Sullivan Beara.

Theatre for schools with Cups and Crowns

Thu, May 05, 2011

CUPS AND CROWNS Theatre Company is touring its new show The Magnificent Mind Of Daisy Dunne around primary schools in Galway city and county.

Stagecoach classes and children’s parties

Thu, May 05, 2011

STAGECOACH GALWAY has launched two programmes for the summer months - its regular theatre classes and a new venture called Stagecoach Parties.

CU Factor talent competition

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE COUNTY final of the CU Factor Talent Competition takes place at Town Hall Theatre on Sunday May 8 at 7pm.

Natty Wailer’s Bob Marley celebration @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 05, 2011

BOB MARLEY, a cultural icon, a prophet and hero to Jamaicans, and one of the worlds most loved musicians will be celebrated and remembered in Galway next week.