Karl Spain at Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

THE PENULTIMATE heat of the popular Show Me The Funny comedy competition takes place this Monday, February 21 at The King’s Head Bar.

Galway synthpop artist Host releases new single

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

GALWAY SYNTHPOP vocalist and songwriter Host releases her first new music of 2022 on Friday, with the single 'Not Alright'.

Russian writer to read at Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

THE WRITERS Polina Cosgrave, Sharon Black, Claire Loader, and Vincent Flannery will read from their work at the February Over The Edge: Open Reading on Zoom.

Riverdance star brings new dance show to Galway

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

WALLS TALK, the new show from Breandán de Gallaí - the principal dancer with Riverdance for more than seven years - comes to the Town Hall Theatre next month.

Paint and a pint - Paintclub returns

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

FANCY PAINTING a pint of Guinness while drinking a pint of Guinness? Paintclub - the social art club - is back, hosting painting sessions in a bar.

Galway Film Society to screen Petite Maman

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

EIGHT-YEAR-old Nelly is exploring the woods outside her grandmother’s house when she meets a girl her own age, with whom she seems to have a remarkable amount in common.

The Dirty Circus - love and sauce are in the air

Wed, Feb 16, 2022

VALENTINE’S DAY was on Monday, but who says the love and romantic vibes cannot continue all week long? And what better way to achieve that than with The Dirty Circus?

Film review: Death On The Nile

Films Reviews Wed, Feb 16, 2022

A SEQUEL to the remake of Murder On The Orient Express, a mild hit in 2017, Kenneth Branagh is back directing and starring as Hercule Poirot for what I can only assume is the nice pay day which allowed him to make a more personal project like Belfast.

‘It feels like starting over again’

Wed, Feb 16, 2022

JULIE FEENEY was not just busy during the lockdowns, she was positively a Renaissance woman, adding actor, playwright, and theatrical music director to her already impressive CV of award winning vocalist and composer.

'Getting to Know...' Katelyn Molloy, country singer

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being able to do something I love and enjoy everyday like singing.

Tony Cantwell’s Pony comes to Galway

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

HE HAS become an Irish comedy phenomenon through his videos and Instagram stories, and this month, he returns to stages around Ireland.

Huun-Huur-Tu - return of the Tuvan throat singers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

AFTER TWO years of no live music, every gig now taking place will feel special and important, yet Huun-Huur-Tu’s upcoming Galway show will likely prove to be the most exciting, and utterly different, musical event of the year.

Live Again - a Galway night with a selection of Galway's finest musicians and performers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

TWO GALWAY music legends; the inaugural winner of the Choice Music Award; a rising star among Irish singer-songwriters; and a Galway trad music and dance phenomenons.

Azor - GFS to screen acclaimed Argentinian thriller

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

AZOR, THE Argentinian film which The Guardian has called “eerie conspiracy thriller about the complacency of the super rich”, will be screened by the Galway Film Society.

A Valentine's Day Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

IT MAY be taking place on Valentine’s Day, but there will be no love lost between the next batch of comedy hopefuls as the second heat of Show Me The Funny in The Kings Head Bar, next Monday, February 14.

Also For Roaring - experimental theatre at Black Box

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

ALSO FOR Roaring - an experimental production “about nonsense as much as sense”, about breaking “away from any kind of cohesion”, is coming to the Black Box Theatre.

Joep Beving - Paris, philosophy, and the piano

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

JOEP BEVING, a sensation in contemporary classical music, will, in April release his latest album and play the Róisín Dubh.

Phillip Pullman's The Book Of Dust @ The Eye

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

THE BOOK Of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, the prequel to Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials epic, is being brought to the stage by Britain’s National Theatre.

Galway Film Fleadh seeks short film submissions

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh is now accepting short film submissions for its 2022 festival, accepting all genres of short film under 40 minutes, as well as picture-locked rough cuts.

‘It is time to sing together again’

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

“IT IS time to sing together again” is the phrase inspiring the Galway Choral Association as it plans to re-commence in-person rehearsals, this Sunday, February 13.

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