‘Her voice originated from deep in her soul, you could hear it’
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
MARY MCPARTLAN, a powerhouse of Irish folk music - as a vocalist, a supporter of songwriters, an event organiser, as someone who nurtured the tradition, not just keeping it alive, but giving it a future - will be celebrated in Galway in April.
Read more ...Town Hall to stage world premiere of Mairéad Folan’s Luke
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
THE WORLD premiere of Luke, written by Mairéad Folan, directed by Diarmuid de Faoite,and with dramaturgy by Little John Nee, takes place in the Town Hall Theatre from Thursday March 31 to Saturday April 2.
Read more ...Tragedy and comedy - Seán Begley headlines the Róisín Dubh
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
GALWEGIAN AND award-winning stand-up comedian, Seán Begley, brings his debut solo show, Tragic, to the Róisín Dubh on Sunday March 27.
Read more ...Niamh Regan - new EP out tomorrow
Tue, Mar 22, 2022
COUNTY GALWAY singer-songwriter, Niamh Regan, releases her new EP, In The Meantime, tomorrow, Wednesday March 23, digitally and as a CD.
Read more ...Fontaines DC to play Galway in December
Mon, Mar 21, 2022
ARGUABLY THE most exciting band to emerge from Ireland in recent years, Fontaines DC release their new album next month and play Galway in December.
Read more ...Viola, percussion, and a colourful sound world
Mon, Mar 21, 2022
STREET VENDOR songs, St Brigid, Sicilian folk music, and the melodic percussion instrument, the gamelan, will all come together at the next Music for Galway concert.
Read more ...Bicurious and Poly-Math to play the Róisín Dubh
Mon, Mar 21, 2022
EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL rock duo Bicurious, and Brighton prog/math band Poly-Math, play the Róisín Dubh this week.
Read more ...The Staves - sisters in harmony, sisters in song
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
"THE HUMAN voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, the most moving...even the greatest virtuoso will never be able to give you even a fraction of the emotion a beautiful voice can...That is our share of the divine.”
Read more ...Poetry and fiction at Over The Edge
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
TWO POETS and a fiction writer will be the main readers at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading on Zoom on Thursday March 24 at 6.30pm.
Read more ...St Patrick’s Day marks birthday celebrations for EYE Cinema
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
ON ST Patrick’s Day, The EYE Cinema in Wellpark will mark its 17th birthday, and to celebrate, tickets to all shows will be €7 from Thursday March 17 to Sunday 20.
Read more ...Éirí - a musical odyssey with Luminosa Strings Orchestra
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
TWO CONCERTS will take place in Galway this year - one is themed around journeys, the other around transformation, and both come under the overall theme of Éirí - arise.
Read more ...Oliver Callan - live at the Town Hall
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
OLIVER CALLAN, one of Ireland’s foremost impressionists and satirists is bringing his award-winning Callan’s Kicks to the stage for the first time in seven years.
Read more ...Rukmini Kelkar exhibition
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
THE ART of Rukmini Kelkar draws on both her Indian heritage and her time here in Ireland, as Galway will see at her latest exhibition in Renzo Café, Eyre Street.
Read more ...Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse at the Town Hall
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
VIRGINA WOOLF’S To The Lighthouse, adapted by Marina Carr, directed by Annabelle Comyn, and starring Derbhle Crotty is to be screened at the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...Night of classic hits in Monroe’s for Ukraine
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
ONE OF Ireland’s favourite DJ’s, Gareth O’Callaghan is hosting an eighties and nineties night in Monroe’s Live on Thursday March 24, with all proceeds going to Red Cross and its work in Ukraine.
Read more ...Film review: Red Rocket
Films Reviews Wed, Mar 16, 2022
RED ROCKET is the new film from Sean Baker, who broke through with his hugely successful second feature, Tangerine, which was shot mainly on an iPhone 5s.
Read more ...The Dirty Circus returns for St Patrick’s weekend
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
THE LONG Bank Holiday St Patrick’s Weekend will be celebrated in saucy and decadent style when The Dirty Circus returns to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, March 19.
Read more ...Irish Student Drama Awards Festival 2022
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
THE IRISH Student Drama Awards festival returns to Galway this year from March 28 to April 8. Hosted by NUIG Dramsoc, colleges from across Ireland will submit their very best theatre productions for this two week competition.
Read more ...Trad titans to play Galway’s new music venue, Stiúideo Cuan
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD, Steve Cooney, Máirtín O’Connor, and Matt Molloy - titans of Irish traditional music - will give concerts at Stiúideo Cuan, County Galway’s new flagship creative centre.
Read more ...Clannad bring farewell tour to Leisureland
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
CLANNAD WILL mark its 50th anniversary as a band, and bring the curtain down on an extraordinary career with a farewell world tour.
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