Paul King singer-songwriter

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Simple things such as spending time relaxing with my girlfriend, rehearsing and playing music with the guys in the band, being in good company.

New art exhibition space opens at O’Briens Sandwich Bar

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

O’BRIENS SANDWICH Bar in Liosban has just opened a new art exhibition space and will now be displaying artworks as well as serving food.

“Having given the store a complete make over we wanted to provide a space for artists to exhibit their work,” said new space owner Aonghus McGuinness. “We approached Artspace who are based in Liosban and we were delighted Isabelle Gaborit wanted to get the project off the ground with a selection of her work.”

Over The Edge goes international

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

WRITERS FROM Holland, the USA, and Ireland will all feature in the March Over The Edge March Writers’ Gathering at The Café in the Galway City Museum on Friday March 11 at 8pm.

Coole Music Orchestra Festival

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THE FOURTH annual Coole Music Orchestra Festival 2011 takes place at the Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, this Sunday with a host of talented young musicians to perform two concerts.

The 2011 festival has been expanded to include intermediate level players. There will be performances from the Laois School of Music Orpheus Orchestra, Galway Junior and Intermediate Youth Orchestras, Athenry Music School Junior and Senior Orchestras, Clare Music Makers Intermediate String Ensemble, and Gort’s Coole Music Junior and Youth Orchestras.

New exhibition at city museum

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SIMPLE TO The Complex, a exhibition of new drawings by Maeve Callanan and Charlotte Kelly opens at the Galway City Museum on Saturday at 2pm.

The book club phenomenon

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THERE IS nothing new about the recent explosion of book clubs throughout Ireland. It could be argued that ever since two or three people discussed a book they all had read the concept of the book club was formed.

The more formal examples of the book club in modern history are the French Literary Salons and the English Coffee Shops of the 18th century.

Cushendall and the strawberry milkshake of the avant-garde

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

UNDERSTANDING: NEW & Selected Poems by Anne-Marie Fyfe and Love, Sorrow And Joy: A New Voice in Irish Avant-Garde Poetry by Graham Gillespie are both landmarks for the poets concerned.

World Book Day at Dubray Books

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

DUBRAY BOOKS on Shop Street is marking World Book Day with a series of events and readings in the shop today and tomorrow for children and young teens.

Today at 9.30am and 10.30am, Scottish writer and storyteller Rab Swannock Fulton will narrate scary tales and Irish myths and legends and children’s poetry. At 11.30am and 12.30am Sarah Webb will reading from her latest Amy Green adventure.

Western Writers’ Centre script doctor

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

ARE YOU a budding writer for film? Do you have a script but know it needs work? Well, help is at hand.

The Western Writers’ Centre is offering a script doctoring service for short film-scripts. The service, tutored by Declan McStein, is by appointment and is free of charge, but any donations to the centre are welcome.

Andy McKee The art of Motion on Guitar

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

SOME ARE born with an abundance of talent but never fully realise their potential, letting their gifts go to waste. Others have more modest abilities but strive hard, and by their efforts, make the very most of them.

Daithi Ó Dronaí launches his debut EP tomorrow

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

DAITHI Ó DRONAÍ, the immensely talented young fiddle player, whose imaginative sounds and unorthodox style has generated much interest in music circles, is about to release his debut EP.

David O’Doherty to add second Róisín Dubh date

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

DAVID O’DOHERTY’S show at the Róisín Dubh on Friday March 11 is nearly sold out, but due to phenomenal demand, he will perform an extra show on Thursday March 10.

Indie/hip hop genius Sage Francis for Cúirt

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

SAGE FRANCIS, the indie/hip hop performer and spoken word artist is coming to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday April 16 at 8pm as part of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Grumpy Old Women provide comic uplift

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

HAVE YOU reached that certain age? Are you more likely to be shaking your rolling pin than your booty? Are you a little bit hot, a little bit hairy?

Japanese/Irish poetry event at Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

JAPANESE POET Hisa Kagawa and Galway poet and playwright Rita Ann Higgins will be reading from their work at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop tomorrow at 6pm.

Ms Kagawa will read her Tanka poems on the night. Tanka is a Japanese traditional poem consisting of 31 syllables with 5-7-5/7-7 Mora pattern. Rita Ann will read a selection of work from her controversial new book Hurting God.

Meet Frederick at The Painter’s Palette

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

IF YOU have been passing by The Painter’s Palette in Moycullen, and taken a quick peek inside the gallery, you may have noticed the emergence of Frederick.

Print exhibition at Ard Bia

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

PRINT DESIGN artist Eimearjean McCormack is currently displaying a collection of her works in the Ard Bia restaurant at Nimmo’s.

The prints on display relate to a combination of works from various themed group shows in 2010 and 2011.

Go Fifties crazy at Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

FANS OF the current fifties revival will be in their element on Sunday March 6 from 8pm when Monroe’s opens its new venue, The Backstage Bar.

Tigh Cóilí’s to celebrate tenth birthday

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

TIGH CÓILÍ’S bar celebrates its 10th birthday next month and some of the best trad musicians around will be there for two nights of music and song.

Mumford and Sons play Galway next month

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

THE ENGLISH folk-pop band Mumford and Sons have announced a run of intimate Irish dates including a concert at the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway’s Live Lounge on Tuesday March 15.

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