Moya Roddy to launch new short story collection
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
MOYA RODDY, the Galway based writer, will launch Other People, her new collection of short stories, this weekend.
Read more ...Experience a Mediaeval Christmas
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE MEDIAEVAL vaults of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church will echo with the sounds of a A Medieval Christmas with a concert by early music group Morisca.
Read more ...Mary Coughlan to release new single
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
MARY COUGHLAN, one of the finest singers to ever emerge form Galway, and Ireland’s leading jazz and blues vocalist, is releasing a new single.
Read more ...A medley of books for Christmas
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
AS ALWAYS there is a huge variety of books available as gifts this Christmas which in an increasingly harsh economic climate offer wonderful value and, when chosen properly, are immensely and deeply appreciated.
Read more ...Dancing at Lughnasa at Town Hall
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
TWENTY YEARS after its first staging at the Abbey Theatre, Brian Friel’s classic drama Dancing at Lughnasa comes to the Town Hall next week in an acclaimed new production by Second Age Theatre Company.
Read more ...The eclectic delights of The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE BRAD Pitt Light Orchestra can contain anything from five to 10 members on stage for a live show, but the core of the band is siblings Ann, David, and James Blake, who come from a Limerick family steeped in music.
“We grew up with it in the house, mum was a violinist in the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and dad loves music,” Ann Blake tells me during our Thursday morning interview. “We were brought up signing together all the time and playing music from a very young age. It was prioritised in our house.”
Read more ...Delorentos return with new single and Galway show
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
DELORENTOS WILL be promoting the release of their new single ‘Sanctuary’ on what the band promises to be “our biggest ever” tour.
As part of that tour, Delorentos will play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday December 11 at 9pm. The band are currently in the studio, recording their third full-length album, which will be released in early 2011.
Read more ...Man of Aran Re-imagined debuts in Galway
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
INSPIRED BY the traditions of the seanachaí and the Japanese benshi performers, Man of Aran Re-imagined is an exciting and imaginative live presentation and re-telling of the classic 1934 documentary by Robert Flaherty.
Read more ...Christmas concerts in Clifden
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, the Clifden Station House will be holding a number of major events including a concert with leading Irish country singer Sandy Kelly.
Read more ...Irish poets gone to the dogs
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
“IF YOU pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.”
Read more ...New poetry collection launched
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
A WINTER Experience, a new chapbook of poems by Breid Sibley, has just been published.
Read more ...Terry Smith exhibition
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
A FOURS, an exhibition of sketches by local artist Terry Smith will open in the Ballybane Library this weekend.
Read more ...So Cow brings the ‘ping pong rock’ to Kelly’s
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
SO COW might not be the biggest name in Irish music, but to hard core indie fans across the globe he is something special.
Read more ...Andy McKee is Galway bound
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE PHENOMENALLY talented British acoustic guitarist Andy McKee plays The Radisson Live Lounge on Thursday March 3 2011.
Tickets are now on sale from www.oldflattop.com, Zhivago, Ticketmaster, and The Radisson reception. See also www.andymckee.com
Read more ...Jack L - that ol’ devil is back again
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
CHARISMATIC, DEVILISH, and blessed with a powerfully rich voice, Jack L has the ability to turn every live show into a major event.
Read more ...The return of the Irish Pink Floyd
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE FLAMING Lips acknowleged their debt to Pink Floyd last year when the Lips recorded their own version of Dark Side Of The Moon.
Read more ...The 4 Of Us to play Monroe’s Live
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE 4 Of Us seem to have been going forever, but longevity has not slowed them down, as they continue to release new music and tour to appreciative audiences.
Read more ...Debut solo exhibition from Sean McCormack
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
SKY WATER Land, the debut solo exhibition from Galway photographer, Sean McCormack, will be officially opened today at 5.30pm in the 8 Cafe at the Galway City Museum.
Read more ...ConTempo concerts in December
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE BRILLIANT ConTempo Quartet will play four concerts - three in Galway city and one in Oranmore - for December.
Read more ...New artist in residence at Galway Arts Centre
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
MAJELLA DOWDICAN, an honours degree graduate in fine art from the GMIT, has been appointed as the new artist in residence at the Galway Arts Centre in Dominick Street.
This residency has been made possible by the Galway city and county arts offices and the Galway Arts Centre. The artist will be moving into her studio space, located in the centre.
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