Aftermath - Graceful and gripping tales from Iraq

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

MARCH 20, 2003, the day on which the United States launched its fateful invasion of Iraq, an invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein but convulsed the country in violence and political instability.

John McManus’s The Quare Land

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

IT IS always fascinating to see a new writer emerge on the scene and this year’s Galway Arts Festival witnesses the stage debut of Cavan playwright John McManus with his comedy The Quare Land, staged by Decadent Theatre Co.

McManus, from Ballyconnell, won a PJ O’Connor Award for Radio Drama with his first play in 2005. His first stage script, 2008’s A Lock of Fierce Roars, was given a public reading by Druid as part of that year’s Druid Debut series.

Badly Drawn Boy to play Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

BADLY DRAWN Boy, aka Manchester singer and composer Damon Gough, will play the Radisson Live Lounge on Saturday July 17 at 9pm as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

Damon originally burst onto the British alternative/pop scene in 2000 with his acclaimed debut album The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast. Its accompanying single, the wah-wah drenched ‘Once Around The Block’, was seemingly never off the radio.

The Matchmaker returns to Town Hall

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE MATCHMAKER is second only to Glenroe in terms of being synonymous with the actors Mick Lally and Mary McEvoy, and the duo return to the stage in John B Keane’s hilarious play.

Bluegrass sounds from The Molly Hicks

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE TOWN Hall Theatre will resonate to the sounds of Appalachian, bluegrass, country and gospel when The Molly Hicks take to the stage.

Have a Wilde time at NUIG

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

OSCAR WILDE’S An Ideal Husband is to be performed as part of the NUI Galway’s summer arts programme, which includes a mini-theatre festival and a Multimedia Summer Camp.

The Multimedia Summer Camp is aimed at those aged nine to 15. It runs from Monday July 19 to Friday 23 from 10am to 5pm each day. The main aim of the week is to give children and teens an understanding of what goes into the production of a newspaper and the radio shows on Flirt FM.

Republic of Loose @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE REPUBLIC of Loose, the original Celtic funk-soul brothers, will bring their horny funk, salacious soul, and libidinous rhythms to Monroe’s Live on Thursday June 24.

Ribald and filthy like Snoop Dogg or The Dubliners, the Republic of Loose’s sleazy soul is arguably more in tune with Ireland’s folk tradition than are the often chaste singer-songwriters.

The root and branch of country music with Philip Donnelly

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

HUNDREDS OF years ago the music played on Scottish and Irish fiddles combined with Spanish guitar, Italian mandolin, and West African banjo in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of America.

Charlie Winston to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

ENGLISH SINGER-songwriter Charlie Winston is the brother of Tom Baxter, who is also a singer-songwriter. So why do they share different surnames?

Saw Docs to preview new album at Kelly’s

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

BEFORE THE Saw Doctors perform at Glastonbury, the band will play two warm up shows at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Matisse’s wild, colourful, cut-outs

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

HENRI MATISSE’S reputation as one of the icons of 20th century art was secured long before he reached his sixties. Yet it was in his eighties that he produced some of his most famous images.

Reeves and by Flannery’s LushTide

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

TWO ARTISTS, both fascinated by the process of change in nature, will be exhibiting their latest works at The Kenny Gallery.

Two hat-tricks for Bruen

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

AS IT is World Cup time we all hope that Messi, Torres, Kaka, and Podolski might net a few hat tricks on the way, but it seems Galway’s Ken Bruen has beaten them to it.

The internationally acclaimed crime writer has been nominated for a hat trick of awards for his book Tower, which he wrote with Reed Farrel Coleman.

Cinema Review Death At A Funeral

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Death at a Funeral is just one of those films that was lumbered with a not-so-great trailer but actually turned out to be a comedy not to be missed. It’s a funeral where just about everything goes wrong from demanding elderly relatives, to the hilarious antics of a drugged cousin’s boyfriend, and a mysterious dwarf with a secret.

Red Alert Club to show Gypo

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

THE RED Alert Film and Book Club will mark International Refugee Day by showing the award-winning 2005 film Gypo.

A journey into Irish women’s lives and loves

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

“A MAN loves his girlfriend the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest”, is an Irish proverb which both inspired and is the theme for the award winning documentary His & Hers.

Win tickets to Christy Moore

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

CHRISTY MOORE plays Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday July 16 and we have two pairs of tickets to the concert to give away.

Ardal O’Hanlon @ The Laughter Lounge

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

ARDAL O’HANLON, the multi awarding winning comedian, and one of the most acclaimed stand-ups to emerge from Ireland, ever, is coming back to Galway.

The old De Danann @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

A MAJOR night of Irish trad will take place in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, on Thursday June 24 with a performance by former members of De Dannan.

The gig will feature Alec Finn, Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh, and Eleanor Shanley. This will be their only gig before they set out on a European and American tour.