Gig Economy #1
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
GIG ECONOMY #1 is a new, micro-music festival, taking place this Saturday, March 5, at the Caravan Club, the beer garden of Carroll’s Bar, Dominick Street.
Read more ...Who killed Michael Collins, and why?
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
AUGUST 22 2022 will mark the centenary of Béal na Bláth and the death of one of the most significant figures in modern Irish history - Michael Collins.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny - the final heat
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
THE LAST two places for the grand final of Show Me The Funny are up for grabs on Monday February 28 at the fourth and final heat of this popular comedy competition.
Read more ...Rachel Connelly releases debut single
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
LOUGHREA HAS one of the most vibrant music scenes in County Galway, having already produced Ultan Conlon and The Clockworks. To that list we can now add Rachel Connelly.
Read more ...‘Books are an empathy machine. They bring people together’
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
AS THE Covid pandemic begins to wane, as restrictions ease, and people can gather for arts and cultural events once more, how appropriate it is that Cúirt 2022 should be themed around meetings and interactions.
Read more ...‘A Songbook of the Spirit’ at St Nicholas’
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
‘A SONGBOOK of the Spirit’, a concert of settings of the Psalms by two monumental composers of the 17th century, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz, takes place this weekend.
Read more ...Film review: Here Before
Films Reviews Wed, Feb 23, 2022
WINNER OF Best Film at the 2021 Galway Film Fleadh, Here Before is now on general release, and it is a great time of year for a modern noir-ish film.
Read more ...'Getting to Know...' TG4’s Áine Ní Bhreisleáin
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Great friendships, good health, and the possibility of adventure.
Tom Stade to headline Sunday Night Comedy KARLnival
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
TOM STADE is “so cool he could well be the answer to global warming…gloriously funny, silly and smart”.
Read more ...Sitkovetsky Trio to play NUI Galway
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
THE SITKOVETSKY Trio have a reputation for delivering sensational performances in concert halls around the world, and Galway will see why when they perform in the city in March.
Read more ...Album Review: Metronomy
Music Reviews Tue, Feb 22, 2022
NO SONG, for me, captures this post-Covid, end of almost all restrictions, return to ‘normal’ quite like Metronomy’s ‘It’s Good To Be Back’.
Read more ...Christy Moore to play Leisureland
Mon, Feb 21, 2022
THE GREAT Christy Moore delivered a magnificent and memorable concert in Pearse Stadium last summer, and this summer sees him return to Salthill.
Read more ...Fiach - a wild ride into the underworld
Mon, Feb 21, 2022
WHAT A time to be Galway theatre company Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc! Not only does it have a new show coming next month, but its artistic director has been getting rave reviews internationally for his debut film.
Read more ...A Brass Eye night at the Pálás
Thu, Feb 17, 2022
BRASS EYE was a British comedy series which parodied current affairs shows. Running for seven episodes on Channel 4 from 1997 to 2001, it featured such writers as Arthur Mathews, Charlie Brooker, and David Quantick.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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'.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
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