Exciting times for ConTempo and expanded Galway Music Residency

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

OVER THE past decade, audiences in Galway city and county have grown hugely fond of The Galway Ensemble in Residence – ConTempo String Quartet.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sunshine, a good book, a lounger, and all day to read and relax.

Sunshine, a good book, a lounger, and all day to read and relax.

Oliver Cole - flying solo

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

HE USED to lead the Co Meath pop-punk trio Turn in the days when he was called Ollie. Today he plays more melodic, Beatles influenced, music and goes by his full name Oliver.

Blasterbra to play Citóg at The Cellar

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

CITÓG IS the Irish term for someone who is left-handed, but it’s also the name of the new gig night in The Cellar Bar which starts tomorrow.

Three women and a lot of good music

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

AN IRISHWOMAN, an American, and a Tasmanian will join forces at The Crane Bar, Sea Road, for the Take Three Girls gig on Saturday at 6.30pm.

Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

BRENDAN PERRY, the co-founder of the world music/indie/ambient pop band Dead Can Dance will play the Róisín Dubh on Friday May 28 at 9pm.

Galway Theatre Festival seeks submissions

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

THE THIRD annual Galway Theatre Festival will take place from October 25 to 31 and it is inviting submissions from theatre companies wishing to present productions.

The festival is open to all companies. For an application form and further information companies are asked to log on to www.theatreforumireland.com and access the employment pages. The closing date for submissions is July 16.

GYT present ‘modern Bonnie and Clyde’ drama Yellow Moon

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

FOR THE 2010 Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Galway Youth Theatre presents the Irish premiere of Yellow Moon by award winning Scottish playwright David Greig

Galway poets celebrate Cúirt

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

FIVE GALWAY based poets, who have been vital to the development of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, will each read five poems at a special event for this year’s Cúirt.

Julian Gough’s Free Sex Chocolate

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

NOVELIST, LYRICIST, singer, poet, raconteur, entertainer, and genuine colourful character, Julian Gough deserves the title Galway indie Renaissance man.

Cúirt at Cava

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

CAVA, THE popular Spanish restaurant on Dominick Street will be the setting for two poetry readings as part of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Josh Ritter - man of words, man of music

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

JOSH RITTER loves writing, loves the process of it, and takes great care over the words, images, and phrases he uses in his songs to get his message across, and one of his finest, ‘The Bone of Song’, is a deep meditation on songwriting and nature of artistic inspiration.

Hop along to Cassidy

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

COVENTRY’S CATHY Cassidy is one of the leading British authors of young adult fiction and has written seven best selling novels including Dizzy, Sundae Girl, Lucky Star, and Gingersnaps.

Mugger Dave - got a lot on their minds

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

GALWAY POP-punk power trio Mugger Dave have just released their debut album What’s She doing Here? and it will be officially launched with a gig upstairs in Kelly’s, Bridge Street on Friday April 16 at 8.30pm.

Tony Law @ Laughter Lounge

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

TONY LAW is like a rolling ball of funny with bits flying out of it and his infectious comedy will leave you stranded in a hilarious field of ideas.

Galway Film Centre scriptwriting workshop

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

THE GALWAY Film Centre is running a workshop in May for scriptwriters with script editor Mark McIlrath.

It is aimed at those who have ideas for or have written a short or feature length script.

cinema reviews

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

With top stars taking on the roles of lightening smiting Zeus and feared lord of the underworld Hades, Clash of the Titans had all the ingredients to be an action-packed blockbuster but sadly with its haphazard storyline, some cringy scenes, and barely there 3D, it failed to impress.