Jazz at the Co-op

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

THIS SUNDAY from 12.30pm to 2pm the Co-op in Moycullen will host Strictly Dixie, a newly formed Galway based traditional Dixieland band. The group include an amazing line up of trumpet, clarinet, trombone, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass/tuba and drums. Strictly Dixie will play old classics like ‘High Society’, ‘South Rampart Street’, and ‘Parade Clarnet Marmalade’, promising a fun morning of upbeat music.

Cinema Review - Avatar

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

It’s been a long time coming but Avatar has surpassed all expectations with amazing CGI, heart-racing action scenes, a healthy dose of sentiment, and an intriguing story line.

Fight Like Apes - Man the battlestations, the New Year approaches

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

FOR THE second year running, the mighty Fight Like Apes will ring in the New Year at the Róisín Dubh - and this time they will have the added joy of also ringing in the new decade - when they headline the venue’s Strange Brew New Year’s Eve 2009 party.

Philip Donnelly - The Clontarf Cowboy rides into town

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

PHILIP DONNELLY’S long musical career began in the 1960s when he was a member of Elmer Fudd, part of the emerging Irish rock scene which also included Them, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, and Taste.

While Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, Rory Gallagher, and Gary Moore would go on to enjoy international success, Donnelly’s talents would not go totally unnoticed and over the following two decades he would establish himself as an influential Celtic/country music producer in Los Angeles and Nashville.

Macka B to spread the Rastafarian message to Galway

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

MACKA B, one of Britain’s most influential dancehall toasters, who has pushed the music back toward a Rastafarian political consciousness, plays Galway tomorrow night.

Rootical presents a live show featuring Macka B and The Roots Ragga Band, with support from Rootical and guest singers, in The Warwick Hotel, Salthill, tomorrow at 10pm.

Mick Lally in MacLiammóir’s Diarmaid agus Gráinne

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

MICK LALLY is starring in Diarmaid agus Gráinne, a revised version of the play written by Micheál MacLiammóir, and which was An Taibhdhearc’s first production in 1928.

It’s panto time

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

WITH THE yuletide season in full swing it is time once again to relish the annual theatrical treat of the pantomime.

Galway audiences have two to look forward to this season; Performing Arts School Galway’s The Frog Prince and Renmore Pantomime’s Mother Goose.

Bryan Adams heads west

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Bryan Adams (pictured) will bring his solo-acoustic concert tour to Ireland in January. The Bare Bones tour will take in the Royal Theatre Castlebar on Monday January 18. Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ie and the Royal Theatre Box Office on

New Year laughs with Brendan Grace

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

IRELAND’S FAVOURITE funnyman Brendan Grace is coming to County Galway in January.

He will be in The Salthill Hotel on Sunday January 3 and The Shannon Oaks Hotel, Portumna, on Sunday 17. Tickets are €30 at both venues.

Have a left field musical Christmas at the Rusted Rail party

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

THE VERY best of Galway’s underground, avant-folk, and left-field rock scene will gather in the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday December 22 at 8pm for the Rusted Rail Christmas Party.

Soon unveils the sinister world of Blasterbra

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

THE COVER of Blasterbra’s debut EP Soon says a lot about the band. It’s colourful, playful, endearing, and vibrant, yet the artwork was inspired by the Mexican El Día de los Muertos festival, a day which commemorates the dead.

A musical and artistic gathering at The Twelve

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

VINNIE KILDUFF, the Grammy award winning musician who has recorded with U2, and artist Dara McGee are joining forces this month for a special show of music, storytelling, food, and art.

An Rón Dall - The Blind Seal takes place at The Twelve hotel, Bearna, on Monday December 28 at 8.30pm. It is inspired by the folk story recorded by William Hamilton Maxwell in 1832, about the fate of a domesticated seal at the home of a local fisherman in Renvyle, Connemara.

A home that became a gallery

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

WHEN THEN Now/Cuimhne Na Nollag, the pre-Christmas art exhibition at the Rosa Parks Art Gallery and Studio in Mervue, will be officially opened today at 5pm.

A home that became a gallery

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

WHEN THEN Now/Cuimhne Na Nollag, the pre-Christmas art exhibition at the Rosa Parks Art Gallery and Studio in Mervue, will be officially opened today at 5pm.

Cois Cladaigh perform for Lions Club

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

COIS CLADAIGH choir will present a concert of Christmas music in the Claddagh Church this Saturday at 9pm in aid of the Lions Club Christmas Appeal.

St Patrick’s Brass Band Christmas concert

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

THE ST Patrick’s Brass Band Christmas Concert takes place this Sunday in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church at 8.30pm.

A Galway Christmas book hamper

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

ONCE AGAIN we reach the season of goodwill and of exchanging gifts to show our appreciation and love for those whose presence we cherish.

Have a giggle for Santa at The Laughter Lounge

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

BART SIMPSON once said: “Hey, since when is Christmas just about the presents? Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of this day? The birth of Santa?”

The longest journey home

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

MARY COUGHLAN has been the undisputed First Lady of Irish jazz and blues since she arrived on the music scene in 1985 when her debut album Tired and Emotional sold more than 100,000 copies.

Sean Tyrrell -getting a bus for Mikey and recalling Paul Simon in Galway

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

THIS SUNDAY at 6pm in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, a host of renowned Galway musicians, including the great folk singer-songwriter Sean Tyrrell, are getting together to play a fundraising concert.

Gerry Carthy, a well known musician in Galway in the late 1970s and 1980s has a seriously handicapped boy called Mikey whose special bus was recently damaged beyond repair in a road accident. Mikey luckily was not in the bus at the time, but he needs a new bus so a group of his Galway musical friends are coming together for this fundraiser.

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