The bigger they come, the harder they fall

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

DESPITE IT’S somewhat dramatic opening, “On 18 August 1588 a barque of Southampton was fishing about 36 miles southeast of Sumburgh Head, Shetland, when the crew sighted the Spanish Armada approaching from over the horizon to the south,” The Downfall of the Spanish Armada in Ireland by Ken Douglas, published by Gill & Macmillan, begins where the romance and the glory of that most colourful of invasions ended and the inevitably tragic and sordid debacle began.

De Valera, the pragmatist hero

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

DURING REFERENDA on European treaties - such as during the recet Lisbon Treaty campaign - you will meet the odd excitable type who’ll tell you that he’s voting No because some closet member of Youth Defence or the Communist Party of Ireland told him the treaty would end Irish neutrality.

Poetry inspired by angles and The Claddagh

Thu, Oct 08, 2009

LIFE, LOVE, loss, angels and overcoming adversity are the themes of a new collection on poetry from The Claddagh’s Seán Connolly.

Steve Earle - set to celebrate Townes Van Zandt in Galway next month

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THROUGHOUT THE 1980s Steve Earle was the poster boy of the Outlaw Country Music scene. Taking inspiration from Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, and Waylon Jennings his music had a harder edge than the pop-oriented Nashville sound of the time.

Rusted Rail to launch new psychedelic folk-rock EPs in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

UNDERGROUND PSYCHEDELIC folk-rockers Agitated Radio Pilot and Yawning Chasm are releasing new EPs on the independent Rusted Rail label. The EPs will be officially launched at a gig featuring both artists upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday at 8pm.

Heidi Talbot to play solo show at The Crane

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

“HEIDI TALBOT sings in a voice that’s both awestruck and tender,” says The New York Times, while Village Voice describes her as “Björk combined with Enya”.

Bosco Hogan portays WB Yeats at Town Hall

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

TO MARK the 70th anniversary of WB Yeats’ passing, Dublin’s Focus Theatre presents a revival of an entertainment on the life and work of one of Ireland’s great creative icons.

Dermot Carmody brings his ‘vaudeville for kids’ to Baboró

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

AMONG THE many attractions at the upcoming Baboró festival is There’s A Snail In The Garden, Dermot Carmody and Morgan C Jones’ hilarious live music and comedy show for children.

Find outWhy Men Marry

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

WRITER/PERFORMER Peadar De Burca returns to the Town Hall next week with the final episode of his hit comic trilogy dissecting the male psyche and its desires.

The Cunningham Sound at the Town Hall

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THE CUNNINGHAM family from Cashel, Connemara, have played their part in the revival sean nós dancing has enjoyed these last number of years.

GPO to host silent disco

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THE GPO will host its first Silent Disco with i-radio DJs and Budweiser Ice Cold on Thursday October 8.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THE POETS Iggy McGovern and Stephen Powers will perform at the next North Beach Poetry Nights on Monday at 9pm in The Crane Bar, Sea Road.

The resurrection of Director

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THE IRISH music scene has been littered with ‘next big thing’ bands since U2 broke through to international stardom in the early 1980s.

Award winning jazz vocalist to play Kelly’s

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

CHRISTINE TOBIN, the BBC Jazz Vocalist of the Year 2009, will play Kelly’s, Bridge Street, next Wednesday for a Stress!!/Galway Jazz Club show.

Disconnect 4 to join Jape at Coors Light PEAK concert

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

GALWAY NEW wave band Disconnect 4 and DJs Graham Dolan and Josh Clarke, will join Jape, RSAG, and The Flaws for the Coors Light PEAK concert at the Docks this Saturday night.

Actors’ workshop with Max Hafler

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THEATRECORP’S MAX Halfler will give a intermediate workshop in voice skills, auditioning, and reading and acting cold on October 24 and 25.

Linton Kwesi Johnson to play Spirit of Voice festival

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

LINTON KWESI Johnson, the brilliant British/Jamaican dub poet and singer will be among the main guests at this year’s Spirit Of Voice festival.

Clarinbridge exhibition to bring viewers on a Voyage

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

VOYAGE, AN exhibition of marine photography by Fiona Belton, will be officially opened this Sunday at 4pm in Clarinbridge Antiques.

Maura O’Connell to play Leisureland

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

MAURA O’CONNELL, the Grammy-nominated Irish singer, will perform in Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday October 16, where she will be joined by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Classic film season at The Omniplex

Thu, Oct 01, 2009

THE OMNIPLEX Cinema is hosting a classic season throughout October and November. On Sunday and Monday nights, including such favourites as Scarface, Brief Encounter, and Guys and Dolls.

E-paper

Read this weeks E-paper. Past editions also available from within this weeks digital copy.