Philip King - examining the relationship between Ireland and America in story and song

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

THROUGHOUT THEIR careers, both musician/broadcaster Philip King and writer Joseph O’Connor have documented the development of Irish consciousness and sense of identity.

From the delving into the psyche of the Irish male at home and abroad by O’Connor to King’s groundbreaking Emmy Award winning series Bringing It All Back Home which traced the influence of Irish music and song around the world we have gained a better understanding of ourselves.

Peter Wessel - the music of poetry, the poetry of music

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

WHEN DANISH poet Peter Wessel presents his Polyfonías Poetry Project in Galway as part of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature, it will be a unique aural experience. It features poetry and music, but is not a poetry recital or a concert. It is instead an interaction between voice, verse, music, and languages, to create a new poetic-musical sound.

GYT’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

THE WORLD is in chaos. The climate is changing, and the seasons are askew. An uneasy peace has settled on Athens after a war. In the forest, Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, argue bitterly.

Get dancing at Cúirt

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

CÚIRT IS primarily a literary festival, but it always makes room for other events and this year’s festival promises a truly original contemporary dance show in the form of The Word Is Moving.

The Word Is Moving will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday at 8pm. The show is produced and curated by Galway’s Dancer in Residence Tanya McCrory in collaboration with Cúirt.

Blake Morrison on football and Irishness

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

AMONG THE host of outstanding writers converging on Galway for this year’s Cúirt festival is the English poet, novelist, and memoirist Blake Morrison.

Cúirt Over The Edge showcase reading

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

FIVE WRITERS will read at this year’s Cúirt Festival Over The Edge showcase reading in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday April 23 at 11am.

The featured authors are Orla Higgins, Noelle Lynskey, Noel Harrington, Jenny McCudden, and Val Nolan.

ALâ seeks volunteers

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

ALÂ COMMUNITY Theatre is seeking volunteers to help with it’s upcoming performances of The Stinky Cheeseman in the Town Hall and for the Volvo Ocean Race.

To celebrate the company’s fifth anniversary, ALâ will stage The Stinky Cheeseman in the Town Hall from May 27 to 30. It will also be performed on the streets of Galway on May 30 as part of Volvo Ocean Race and in Waterford on June 6.

Disconnect 4 and Lost Chord to play IMRO Showcase

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

DISCONNECT 4 and Lost Chord are just two of the five acts that will be taking to the stage of the Róisín Dubh on Saturday at 8pm for 2009 IMRO Showcase Tour.

Líadan to play The Crane

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

LÍADAN, THE all-female Irish trad group will play The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Thursday April 23 at 9pm as part of their tour to promote their new album Casadh Na Taoide.

The Enemy @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

WHEN THE Enemy released their debut album We’ll Live And Die In These Towns in 2007, it went straight to Number 1 in the British albums chart.

Phil Nichol @ The Laughter Lounge

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

GERRY MALLON and the Róisín Dubh have joined forces to present a very special night of comedy with the Scottish born, Canadian based Phil Nichol on Sunday at 8.30pm.

Song for Mickey Finn on YouTube

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

JOHNNY FINN has written a song about his brother, the late fiddle legend Mickey Finn, and put it on YouTube.

Monsters vs Aliens

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

When aliens attack, monsters fight back, and boy do they! A giant woman, a mad insect scientist, a blobby thing, the missing link, and of course a gigantic Japanese-style monster make up this motley crew which is tasked with saving the world. The action, the jibes, and the 3D make for fun-filled entertainment for all the family.

Harriet Leander - finding beauty in waste

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

“I’M NOT a photographer really, I’m more of a painter,” Harriet Leander declares as she shows me round the photographs which comprise the greater portion of her new exhibition, Waste Beauty, at the Galway City Museum.

Horslips’ drummer for North Beach Nights

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

EAMON CARR, the music journalist, poet, and former Horslips drummer, will read at the North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Monday at 9pm.

Brian Kennedy to play The Radisson

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

BRIAN KENNEDY will perform a special concert in the Radisson SAS Hotel on Sunday April 26 at 8.30pm to mark the 25 years of the Galway Rape Crisis Centre.

Public talk on photojournalism

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

PHOTOJOURNALISM - The History Of The Gun and The Camera is the title of a public talk which will take place next week.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Knowing that my family are happy and safe.

Art Exhibitions

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

Sculpture Only @ Norman Villa Gallery

Ollie Cole @ The Cellar

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

Ollie Cole of Turn will perform a solo show at Deeper in The Cellar Bar on Sunday at 8.30pm, playing material from this forthcoming album. Support on the night is from Travega. Admission is free. Also watch out for another Release Party tomorrow with DJs Shane D and Lenny.

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