Galway Youth Theatre to stage Animal Farm

Tue, Dec 07, 2021

A REBELLION has taken place at Manor Farm. The animals have overthrown their human masters and assumed control.

Dirty Circus returns with Christmas party in Róisín Dubh

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

FOR MANY, it has been another tough year, so it makes sense to end it on a high and titilliating note, with a show of seasonal sauce from The Dirty Circus.

A Spanish view on the west of Ireland

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

SPANISH ARTIST Elena Moreno explores the rugged landscapes of the West of Ireland, where she has lived for close to a decade, through her atmospheric paintings.

Gavin James - two shows in Salthill in 2022

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

AHEAD OF the release of his forthcoming third album, Gavin James will play Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday April 15 and Saturday 16 at 7.30pm.

Met Opera and André Rieu at Eye Cinema

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

A WEEKEND of event cinema screenings awaits at The Eye as The Met Opera Live returns alongside André Rieu’s traditional Christmas special show.

Album review: Can

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 02, 2021

BY 1975, Can still had gas in the tank, but their best years were already appearing in the rear view mirror. Proof of both can be found in this live set from that year.

Eddi Reader to play Town Hall in 2022

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

FROM EARLY days doing backing vocals for Gang Of Four, to hit singles with Fairground Attraction, to her present position as one of Scotland’s most esteemed folk singers, Eddi Reader can look back with satisfaction at her 40 year career.

Fibín to mark centenary of the Treaty with outdoor performance

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

ON DECEMBER 6 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed in London by Irish republicans and members of the British Government.

New anthology of children’s stories by working class writers

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

LAND OF The Ever Young is a new anthology of writing for children by working class authors - the final volume in a trilogy of working people’s writing from contemporary Ireland.

The Earth Dies Screaming

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

THE EARTH Dies Screaming, the new exhibition from Galway artist, Austin Ivers, opens tomorrow, Friday December 3, at the 126 Artist-Run Gallery & Studios.

New poetry collection from Denis Mockler

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

THE POET and singer-songwriter, Denis Mockler, will launch his latest collection of poetry live on Facebook this Saturday, December 4, at 6.30pm.

Ultan Conlon - new single is a sugar rush of a song

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

ULTAN CONLON has revealed a whole new side to his songwriting with his new single, ‘Penny Sweets’, a catchy, yet muscular, pop-rocker.

Gol - a show about the mná caointe

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

AN IRISH community and its culture are under siege. Ancient traditions and customs are dying out. The public act of keening is disappearing, and edicts for new ways of doing things are being handed down.

New Year online creative writing classes

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

WITH 2021 winding to a close and 2022 on the horizon, many will be looking ahead to what they can finally get around to doing in the New Year.

An Taibhdhearc Christmas panto returns

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

AFTER TWO years of closure due to the Covid crisis, An Taibhdhearc will reopen its doors with a Christmas panto - Jeacaí agus an Fathach Mór Dána, an Irish language version of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Tommy Tiernan - two nights in Leisureland in 2022

Wed, Dec 01, 2021

TOMMY TIERNAN’S Róisín Dubh shows in January sold out lightning quick, but there is another chance to see the maestro in action when he plays Leisureland in February.

Film review: The Power of the Dog

Films Reviews Wed, Dec 01, 2021

SET IN 1920s Montan, the film follows two cowboys, brothers Phill and George, but they are not stereotypical cowboys.

Galway singer releases Christmas single

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

ANNE BRENNAN, the singer from Maam, Connemara, who has shared the stage with Paul Brady, Damian Dempsey, Declan O’Rourke, and Sharon Shannon, is about to release her new single.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience returns in 2022

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

FAULTY TOWERS: The Dining Experience, the run-away hit show of the 2021 Galway Comedy Festival, returns in 2022 for five performances in April.

David Keenan - live at the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 29, 2021

IN A time of Covid, when very little can happen, especially for musicians, David Keenan has remained active, with the close of the year proving a period of great industriousness.

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