‘An Cosán Draíochta’ - a tribute to Johnny Connolly

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘AN COSÁN Draíochta’ - a new music commission by musician Johnny Óg Connolly in memory of his late father, renowned melodeon player Johnny Connolly, will be the first public event in the newly refurbished Stiúideo Cuan.

A pre-Advent concert from Resurgam

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

GALWAY VOCAL ensemble, Resurgam, the premiere project-based professional choir in Ireland, will perform a pre-Advent concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Luminosa to play final concert in Arcadia series

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

‘SHADOWS OF Dusk’, the final concert in the Luminosa Strings Orchestra’s Arcadia series, will take place in Galway Cathedral this Sunday, November 14 at 8.30pm.

‘Naughty or Nice’ - Pálás lines up a Christmas feast of films

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, the Pálás Cinema will be dedicated to spreading Christmas cheer by delivering big screen outings to such festival favourites as Home Alone, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Die Hard - and yes, Die Hard is a Christmas film.

‘We can call ourselves artists, thanks to Galway’

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

THEY WERE formed in the turbulent years following the collapse of the Ceausescu regime in Romania, and in Ireland they survived the recession, and later, the lockdowns enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Brass Eye night at the Pálás

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

BRASS EYE was a British comedy series which parodied current affairs shows. Running for seven episodes on Channel 4 from 1997 to 2001, it featured such writers as Arthur Mathews, Charlie Brooker, and David Quantick.

The Lost Brothers and Dónal Lunny - live at the Town Hall

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

THE LOST Brothers, the RTE Folk Award nominees, are finally able to tour their album, After The Fire After The Rain, and will perform this critically acclaimed work in Galway this month.

Joshua Burnside - ‘ambitious, idiosyncratic’ and in Galway

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

JOSHUA BURNSIDE is not an artist easy to pin down. Hotpress called his music “an essential entry into the catalogue of Irish rock”, while the BBC called him “the best thing about modern folk music”.

Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill - two shows at Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

IT IS one of the finest Irish albums of 2021, the fruits of a collaboration between one of our best singer-songwriters and one of our most exciting emerging talents.

Wyvern Lingo to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

FOLLOWING A triumphant return earlier this year with their acclaimed second album, Awake You Lie, Wyvern Lingo return to the road and play Galway this month.

Jungle Door - ex-girlfriends seek to rekindle a friendship

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

MICHELLE AND Louise are former girlfriends, and across a year of joyous events, disheartening experiences, and somehow, hope, they manage to rekindle their friendship.

ASIWYFA return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

COVID MAY have gotten in the way, but could not derail And So I Watch You From Afar’s plans to mark the anniversary of their self-titled debut album, originally released in 2009.

Galway Indian Community to celebrate Diwali on Saturday

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

THE GALWAY Indian Community will hold its annual Diwali celebration at the Salthill Hotel, this Saturday, November 6, from 5.30pm.

‘The Famine is not finished with me’

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

NICK CAVE, Leonard Cohen, Julian Lennon, Ray Davies, Louise Wener, Graham Parker, Gil Scott Heron...there is a tradition of singer-songwriters turning their hand to fiction via the novel or short story, and to that list we can now add Declan O’Rourke.

Galway artist to join Bankey and Damien Hirst at major art fair

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

Galway-based artist, Jin Yong, known for his vivid, large scale wildlife paintings, will be in the national spotlight as Ireland’s premier art fair returns to the RDS from November 12 to 14.

'Getting to Know'...Eoin Dara, TULCA Festival

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being left alone by the sea.

Chris Haze covers Frankie Goes To Hollywood on new single

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway vocalist, songwriter, and producer, is about to release a cover of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood classic, ‘The Power Of Love’.

TULCA visual arts festival opens on Friday

Wed, Nov 03, 2021

FRIDAY SEES the return of Galway’s international visual arts festival, TULCA, with exhibitions in the An Post Gallery, Galway Arts Centre, Columban Hall, 126 Gallery, Nun’s Island Theatre, and Pálás Cinema.

Film review: Last night in Soho

Films Reviews Wed, Nov 03, 2021

ELOUISE IS off to London for her first year at fashion college. It has been her dream for years and despite some mental health struggles, she is very excited.