Become a friend of the Galway International Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

GALWAY INTERNATIONAL Arts Festival has announced details of its 2021 Friends Campaign, ahead of the 44th annual Festival, which runs from August 28 to September 18.

Kenny Gallery re-opens with exhibition by Luke McMullan

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

THE KENNY Gallery’s first major exhibition since the onset of the Covid pandemic opens tomorrow - A Constant State of Motion by the Irish artist, Luke McMullan.

Freaky - ‘clever in a brainless way’

Films Reviews Wed, Jul 07, 2021

I HAD planned on reviewing the latest Fast and Furious movie this week. While quite enjoyable, they are the same thing over and over again, so Instead I am going to talk about Freaky.

‘At his core, Michael Collins was a true Republican’

Wed, Jul 07, 2021

AUGUST 22 2021 will mark the 99th anniversary of Béal na Bláth and the death of one of the most significant figures in modern Irish history - Michael Collins.

Outdoors, indoors, and online - Galway Film Fleadh 2021

Wed, Jul 07, 2021

The Galway Film Fleadh returns from Tuesday July 20 to Sunday 25, both in-person and online, and boasts a programme of 11 world premieres, 45 new films, and more than 100 shorts.

2021 GALWAY FILM FLEADH ANNOUNCES OUTDOOR, ONLINE & IN-CINEMA EVENTS

Wed, Jul 07, 2021

The Galway Film Fleadh (July 20th-25th) is back; in-person and online, with inspiring and entertaining films & events on the big screen, outdoors, and in your home. In-person screenings will take place in the heart of Galway city. And for those who can’t travel, the festival will once again stream their new programme of films to your home via their website.

Local writer takes his place among the nation's greats

Tue, Jul 06, 2021

GALWAY WRITER Jim Ward will feature alongside Kevin Barry, Lisa McInerney, and Roddy Doyle in a new anthology, The 32 – Anthology of Irish Working Class Voices.

Paul Weller to play Galway in November

Tue, Jul 06, 2021

PAUL WELLER is set to return to Galway for the first time in almost 40 years and his days as leader of The Jam, when he plays Salthill this winter.

Fís - online summer camp in Irish arts and filmmaking

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

CREATIVE TEENS who are also interested in film and the Irish language, should check out Fís, an online summer camp in Irish art forms.

Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney to play Galway pilot concert on July 10

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD and Steve Cooney will play the first indoor gig in Galway since the end of the last year, when they appear at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, July 10.

Pálás cinema to re-open on July 16

Mon, Jul 05, 2021

The Pálás cinema will re-open its doors on Friday July 16 with screenings of the Oscar winning Another Round, and limited screenings of Nomadland and Wolfwalkers.

Luminosa String Orchestra to give world premiere of new music

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

THE WORLD premiere of a new composition by Sam Perkin, Visualization, will be performed by Galway’s Luminosa String Orchestra next week.

Life from the back of a flatbed truck...

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

“THERE ONCE was a man in the middle of his life and he lived in the middle of a small town. He had a grand wee business for himself...moving people's lives from one place to another. He was a removals man.”

Cartoon festival wants your photos of Galway

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

IN 1915, the Welsh artist Augustus John visited Galway, and began work on a large mural based on the inhabitants of Galway City.

STIMULI - a new exhibition at Oughterard Courthouse

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

STIMULI, THE first exhibition of the Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme summer exhibitions programme, opens on Friday July 2.

Music and stories from Galway children feature in new Gort ‘sound walk’

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

A 'sound walk', featuring music, stories, and poems from some 100 children in Galway and Clare, has been launched and will be available until the end of the month.

Film review: The Father

Films Reviews Wed, Jun 30, 2021

The big shock at this year’s Oscars was Anthony Hopkins winning his second Academy Award for a little seen movie that did not even have a European release date, despite being a British production and all-British cast.

‘To the waters and the wild…’

Wed, Jun 30, 2021

“EACH ALBUM reflects the season they were recorded in. “The sound of the seasons permeates the songs. You'll hear footsteps through snowfall, catch the cautious optimism of a clear spring day, and feel the heat haze of a summer day on the west coast of Ireland.”

Album review: Dani Larkin

Music Reviews Tue, Jun 29, 2021

THE LATE, great, Mary McPartlan once noted that Irish folk music must not continually rest on a handful of standards, instead new material must be added to keep the form alive.

Féile Traidphicnic celebrates 10th birthday this weekend

Tue, Jun 29, 2021

LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ of The Hothouse Flowers will be among the musicians performing at Féile Traidphicnic, the An Spidéal based festival of Irish traditional music and arts, which this year takes place online.

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