What's streaming on TG4?

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

TG4 HAS had a great few years. It was recently announced as the sixth most watched channel in Ireland, putting the Connemara based station ahead of BBC 2 and Channel 4. I decided to try and just watch TG4 for the week and see how I got on.

Two new Galway stars in the poetry sky

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

BOTH VINNY Glynn-Steed and Aoife Reilly have an ongoing love affair with language. It is this that drives their poetry rather than any need to deliver a message.

Druid - free homeschooling resources for primary school children

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company is offering free homeschooling resources for primary school children and parents, as part of the DruidGregory Education and Community Programme.

Baba Yarga - a Slavic/Irish fusion from Galway

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

AN OLD Russian song from Siberian Cossacks, given an atmospheric, electro-pop reimagining by a Czech woman and two Poles, and recorded in Galway - this is 'Zoriushka' by Baba Yarga.

‘I enjoy being the bassline of the story’

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

IF HEARING Bach’s Goldberg Variations for the first time, at the age of 14, was not life changing for cellist Natalie Clein, it was close to that - a profound sense of awe which has stayed with her to this day.

'Getting To Know...'

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Balance.

Before you cancel that Amazon Prime account...

Wed, Jan 20, 2021

WITH THE whole mess around Brexit, many people may be cancelling their Amazon Prime membership, but before you do, here are some films worth having a look at before you cut the cord.

Relieve the January blues with at the Comedy KARLnival

Mon, Jan 18, 2021

IN THE midst of one of the most miserable Januarys in living memory, there has never been more of a need for a night of laughter, and the Róisín Dubh Comedy is here to deliver.

Back to lockdown, back to streaming movies

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

WITH THE cinemas closed again, the international box office is in limbo, and we are once again at the mercy of the streaming services. Thankfully Netflix have done a great job of refreshing its library. Here are a few films you may not have caught first time around that are worth checking out.

Over The Edge - the birthday edition

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

IF OVER The Edge were a person, it would now be eligible to vote and legally drink alcohol. This month, the literary reading series celebrates its 18th birthday with readings from Kathryn Slattery, Ciaran O’Rourke, and Stephen McNulty.

Could Niamh Regan become Galway's next Choice Music Prize winner?

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

SINGER-SONGWRITER Niamh Regan could become the third Galwegian to win the Choice Music Prize when the winners are announced on March 4.

Album review: Midnight Sister

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 14, 2021

IN THE mind of Midnight Sister (aka artist, film-maker, and musician Juliana Giraffe, and composer Ari Balouzian), it is always the 1970s, or rather, it is in the current guise their imagination has adopted.

‘Music is living, growing, evolving’

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

IN THE bleak midwinter of the Covid pandemic and another lockdown, there is a bright point of light - Music for Galway’s annual midwinter festival, the first major event of any year on Galway’s cultural calendar, is going ahead.

KATS and Athenry actors to again star in new Opacas video

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

GALWAY VIRTUAL band, The Opacas have again joined forces with actors from the Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society and Athenry Drama Group, for a new video - which is released today on YouTube.

Kings added to Fleadh's Solstice line-up

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

KINGS, TOM Collins acclaimed 2007 feature film, and starring Colm Meaney, is now streaming as part of the Galway Film Fleadh's Solstice programme.

'Getting To Know...'

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Early morning. Pot of tea. Book.

‘Everything I do and write is influenced by feminism’

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

IT IS 1975. Second wave feminism is in full flow, and a young woman, with dreams of becoming an artist, puts a failed relationship behind her and travels to Italy.

Ballinasloe inspires new audio-visual artwork

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

BALLINASLOE, AND its surroundings, are the inspiration behind a new audio visual work, Zones of Transit, created by two east Galway artists, and which will be launched next week.

Chris Haze releases new single 'The Business'

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

CHRIS HAZE, one of Galway's leading singer-songwriters, will release his debut album in 2021, and ahead of that, comes the new single, 'The Business'.

New music and artwork to celebrate life and work of Eilís Dillon

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

Eilís Dillon, the Galway born novelist, and one of Ireland's most versatile writers, will be honoured with a new piece of music, and a new artwork, both commissioned by Galway Public Libraries.

E-paper

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