Poetry reading with Trotsky's great-granddaughter

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

LEON TROTSKY'S great-granddaughter, Veronica Volkow, will, along with fellow-poets Kim Moore and Ailbhe Darcy, read at this month's Over The Edge: Open Reading via Zoom.

Album review: Dream Wife

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 02, 2020

GIVEN THE brilliance of the debut, and their prowess as a live band - witness that unforgettable gig in the Róisín Dubh in October 2018 - expectations were high for Dream Wife's second album.

CUBS - music in sync, despite different rooms

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

TOGETHER, YET apart. In sync, yet in separate rooms. Galway indie-rock/folk/underground collective CUBS have never taken a conventional approach to recording, but it always produces warm, and rewarding results.

‘Watching films at the Fleadh will still be a communal experience'

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

IT WILL be a Galway Film Fleadh like no other in the festival’s 32 year history. There will be no screenings at the Town Hall Theatre, no after parties in Woodquay, no spotting that film star walking down Shop Street.

'Getting to Know...'

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Lying on the grass in the sunshine.

Classic Drive in Cinema comes to GALWAY THIS WEEKEND!!

Wed, Jul 01, 2020

Fasten your seatbelt, bring the popcorn and grab the family and get ready to be entertained. Classic Drive in Cinema is proud to present Bridget Jones Diary, Grease, The Secret Life of Pets & Forest Gump at Castlegar GAA Club on Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th. Tickets from €25.00 + booking fees are on sale now from Ticketweb.ie

PAULI's Isolation Station available to stream on all platforms

Tue, Jun 30, 2020

PAULI is a brand new artist to emerge in Ireland. Inspired by lockdown the Cork born, Galway raised, and now Dublin based musician took his song writing to the bedroom where he wrote and produced a three track EP delving into everything from isolation, to binge drinking as well as dreams of love and loss.

What Do You Mean You Haven't Read?

Coffee Break Read Thu, Jun 25, 2020

Jenny Farrell
Department of Languages & Humanities, GMIT

Three Galway artists supported under Remote Control programme

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

GALWAY ARTISTS Kristynn Fontanella, SJ Woods, and Fionnuala Doyle-Wade, are this year's participants in Remote Control, the new artist development programme from Brú Theatre Company, the Town Hall Theatre, and Galway Dance Project.

Saturday night comedy...and some of it live from the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

JOE ROONEY, a legend of Irish comedy; Enya Martin, internet sensation turned stage sensation; and a host of Galway comics will be performing for your pleasure this Saturday.

Live from the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

THE RÓISÍN Dubh, the award winning music venue on Dominick Street, is opening its doors once more to live events with a series of shows to mark its 17th birthday.

‘Galway wouldn’t be Galway if it weren’t for the arts’

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

THE ARTS are the lifeblood of Galway city, they are vital to our reputation; they attract tourists and new residents; they are an essential part of many businesses in the city centre; and the arts are a key contributor to the Galway economy, bringing in millions each year.

Galway Film Fleadh 2020 programme launched

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

FOR THE first time in its 32 year history, the Galway Film Fleadh will not take place in cinemas, but will take place entirely online - a response to the strange and extraordinary times we live in.

'Getting to Know...'

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
In this crisis – to be ‘safe’ and ‘healthy’. AND in my garden at about 4pm and not remotely feeling guilty about a chilled glass of Sauvignon.

'Getting to Know...'

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Right now? Human touch. That and getting back to my studio.

Da 5 Bloods - a wake up call and great entertainment

Films Reviews Thu, Jun 18, 2020

WELL THIS is a treat. A new Spike Lee movie on Netflix. The titular five bloods are a group of Black GIs who return to Vietnam to take back the remains of their commanding officer, Stormin' Norman, and the gold they buried with him years ago.

What Do You Mean You Haven't Read?

Coffee Break Read Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Pauline O’Reilly
Green Party Senator

House Plant - new release finds Cat Turner in reflective mood

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

CAT TURNER has won notice as an electronic musician, but her new five-track EP, House Plant, finds her adding the experimental and the acoustic to her electro sound.

Commemorating the Connaught Rangers mutiny - a century on

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

ON SUNDAY June 27 1920, a small group of Connaught Rangers, from C Company of the 1st Battalion, based at Wellington Barracks, Jalandhar, the Punjab, announced they were refusing to obey orders.