Poems for the Lockdown - the Leaving Cert
Coffee Break Read Mon, Apr 20, 2020
THIS POEM is from my first collection, The Boy With No Face, which came out in 2005. If I remember right, I wrote it in 2000. It was inspired, or rather provoked, by walking down St Mary’s Road one evening.
Read more ...What Do You Mean You Haven't Read...?
Coffee Break Read Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Susan Millar DuMars, poet and short story writer
Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Getting To Know...
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being surrounded by family and friends which seems a distant memory now!
Town Hall Theatre Patron Donation Awards 2020
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
THE TOWN Hall Theatre Galway is inviting applications for its inaugural Patron Donation Awards from artists, companies, or producers based in Galway city and county.
Read more ...When this is all over, we have much to look forward to
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
RIGHT NOW, we are having to sacrifice much - going out, meeting friends, witnessing live music - but it needs to be done to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Read more ...The All4 app - Channel 4's best all in one place
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
I RECENTLY downloaded the All4 app, and, unlike the iplayer, it works here in Ireland for free with no subscription. It has some great shows and a number of really good films. First up, the movies I think are worth a watch. Next week I will select my picks for the best TV shows.
Read more ...Album review: Laura Marling
Music Reviews Thu, Apr 16, 2020
ENERVATION AND melancholy have dominated many albums released so far in 2020 - an understandable reaction to last year with Brexit, the continued presence of Trump, and climate change, as well as an uncomfortable presaging of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Read more ...Going Green - KAVA artists exhibit online
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
GOING GREEN, the latest exhibition from members of the Kinvara Area Visual Arts group will be going online this weekend.
Read more ...There's A Waltz - Ultan Conlon's new album is out tomorrow
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
THERE'S A Waltz, the new album, by Loughrea singer-songwriter Ultan Conlon, produced by the Grammy Award winning Sean Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, is released tomorrow [April 17].
Read more ...Fro release new single 'Stacy'
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
GALWAY BAND Fro have just released their new single 'Stacy', which is available now on all major streaming platforms.
Read more ...What Do You Mean You Haven't Read...?
Coffee Break Read Thu, Apr 09, 2020
John O'Connor, presenter of On My Radio, Flirt FM
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
Why you haven't run out of shows to watch on Netflix
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
A FRIEND emailed me over the weekend stating she had "finished Netflix". It is pretty early in this lockdown to have run out of things to watch so here is a list of TV shows she (and you) might not have seen that are worth watching.
Read more ...The best laughter is here in Galway
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
LAUGHTER IS of utmost importance right now with everything so serious and scary, and we need some levity and perspective - even if only for a second, even if the laughs turn to tears because we just need some sort of release.
Read more ...The (radio) show must go on
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
COVID-19 HAS restricted our movements, created the necessity of social distancing, self-isolation, and cocooning, and resulted in economic hardship for many due to loss of employment of falling revenue.
Read more ...'A pure voice. A true voice. A miraculous voice'
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
MARY MCPARTLAN, the musician, promoter, musical director, theatre-maker, academic, and broadcaster, rightly described by Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D Higgins, as "one of the greatest traditional singers of her generation", died this week following a battle with cancer.
Read more ...'Getting To Know...'
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Waking up slowly, without the sound of an alarm.
Get involved in #IrelandPerforms
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
COVID-19 HAS forced the cancellation of concerts and gigs, leaving musicians to turn to online platforms. Now a new scheme has been established to support live online shows.
Read more ...We Banjo 3 - keeping people connected despite coronavirus
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
SOCIAL MEDIA can often be a toxic, abusive, and ugly space, but with the coronavirus lockdown, artists, writers, and especially musicians, have shown that social media can, at it's best, be a positive and uplifting space.
Read more ...Chris Haze releases new EP this month
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, has, like so many musicians during the coronavirus restrictions, and more recently the lockdown, not let it stop him from being creative and resourceful in these strange times.
Read more ...Dungeons & Naggins - live on YouTube
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
NORMALLY, A dungeon is not something you want to be trapped in. A dragon is not a creature you ever want to be face to face with, but in this time of Covid-19, they are just the kind of things you might want to escape to!
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