Galway Film Society to screen When All Is Ruin Once Again

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

WHEN ALL Is Ruin Once Again, a poetic documentary filmed in and around Gort, and which won Best Cinematography In An Irish Feature award at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh, gets an online screening this weekend.

Faraway Martin releases new single

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

WEST OF Ireland singer-songwriter, Faraway Martin, has released his new single, 'The Lights Turn On', a ballad following a couple's "journey through life, from love at first sight to bitter end".

Oranmore Arts Festival goes online in May

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

THE ORANMORE Arts Festival has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but rather than being cancelled, the organising committee has decided to move a selection of the programme online.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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].

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

'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.

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