Aidan Greene - Did I Stutter?

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

AIDAN GREENE had a stutter, still has a stutter, but overcame it to become a comedian admired by Tommy Tiernan, and who is now touring a show about what he call "this sexy, silent disability".

The 4 of Us play Galway in April

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

"NEVER BEFORE have I been to a gig where the atmosphere has been so electric." So said The Irish News about the long running, legendary Irish band, The 4 of Us, who are coming to Galway in April.

A journey to the Blasket Islands in song

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

"THE GREAT Blasket was blessed with a population of distinctive character and with eminent literary gifts. The islanders chose to write in their own language until complete evacuation of their island home occurred in 1953."

Fro release new single 'Sitting Duck'

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

GALWAY BAND Fro release their second single, ‘Sitting Duck’, tomorrow [Friday February 28], with the track dealing with topical themes of depression and self doubt.

Chris Haze - new single, new collaboration

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter is about to strike out in a new direction with his latest single 'Slow Down', a collaboration with the Dutch electronic dance music producer Mohtiv.

Sive to play next Eclectics night

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

SIVE, THE singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, called "one of the most inspiring and exciting artists of our time", by Female First UK, plays the next Eclectics night.

Two concerts from ConTempo

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

CONTEMPO QUARTET'S concert series - the 3 Kinds Of Music events at The Mick Lally Theatre, and the From Europe With Love lunchtime performances at St Nicholas' Collegiate Church - are back.

Holly Geraghty to play Athenry

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

HARPIST AND concertina virtuoso, and multiple All-Ireland Fleadh winner, Holly Geraghty, will play the penultimate Music In The Town Concert Series in Athenry.

Two nights celebrating all things Father Ted

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

FATHER TED will be celebrated in Galway with a night of stand-up and musical comedy with two of the classic sitcom's most memorable characters, as well as a DJ set, and table quiz.

Tintown - looking at the IRA in the forties

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

THE IRA in the 1940s was an organisation in search of a purpose, which made some horrendous decisions, such as the Coventry bombing in 1939 or the actions of those elements who collaborated with the Nazis.

Lyra - Róisín Dubh show in March

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

SHE HAS been called "the new Kate Bush" by The Examiner; she supported Gavin James at the 3 Arena in Dublin; while Universal, the world’s largest record label, shortlisted her as an artist to watch for 2020.

A train journey to launch a new visual arts event

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

CEANNT TRAIN Station will be the location for the launch of UnSelfing/Arrivals, a programme of visual arts exhibitions, performances, and encounters, which will take place in Galway across 2020.

Movie Buff Quiz Night at The Skeff

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

GALWEGIANS WHO consider themselves knowledgeable about all things film will have a chance to prove it at The Movie Buff Quiz Night at The Skeff Late Bar on Thursday February 27.

‘There is an element of fantastical fairytale energy’

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

A FAMILY in crisis is put into emergency accommodation, finding themselves in a run-down hotel in a seedy part of town. From one danger, they, and particularly their children, have stumbled into another.

Patser Murray for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

PATSER MURRAY has appeared in Love/Hate, Primeval, Can't Cope Won't Cope, and movies such as Intermission, and he was nearly in Game of Thrones. He is also a first rate stand-up.

Go Beyond Therapy with the Ray Leonard Players

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

BEYOND THERAPY, the 1982 comedy play by the American writer Christopher Durang, will be performed in Galway city and Clifden by the Ray Leonard Players, a new theatre company named after the west of Ireland director, producer, and mentor.

Toshín - a night of funk and soul with the Irish Lizzo

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

TOSHÍN HAS been called "Lizzo meets Aretha Franklin" by redvinemusic.com, "a must see" by Indie Buddie, and "a superstar in the making" by GoldenPlec. Galway is about to see why.

The saucy encounters of James and Nora

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

THE SEX life of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle, as well as their love and romance, is the stuff of a new exhibition currently running in the Town Hall Theatre bar.

Boozy Movie Bingo Brunch at the Pálás

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

THE BRILLIANT Steve Bennett, one of Ireland's finest young comedians - he won the inaugural Irish Comedian of the Year Award remember - will host The Boozy Movie Bingo Brunch at Pálás cinema bar.

Julie Jay - first solo tour comes to Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

JULIE JAY, described by Tommy Tiernan as “the brightest, funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time”, is embarking on her first solo tour with her show, Julie Really Love Me?

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