Stories about French people with peculiar hairdos

Literature Reviews Thu, Jan 09, 2020

THE IRISH writer Mary Byrne has gained her many accolades for her writing, including a Hennessy Award and inclusion in widely read anthologies such as the Faber Book of Best New Irish Short Stories.

Remembering Scott Hutchison - celebrating Frightened Rabbit's music

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

"BE SO good to everyone you love. It's not a given. I'm so annoyed that it’s not. I didn't live by that standard and it kills me. Please, hug your loved ones. I'm away now. Thanks."

Song Of The Yellow Bittern as Gaeilge

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

SONG OF The Yellow Bittern, a love story and a ghost story, set against the background of an 1828 paternity lawsuit by a Protestant woman against a Catholic priest, is coming to An Taibhdhearc in a new Irish language version.

Opera, ballet, and book club at the Pálás

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

SOME OF the finest operas and ballets of all time, and one of the most famous books Charles Dickens wrote, can be enjoyed at a new series of event screenings at the Pálás, and at the cinema's book club.

A murder which inspired an exhibition

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

ON MONDAY November 1 1920, Eileen Quinn, was murdered by the Black and Tans. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant. The killing and its aftermath are now the subject of a new exhibition.

Blindboy announces Galway show for February

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

BLINDBOY BOATCLUB'S live podcast show at the Town Hall Theatre on January 22 is sold out, but the Limerick satirist, comedian, writer, and commentator will return in February.

Chris Haze - new single and EP

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, releases his new EP, Time and Space, in April, and ahead of that, the new single - the EP's title track - on January 31, available to pre-order from January 10.

1917 at the Pálás

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

1917, the acclaimed WWI film, which this week won Best Drama Film at the Golden Globes, opens in the Pálás Cinema tomorrow.

New Year creative writing classes

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

ANYONE WHOSE New Year resolutions include finally getting around to writing that poem, short story, or novel, should check out a new series of classes in the Galway Arts Centre.

A celluloid and sound performance in Salthill

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

TWO ARTISTS, both members of the Dublin-based Experimental Film Society, join forces to present an evening of film, sound, and performance at Engage Studios, Lower Salthill.

Jojo Rabbit - uneven and almost admirable

Films Reviews Thu, Jan 09, 2020

THE CONCEPT of Jojo Rabbit is quite shocking. Jojo is a 10-year-old boy in Nazi Germany in the last few months of the war. He loves life in the Hitler Youth which seems more like Boy Scouts than anything else.

City Victim announce new single and tour

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

GALWAY BAND City Victim release their new single, 'Screaming' on Wednesday January 15, after which they will play a series of dates in Dublin, Liverpool, Limerick, and Galway.

David Keenan - new album, in-store gig in Galway

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

DAVID KEENAN releases his debut album, A Beginner's Guide To Bravery, via the Rubyworks label, tomorrow, followed by a series of in-store appearances around Ireland, including Galway.

Matt Keane Concerts @ The Claregalway Hotel

Thu, Jan 02, 2020

The Keane family from Caherlistrane; Matt, Sean, Orlaith and Laura Keane take to the stage for the first big concert of 2020. They will be joined by musicians Derek Hickey, Maria Fahy, Meadhbh O’Neill, Colm Naughton, Caoimhe Ni Flaharta, Pat Coyne, Catherine McHugh and the Hernon Family from Carna.

André Rieu: 70 Years Young at the Eye Cinema

Thu, Jan 02, 2020

The Eye Cinema in Wellpark is delighted to invite you to André Rieu’s ’70 Years Young’ special birthday celebrations.

Scéal Ale Sessions: Terrie McEvoy, Ally McGinn and Edita Maciulyte

Tue, Dec 31, 2019

Enjoy the perfect girls’ night out at The Skeff Late Bar this Friday, 3rd January. Gather the troop for one last Christmas hoorah before returning to work. Join our host Dinny Cro as he takes to the stage for the second round of his Scéal Ale Sessions. This time he will interview three top Fashion and Beauty experts to hear all about their professional journeys to-date, their life behind the lens, makeup tips, styling tricks, advice for those interested in blogging and their aspirations for 2020.

New Year poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

PEOPLE INTERESTED in finally getting around to writing poetry, or who are interested in doing so but do not know where to start, can check out the new series of classes by leading Galway poet Kevin Higgins.

Give the gift of laughter this Christmas

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

IT HAS been one hell of a great year for comedy in Galway, with the team at Róisín Dubh Comedy delivering the weekly Tuesday Comedy KARLnival, featuring established and emerging joke-slingers, hosted by Karl Spain.

Druid’s The Cherry Orchard to be live streamed to cinemas

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

IN A first for an Irish theatre company, Druid’s production of Tom Murphy's version of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, will be live streamed from the Black Box Theatre, to cinemas across Ireland and the world.

Galway Advertiser Best Galway Musicians 2019

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

Best band: Ten Ton Slug
FROM THE soil of Connemara to the stages of Europe, what a year it has been for Ten Ton Slug. The sludge/doom metal, stoner rock, quartet have flown the flag high for both Irish, and County Galway metal.

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