A birthday Over The Edge to start 2020

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

OVER THE Edge will mark its first outing of 2020 and its 17th Birthday this month, with a reading by the poets Attracta Fahy, Orla Fay, and the fiction writer Louise Kennedy.

Elaine Feeney and Sean Borodale in conversation

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

THE ACCLAIMED poets Elaine Feeney and Sean Borodale will be in conversation in Ballinasloe for a special event, organised by Saolta Arts, discussing the arts and artist residencies.

Show Me The Funny comedy competition returns for 2020

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

THE YEAR has barely begin and already Donald Trump and Iran's activities are bringing World War III closer, Australia burns, climate change rolls on...we really need good reasons to laugh right now.

Silver screen films at the Pálás

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

1917, WAVES, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Lighthouse, and Parasite, will be the next three films in the Pálás Cinema's Silver Screen screenings.

Me Auld Flower releases debut album

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

ME AULD Flower, the Connemara folk singer-songwriter, this week released his debut album, The Vaults of Consciousness. It features nine original songs, and contributions from a range of acclaimed Irish musicians.

All aboard Joanne McNally's Prosecco Express

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

THE WORLD is a confusing place for comedian Joanne McNally. Her friends are getting married, having children, or buying domestic appliances, while her mother is still trying to convince her to give up comedy and study nursing.

Blackbird & Crow - electric pagan blues

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

DONEGAL DUO Blackbird & Crow, will bring their Celtic folk blues, with a punk attitude, to the next Eclectics gig in the Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street.

Art classes and workshops with Jennifer Cunningham

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM, the acclaimed Galway artist will host a new term of arts classes and workshops for January.

Galway Film Fleadh seeks feature films

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

FEATURE FILM submissions are now open for the 32nd Galway Film Fleadh. Previous films which have been entered in this category included The Young Offenders, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Song Of The Sea.

Writing classes with Susan Millar DuMars

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

THE POET and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars will host a new series of her Advanced Fiction Writing Class. Starting on Friday February 7, it takes place from 2pm to 4pm, and will run for eight weeks.

Cédric Tiberghien and Alina Ibragimova - in Galway this weekend

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

DESCRIBED BY the great Irish classical pianist Finghin Collins as "one of the great duos of our time", French pianist Cédric Tiberghien and Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova play Galway this weekend.

End Deportations! event takes place TONIGHT!

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

With a larger population of the Irish diaspora living abroad than on home soil, we especially need to be accommodating to those seeking refuge here. We need to show the world the meaning of ''Céad Míle Fáilte''.

1520 Quiz in aid of the Australian Fire Fighters!

Wed, Jan 15, 2020

The Latin Quarter Bar 1520 held a very successful table quiz in aid of the Australian Fire Fighters this week. The quiz and raffle raised on €2385 which has been directly donated to the cause. Thirty-seven teams took part in the general knowledge quiz which had a number of rounds featuring Australian inspired questions.

Single Mingle Bingo: The Craic, Balls, SurPrizes… Love?

Mon, Jan 13, 2020

From the folks who brought you the fun and energetic show Comedy Bingo, Steven Sharpe and Steve Bennett bring you the ultimate night of fun, mischief and doubled over laughing at The Skeff Late Bar. Join them on Wednesday 5th or Thursday 6th of February for the ultimate, non-cringe single’s night out. They are encouraging people who are fed up of swiping on Tinder and want an excuse to get out there for a great night out, with the chance to meet someone you fancy.

‘Revolutionary. Youthful energy, vibrancy, enthusiasm'

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

IN 1770, a child was born in the city of Bonn, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, who would go on to become a towering genius of music. His name was Ludwig van Beethoven.

Subtitle - Hit films are not always in English

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

FOUR FILMS which have been entered for the Best Foreign Film at the 2020 Oscars will be among the award winning, critically acclaimed, box-office hits from across Europe, North Africa, and Caucasia, which will be screened in Galway this month.

Enya Martin headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

SHE IS a schoolteacher, she co-runs the PaddyShack Comedy Club in Galway, and this week she is the guest MC at the Comedy KARLnival in the Róisín Dubh.

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.

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