Lloyd Cole - ageing, electronica, and a Galway show
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
HE WALKED in the rain with Jesus, endured a lost weekend in Amsterdam, but today, as allmusic.com has pointed out, he enjoys a status of "one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era".
Read more ...Recreating Shackleton's Endurance expedition
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
SIR ERNEST Shackleton, the Irish born explorer who led three expeditions to the Antarctic, is the subject of an award winning show from Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, coming to Galway next month.
Read more ...RTÉ to broadcast Wexford Festival Opera to the Pálás
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
RTÉ WILL broadcast the Wexford Festival Opera's sold-out production of Antonio Vivaldi's Dorilla In Tempe to Galway's Pálás on Saturday November 2 at 8pm - the first time an Irish-produced opera will be broadcast live in cinema.
Read more ...TULCA visual arts fest opens next week
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
THE FORMER An Post sorting facility off William Street, recently refurbished into an exhibition space for the Galway International Arts Festival, will be the main gallery for the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts in November.
Read more ...Galway Autism Partnership’s Lipsync Battle 2019
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
ON BANK Holiday Sunday, October 27, in the Clayton Hotel, nine acts will take to the stage to emulate their idols and perform a range of crowd pleasing songs to raise funds for the Galway Autism Partnership.
Read more ...Album review: Lankum
Music Reviews Thu, Oct 24, 2019
'THE WILD Rover' is known as a rambunctious, 'no regrets' ode, to a one time life of boozing. In the hands of Lankum though, it is a very different proposition.
Read more ...'It’s OK to be silly sometimes'
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
ONE OF the busiest performers over the next few days at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival is Northern Ireland’s Shane Todd. As well as appearing in his own show, The Toddfather, at the Mick Lally Theatre on Saturday, he features in three other gigs over the weekend.
Read more ...Medea - as Gaeilge for the first time
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
BETRAYED BY her unfaithful husband; threatened with exile by the King; hunted by her father for killing her brother; wanted in Iolcus for conspiracy to murder - this is Medea.
Read more ...Aslan announce Galway concert for next year
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
ASLAN, ONE of Ireland's best loved rock bands, bring their Goodbye Charlie Moonhead tour - marking the 25th anniversary of the release of the album of the same title - to Galway next year.
Read more ...An aerial view of Galway in the 1600s
Literature Reviews Thu, Oct 24, 2019
THE FIRST paragraph of this fascinating book reads: “Galway is unique among Irish cities in possessing a map that not just provides a bird’s-eye view of the urban landscape at a critical juncture in its history, but also offers insights into cultural, socio-political, and religious outlooks of the town’s ruling elite at this time. The printed map is a glorification of Galway, a celebration of its importance, wealth and power in the years immediately preceding its surrender to parliamentary forces in 1652. That it was made to impress is evinced not only in the visual impact of the heraldic embellishments and decorative artistry employed but also in the wealth of detail recorded, much of which might otherwise remain unknown."
Read more ...'There has been too much brushing under the carpet'
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
NEW GALWAY theatre company, Omnium Productions, makes its bow in the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with the world premiere of Bernard Field’s provocative play, Shroud.
Read more ...Take The Points with Des Bishop
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
'TAKE THE point' is good advice on the pitch, but an even better metaphor for life, especially when you do not take advice well, and especially if you are one of those angry troll types on Twitter.
Read more ...Galway film to get New York world premiere
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
THE WORLD premiere of the Galway made film, The Butterfly Love Song, takes place this weekend in New York as part of Irish Screen America's three-day film festival.
Read more ...Clay Galway - a new group's first exhibition
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
CLAY GALWAY, a group of 32 ceramic artists from Galway city and county, will hold its debut exhibition in Tribeton on Merchants Road, with the official opening being this evening [Thursday October 24] at 7pm.
Read more ...Boy singers sought for St Nicholas' Schola Cantorum
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
IN 1486, by special Papal Bull, St Nicholas' Collegiate Church established a college with singing priests, appointed by the Galway Corporation, which was instructed to train young children to sing at daily church services.
Read more ...Slyrydes new single out tomorrow
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
'DANGEROUS ANIMALS', the new single from Slyrydes, finds the Galway band tackling ignorance, bigotry, and a world where threatening forces are on the rise.
Read more ...Land Without God - examining the legacy of institutional abuse
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
LAND WITHOUT God, a new documentary examining the legacy of institutional abuse by the Irish Church and State, will be screened in The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.
Read more ...Actors sought for 9 to 5 - The Musical
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
TWIN PRODUCTIONS will be holding auditions for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 - The Musical in the Connacht Hotel on Monday [October 28] at 5pm. Anyone over 16 is eligible to try for a part.
Read more ...Moon Looks On - Galway gig this weekend
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
THIS YEAR has been a big one for Irish folk-pop band Moon Looks On, having played three shows at the Glastonbury festival and appearing at the 2000 Trees festival in Gloucestershire.
Read more ...Welsh choirs to sing for hospice memorial concerts
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
TWO LEADING Welsh choirs - Côr Mebion Ardudwy male choir and Cana-Mi-Geib - are coming to Galway to perform two special memorial concerts in support of Galway Hospice.
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