A musical trip to Bulgaria

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

CONTEMPO WILL bring Galway audiences on a musical trip to Bulgaria, performing works by Marin Goleminov and Dobrinka Tabakova at the next From Europe with Love concert.

Jazz gigs for the Halloween weekend

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

FOR THE Halloween weekend, a series of jazz gigs, featuring leading Irish jazz musicians, takes place in the Black Gate Cultural Centre on St Francis Street.

Pixies to play GIAF 2020

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

THE PIXIES, one of the the greatest, and most influential, of all American alternative rock bands, and a primary inspiration to Nirvana and Radiohead, will play Galway next summer.

Comedy Carnival - laughter in the Eyre in spite of Brexit

Comedy Reviews Tue, Oct 29, 2019

THE BIGGEST Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway to date just might have been the most memorable, with routines, views, and actions that delighted audiences over the last weekend, and the memory of which will keep up giggling for some time yet.

What's on in Galway this November

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Oh it is a tough time of the year. The sun has gone on its annual vacation to another part of the planet. Temperatures are dropping fast, the rain is beating down, and the wind is howling, and it just feels like there is doom and gloom with nothing to do around Galway.

The joy of the mixed bill show at the Comedy Carnival

Thu, Oct 24, 2019

IT IS day three already of Vodafone Comedy Carnival 2019 and it has been an absolute belter so far with all signs pointing to this year’s event being the largest festival of fun to date. Sales are set to surpass last year’s record numbers with queues out the door for most shows.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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."

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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