A green Galway Jazz Festival with rainbow appeal

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

THE 2019 Galway Jazz Festival takes place this week, and will be officially opened this evening at 6pm in the Kitchen Café of the Galway City Museum by Connemara environmentalist and educator Leo Hallissey.

Wet Paint - new play by The Young Offenders' Shane Casey

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

WET PAINT, written by and starring Shane Casey, best known for his role as Billy Murphy in the feature film and TV series, The Young Offenders, is coming to the Town Hall Theatre.

Book it! - new children’s book festival for Galway

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Book it!, Galway's new book festival for children is taking place this month, and will feature readings and events with Alan Durant, Catherine Doyle, Patricia Forde, Eric Kaeil, Patrick Ryan and Michael Smith.

Galway and Donegal through a doctor's lens

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

THE PHOTOGRAPHY of Dr Michael Sugrue, featuring iconic Galway scenes and the Donegal landscape, are currently on display in the arts corridor of University Hospital Galway.

Fancy footwork as Baboró stages world premiere of new dance show

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

BABORÓ INTERNATIONAL Arts Festival for Children is just a few weeks away and among the highlights is the world premiere of Francis Footwork from CoisCéim Dance Theatre, which delighted audiences in 2015 with the award-winning The Wolf and Peter.

All Tvvins play major Galway concert this weekend

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

AFTER DELIVERING a fine performance supporting Two Door Cinema Club at the arts festival Big Top this summer, All Tvvins return to Galway this weekend to play the Black Box Theatre.in October, and ahead of that show, release their new single.

Young actors sought for An Taibhdhearc panto

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

YOUNG ACTORS aged eight to 14 are being encouraged to audition for An Taibhdhearc’s 2019 Christmas production, An Dara Réalt, by Doireann Langford.

The man behind the Ó Conaire statue

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

THE SCULPTOR Albert G Power is best known as the creator of the Pádraic Ó Conaire statue, once an integral part of Eyre Square, but now on display in the Galway City Museum.

Galway Youth Theatre open day

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

YOUNG PEOPLE aged from 15 to 23 and interested in theatre are invited to the Galway Youth Theatre open day on Sunday October 6, in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, from 12 noon to 2pm.

Charity concert to remember Seán Henry

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

SOME OF the greatest names in Irish traditional music - Frankie Gavin, Cherish the Ladies, Seán and Matt Keane, Mary Bergin, John Faulkner - will perform at a concert in memory of Portumna publican Seán Henry.

Conference exploring the life of James Hack Tuke

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

JAMES HAKE Tuke, who initiated an assisted emigration scheme, known as the ‘Tuke Fund’, that supported nearly 10,000 people leaving the western seaboard for a better life in America and Canada, will be remembered in Galway at a special two-day event.

Amazing Apples to release new single

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

AFTER A long hiatus, the Amazing Apples, one of Galway's most popular bands, are back with a new single, 'Mr Mustard', which will be released tomorrow on Spotify, iTunes, and Google Play.

Spitting Nails - German punk/metal for Galway

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

HAMBURG BAND Spitting Nails play a ferocious mix of metal and punk in the style of Naplam Death, Tragedy, and Extreme Noise Terror, and they are coming to Galway this weekend.

A classical crossover concert for Tuam

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

THE TENOR Eoin Hynes and soprano Emer Barry are bringing their show Iconic to Tuam next week, which will feature a programme of well loved songs from both the classical and pop spheres.

Life, love, struggle, and the world on the big screen

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

BIZARRE LOVE triangles, a WWII drama set in the present day, working class life in Mexico, unlikely romances in Mumbai and Scotland, a South American thriller, an Iranian woman's struggle to play football internationally, and a family determined to keep a secret. This is the 55th Galway Film Society autumn season.

Bordering on Brilliant – Northern Irish comics for the Carnival

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

NORTHERN IRELAND'S finest comedians and rising stars will be centre stage at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway with shows from Kevin McAleer, Colin Geddis, Shane Todd, Paul Currie, Diona Doherty, and Sean Hegarty.

Album review: Squarehead

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 26, 2019

HAVING TAKEN some time out for "a much-needed mental health break" after three albums in three years and constant touring, Dublin trio Squarehead pick up, not exactly where they left off.

Galway Street Club - new single, Róisín gig

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

‘BLACK WIDOW of Iron Mountain’, the first single from Galway Street Club's forthcoming second album, will be released on Tuesday October 1, followed by a gig in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday 5 at 8pm.

Zorro - the Irishman behind the myth

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE FICTIONAL hero Zorro was very likely inspired by the real life exploits and adventures of 17th century Wexford naive William Lamport who tried to foment rebellion in Mexico against the Spanish crown.

Animals, colour, and vibrant canvasses

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

CHRISTIANITY, ZOOLOGY, and painting combine in the work of artist Jin Yong, whose latest exhibition is currently on display in the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

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