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.

Male dancers sought for YBW's junior boys' programme

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

MARTIN LINDINGER, former lead dancer with Rambert, National Ballet of Canada, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, will lead Youth Ballet West's Junior Boys' Associate Programme, which is seeking new members.

'The poems are more robust in this collection'

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THIS SATURDAY sees the launch of Emily Cullen’s new poetry collection, Conditional Perfect, at the Galway City Museum. Published by Doire Press, this is Cullen’s third collection, following 2003's No Vague Utopia and 2013's In Between Angels and Animals.

Martin Beanz Warde added to Comedy Carnival bill

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

MARTIN BEANZ Warde has been added to the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway programme, performing his show, The Gomey Feen, at the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, on Saturday October 26 at 6pm.

Ad Astra - the most realistic vision of the future yet depicted on screen

Films Reviews Thu, Sep 26, 2019

AD ASTRA is Apocalypse Now meets 2001: A Space Odyssey - I do not claim to be the first to make that comparison - but that is a pretty great combination of stories, and surprising it has not been done already.

Saoirse - new work to premiere at Jazz fest

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

SAOIRSE, A work specially commissioned by the 2019 Galway Jazz Festival, which fuses Connemara sean-nós with jazz and improvisational forms, will be premiered performed by vocalist Lauren Kinsella.

Junior Galway Film Fleadh seeks young film-makers

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE 25TH Junior Galway Film Fleadh take places in the Pálás Cinema from Sunday November 10 to Thursday 14, with weekend screenings, educational screenings, workshops, and an Irish language short film outreach programme.

Red Bird Youth Collective seeks new members

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

RED BIRD Youth Collective, the visual arts group for 15 to 24 year olds, is seeking new members for its latest project - creating a body of work with Galway artist Marielle MacLeman, using Nuns Island as a starting point.

Dara Ó Foghlu to host creative writing workshop

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE WAR Against Cynicism: A Workshop for Blocked Writers, hosted by Dara Ó Foghlu, takes place in Galway next month.

A trio of Irish comics for the KARLnival

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

BRIAN GALLAGHER, Richie Sheehy, and Cathal Shanagher will take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh for the next instalment of the Comedy KARLnival on Tuesday October 1 at 8pm.

Bicurious - a 'heavy dose of mosh ready ferocity'

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

BICURIOUS, THE Dublin experimental heavy rock duo of Taran Plouzané and Gavin Purcell, play the Róisín Dubh next week as part of an Irish tour, ahead of a series of gigs across Britain and the Continent.

TULCA 2019 festival seeks volunteers

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

TULCA FESTIVAL of Visual Arts is accepting applications for its 2019 Volunteer Programme. The festival, curated by Kerry Guinan, runs from November 1 to 17 in numerous venues across Galway city and county.

Vladimir and Anton - those were the days

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE ACCLAIMED Slovakian brothers and violinists, Vladimir and Anton Jablokov, are coming to Galway next week to perform their latest show, Those Were The Days.

Comedian Shane Clifford coming to the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

SHANE CLIFFORD is "the best comedian in Ireland, hands down," according to the Rubber Bandits' Blindboy Boatclub, and Galway can see why when he brings his new show to the Town Hall Theatre.

Cat Turner releases single, 'Home'

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

CAT TURNER, the Galway 'dark-pop'/‘goth pop’, vocalist, songwriter, and producer, who has won praise from Hot Press and Clash Music, will tomorrow release her new single.

Aussie folk duo play Galway tomorrow

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

USTRALIAN FOLK duo The Maes, currently promoting their new album, will play a double-headline gig in Galway with Scottish folk singer-songwriter Rachel Sermani.

A trip to Spain via ConTempo

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE CONNECTIONS between Spain and Galway go back to late mediaeval and Renaissance times, and remain acknowledged in the Spanish Arch and Spanish Parade in the city.

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