What's on in Galway this October

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

We are well into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and winter is not far away but fear not — there is still lots to do in Galway as we prepare for the shorter evenings ahead. So grab a scarf and an extra layer of clothing, and get out and enjoy October in Galway.

Covert Connemara comedy and a comedy club crawl

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE EVER innovative Vodafone Comedy Carnival hit on a good one some years back with the Wild Atlantic Wahey - a comedy themed tour of Connemara, busing 100 fans to venues along the Wild Atlantic Way for pints and performances by top festival comedians.

What if Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom?

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

WHAT IF Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom? What if Home Rule had passed in 1914? What would Ireland be today in that case? These are some of the questions posed in The Alternative.

Stars to perform classic indie album in Galway

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

SET YOURSELF On Fire was the album that established Stars as an indie-rock band of note and they will perform that acclaimed work in Galway next month as part of their current European tour.

Foróige film making workshops

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

FILM-MAKING workshops for young people aged from 14 to 18, will take place in the Galway City Youth Cafe, Fairgreen Road, on Mondays from 5pm to 7pm.

Art exhibition inspired by turf cutting controversy

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE CONTROVERSY over the right to cut turf against the need to protect the natural environment has inspired MÓIN, an exhibition by Bernie Dignam, which is currently running at the Station House Hotel, Clifden, as part of the Clifden Arts Festival.

Album review: Liam Gallagher

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

IT IS impossible to read the title of Gallagher jr's second solo album and not hear it as he would say it, delivered, undoubtedly with all the Mancunian cock-sure swagger you would expect.

‘Feminism is about understanding what power I have, how I fit into society'

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE CHAOS unleashed by Brexit - political, parliamentary, legal, and constitutional — specifically the threat of No Deal is, understandably, not something Jayde Adams wants to get into today.

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace for one day GIAF First Thought Talks event

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

The health of democracy, the European Union, and food will all be examined in a new series of the Galway International Arts Festival's First thought talk, taking place not in the summer, but in October.

Hound Of The Baskervilles revisited

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

SIR ARTHUR Conan Doyle's celebrated Gothic detective story, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, with Sherlock Holmes investigating sightings of a demonic dog, comes to the stage in a production by Rod Goodall and Steve Johnston.

Extra Ordinary - 'Ghostbusters meets The Van'

Films Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

MAEVE HIGGINS plays Rose, a lonely, yet happy, shy, driving instructor in her thirties. Once a well regarded exorcist and paranormal investigator, she gave it all up after an accident involving her father which cost him his life.

Inhaler - Bono's son's band for the Róisín

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

INHALER, THE Dublin band fronted by Elijah Hewson, son of Bono and anti-nuclear campaigner Ali Hewson, play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday September 26 at 9pm.

Three women go Over The Edge

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE WRITERS Ingrid Casey, Barbara Dunne, and Leah Keane will read from their work at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday September 26 at 6.30pm.

Belfast comics for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

DAVE ELLIOT has been called “one of the stand out acts on the Northern Irish comedy scene” by the Belfast Telegraph, while John Bishop described him as "fantastic!”. Galway will see why next week.

'Most of my mad humour comes from having lived in Ireland'

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

JOE BOSKE'S keen eye and sense of humour shines forth gloriously in Buying Yak Milk In Gurtymadden, his new book, published by Artisan House, which will be launched as part of the Clifden Arts Festival.

Margaretta D’Arcy's Karl Marx street event

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE COMMUNIST Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848, will be proclaimed and debated on the streets of Galway as part of Culture Night, tonight [Friday September 20].

Daniele Di Bonaventura - Galway jazz fest debut

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE BANDONEON is a type of concertina that is also an essential instrument in tango ensembles. While the instrument is most popular in Argentina and Uruguay, one of its greatest masters is Italian.

Patricia Forde and the power of words

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

IT IS most unusual that the sequel to a wonderful book is anywhere near as good as the first one. In 2015 Patricia Forde’s The Wordsmith was published to great acclaim, winning several awards, and introducing readers to Letta the Wordsmith, whose job it is to hand out words to people who need them.

Charity Irish trad concert for Gavin Ralston

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

MUSICIANS FROM the West Kerry Gaeltacht, and others, are coming to Galway to perform at a concert in An Taibhdhearc to raise funds for Gavin Ralston, who has been has been battling cancer since 2014.

Art classes with Jennifer Cunningham

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Jennifer Cunningham will be holding a new term of art classes and one day workshops.

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