Kevin Higgins' poetry workshops

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

THE ACCLAIMED Galway poet, Kevin Higgins, will host a series of poetry workshops, with classes for both beginners and experienced, in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

From Galway street scenes to abstract art

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

THE ARTIST Colette McDonagh is currently exhibiting her latest works, which include Galway street scenes, portraits, landscapes, and works inspired by abstract art, in the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

Faraway Martin - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

FARAWAY MARTIN has released his new single 'I Wanna Go' and plays Galway in September as part of his ambitious nationwide tour, which will see him play 32 gigs in all 32 counties, in 32 days.

Galway Choral Association seeks new singers

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

ANYONE WHO loves singing and who "wants a challenge" is being encouraged to audition for the Galway Choral Association, which is currently seeking new members.

YOYO - Rewinding Saturday Nights at Monroe’s.

Mon, Aug 26, 2019

Get ready for the ultimate retro night with the launch of YOYO at Monroes Late Bar & Venue - Rewinding back to the good old days with the very best of 80s,90s & 00s tunes.

'They were hit-makers who brought Protestants and Catholics together'

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

"I WAS just eight years old when the Miami Showband massacre happened so it was only when I started working on the show that I realised how big the band were in their day, north and south of the border."

Almodóvar's new film to open Galway Film Society's new season

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

PAIN AND Glory, the new film by the great Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz, will open the Galway Film Society's autumn 2019 season of screenings.

Daithí releases new album in October

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

L.O.S.S., THE long awaited second album from producer, composer, DJ, and violinist Daithí, will be released on October 18, digitally and on vinyl, via Galway based label, Strange Brew Records.

Tarantino's indulgent love letter to Sixties Hollywood

Films Reviews Thu, Aug 22, 2019

ONCE UPON A time in Hollywood is the ninth film from Quentin Tarantino, and if he is to be believed, it is his penultimate movie. He maintains that no director has directed a good film after his tenth. To that I say, what about Claire Denis, Akira Kursowa, or Stephen Spielberg?

Tipperary stars - they’ve come a long way

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

TIPPERARY STARS, The 2 Johnnies, are tip top of the world. Not only has the premier county won the All-Ireland but its native comedian sons have just gone and sold out Galway’s Town Hall Theatre - and that’s before they reveal the identity of their mystery guest...there’ll be no party like it.

Maeve Mulrennan goes Over The Edge

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

MAEVE MULRENNAN, head of visual art and education at the Galway Arts Centre, will be one of the readers at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday August 29 at 6.30pm.

Playwrighting workshop with Marina Carr

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

TO MARK the 25th anniversary of the annual Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering at Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee, the playwright Marina Carr, and academic Melissa Sihra, will conduct a playwriting workshop at Thoor Ballylee.

Paul Marsh to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

DESPITE COMING to stand-up later in life than most, Paul Marsh made an immediate impact on the Irish comedy scene, winning the TedFest Toilet Duck Award and the Capital Comedy Club competition.

Foxy P Cox at The Dirty Circus

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

THE SUMMER may be coming to a close, but temperatures are set to sore and sizzle when Foxy P Cox, one of Ireland's leading burlesque performers, takes to the stage of The Dirty Circus.

Slyrydes - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

'OUT PATIENCE', the new single from acclaimed Galway post-punk/indie band Slyrydes, will be launched at a free gig tonight in the Bierhaus, Henry Street, at 10pm.

Galway Musical Society's murder mystery quiz

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

A GENERAL knowledge table quiz, with a murder mystery twist, will be held in The Skeff Late Bar, Eyre Square, on Thursday September 5, with the event starting at 7.30pm sharp.

Revisiting Graceland with the London African Gospel Choir

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

GALWAY GIG-goers are in for a real treat next week when the London African Gospel Choir brings its acclaimed staging of Paul Simon’s classic album Graceland to Leisureland, Salthill.

Joxer before the Paycock

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

JOXER DALY is not the kind of man you want your husband to be friends with. Then again, 'Captain' Jack Boyle is not the man any woman should have to endure as a husband.

Galway Jazz Festival 2019

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

THE GALWAY JAZZ Festival returns to the city from Wednesday October 2 to Sunday 6, with shows by musicians from Italy, Norway, Slovenia, and Britain, as well as Ireland.

So Cow to launch new album with Tuam gig

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

SO COW, the indie-rock one-man band that is Brian Kelly, launches the new album - Do Re Mi Fa So Cow - with a gig in his hometown of Tuam, playing Canavan's this Saturday, August 24, at 8.30pm.

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