Strange Brew Summer Shindig 15

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

THE STRANGE BREW Summer Shindig, Galway city's annual celebration of all things indie-rock - from the idea of indie as a genre to the philosophy of independent music and labels - returns to the Róisín Dubh.

Get singing at the Pálás

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

SING ALONG to classic Elton John hits as his life story unfolds before your eyes; see The Cure play their greatest songs in London; eat from a menu inspired by Pulp Fiction - that will be a Royale with Cheese then.

NARRATIVES exhibition opens in Oughterard

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

NARRATIVES, A mixed media exhibition of work by Lorraine Cleary, Bernie Dignam, Ann McBride, Aideen Monaghan, Eva O’Donovan, Catherine Patrickson, and Gala Tomasso, opens in Oughterard tomorrow.

GIAF Reviews: Dead Dog in a Suitcase, Epiphany

Theatre Reviews Thu, Jul 25, 2019

KNEEHIGH THEATRE Company's Dead Dog In A Suitcase was one of the hottest tickets at this year's Galway International Arts Festival. Adapted by Carl Grose and composer Charles Hazlewood, it was a raucous adaptation of John Gay’s 18th century classic, The Beggar’s Opera.

'There is something poetic and sublime about space'

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

LAST SATURDAY was the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the day also saw more than 1,000 visitors to Galway Arts Centre’s fascinating exhibition, Making Space, comprising collaborative work from paired scientists and artists.

A weekend of theatre and acrobatics

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

THEATRE OFTEN provides the most memorable highlights of the Galway International Arts Festival, and with the final four days to go, tickets are still available for three outstanding shows.

A weekend with Two Door Cinema Club and Orbital

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

DO YOU like your music indie based, guitar driven, and with funk grooves and pop hooks aplenty? Or do you prefer it chilled out and ambient sometimes, and other times raved up, but always electronic?

Watch André Rieu’s Maastricht concert

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

ANDRÉ RIEU'S annual Maastricht concert, featuring his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, will be screened by The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, this Saturday [July 27] at 7pm with an encore screening on Sunday at 3pm.

Kathleen Furey exhibition

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

REVISIT, AN exhibition by Kathleen Furey, where the artist explores loss, memory and moments of realisation via her hometown of Galway, is running at the Town Hall Theatre bar.

Album review: Ada Lea

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 25, 2019

THE BREAK-UP album - Blood On The Tracks, The Bride Stripped Bare, Rumours, Songs For Only The Lonely, Blue, Currents... - rarely do catharsis and creativity go so well and productively together.

The Lion King - a film that feels like a cover song

Films Reviews Thu, Jul 25, 2019

THE LION King is the latest Disney movie to get the live action treatment, but it is not live action. No lions were filmed for this. It is entirely computer generated. So it is animation?

An African take on Talking Heads

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

AFRICAN MUSIC was a huge influence on Talking Heads, particularly on albums like Fear Of Music and Remain In Light, so it makes sense that a group of West African musicians should re-interpret the New Yorkers' songs through an African filter.

Clodhna Hallissey chosen for 2019 Marie Mullen Theatre Bursary

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

GALWAY BASED designer Clodhna Hallissey was this week announced as the recipient of the 2019 Marie Mullen Theatre Bursary, which supports women theatre artists working in Ireland in the fields of design, directing and dramaturgy.

Silent Disco Street Party is back

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘till you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the return of the now legendary Silent Disco Street Party.

Rofi James - hometown show for summer tour

Mon, Jul 22, 2019

ROFI JAMES, the Galway pop-rock band, and previous recipients of the Galway Advertiser Galway Band Of The Year accolade, have embarked on their summer tour, which includes a hometown gig in Galway.

Ezra Furman - 'proudly ambiguous' indie-rocker plays GIAF 19

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

"I'M A Queer for life. Outlaw. Outsider!" So declared Ezra Furman on 'I Lost My Innocence', a highlight of his 2018 album, Transangelic Exodus, and a proud statement on just who he is.

Fred Cooke headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

ONCE UPON a time, Fred Cooke was best known as ‘Fergus’ from the Spar TV ads, but recent years have his star as rise, becoming the MC on The Tommy Tiernan Show and a moonwalking semi-finalist on RTÉ’s Dancing With The Stars.

Galway made westerns continue with Never Grow Old

Films Reviews Thu, Jul 18, 2019

IT HAS become almost a tradition now that the Galway Film Fleadh closes with a western. Being one of my favourite genres I have no problem with that, but Never Grow Old has a lot to live up to after last year's Black 47 and 2017's An Klondike.

GIAF 19 visual arts exhibitions

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

EIGHT VERY different visual arts exhibitions, in six different locations - including at the new temporary new gallery space near William Street - run throughout the Galway International Arts Festival, and admission to all is free.

Theatrical treats aplenty in the Fringe

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival may not be the most high profile event happening over the next couple weeks but there are plenty of gems in its lively and varied programme that are well worth checking out.

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