Liam O’Flaherty’s Hollywood sojourn

Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 04, 2019

BORN ON The Aran Islands in 1896, Liam O’Flaherty was to become one of the most distinguished and prolific writers of 20th century Ireland. His first book, Thy Neighbour’s Wife, was published in 1923 and was followed by an avalanche of novels, short stories, and poems in English and as Gaeilge, as well as travelogues.

Emilie Pine, Engage, and an exhibition

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

AN EXHIBITION, featuring a variety of artistic responses to an excerpt from Emilie Pine's Notes To Self - the 2018 An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year winner - takes place in Just Art It.

Controversial Israeli thriller for the Pálás

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

MICHAEL AND Dafna are told their terrible news that their son Jonathan has died while serving in the Israeli Defence Force. As they come to terms with the loss, and prepare for the funeral, they are informed that a terrible mistake has been made.

Mayor to launch The Galway Review 7

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

THE GALWAY Review 7, the latest anthology of prose, poetry, stories, and essays by Galway and international writers, will be launched by the Mayor of Galway, Labour city councillor Niall McNelis, next week.

Amigo Productions explore Alzheimers with The Father

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

GALWAY-BASED community theatre group, Amigo Productions, presents the west of Ireland premiere of Florian Zeller’s award-winning play, The Father, next week at An Taibhdhearc.

Japanese music at An Taibhdhearc tonight

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

AHEAD OF the 2019 Experience Japan Hanami Festival in Dublin, the event will be stopping off in An Taibhdhearc theatre tonight to present a concert fusing Japanese and Irish music.

Women of Broadway at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

A SHOW celebrating Judy Garland, Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Elaine Stritch, Patti Lupone and Angela Lansbury, takes place in An Taibhdhearc this weekend.

Be part of Europe’s biggest film jury

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

GALWAY TEENAGERS who are passionate about film and who would like the chance to be part of Europe’s biggest film jury, should check out an event coming to the Pálás Cinema next month.

Cois Cladaigh concert in aid of Galway Hospice

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

THE COIS Cladaigh Choir will perform a charity concert in aid of the Galway Hospice this Saturday at 8pm in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church.

Music workshop for young people

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

LIVEFEED: Workshop & Open Mic is a Galway 2020 project for young people interested in music performance, production, promotion, songwriting, sound engineering, and music related photography, social media, and journalism.

Mike McCormack inducted into Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame

Wed, Apr 03, 2019

GALWAY BASED writer Mike McCormack, author of the award winning, and critically acclaimed novel, Solar Bones, has been inducted into the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame.

Looking back on a flurry of locally produced plays

Theatre Reviews Tue, Apr 02, 2019

A FLURRY of locally-produced plays have graced Galway’s stages over the past few weeks, the most of impressive of them being Brú Theatre’s Selvage at the Mick Lally Theatre, written and performed by James Riordan and deftly directed by Lara Campbell.

John Grant to return to Galway this summer

Mon, Apr 01, 2019

FOLLOWING HIS triumphant and powerful concert at Leisureland last Saturday, John Grant has made good on the promise he made to the audience that night when he said he would "see you sooner rather than later".

Barry Murphy to host the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

BARRY MURPHY, the man called "The godfather of Irish Comedy” by The Irish Times, and best known as part of Après Match, will be the special guest MC at next week's Comedy KARLnival.

GZA - hip hop's science genius for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

THEY DON'T call GZA "The Genius" for nothing. He is a member of the mighty Wu Tang Clan; he has the fourth largest vocabulary of any rap artist; he promotes science education in New York City; and has spoken at the prestigious Harvard University.

Album review: White Denim

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IN SOME corner of a foreign field - Austin, Texas, to be precise - it will forever be the 1970s, but what kind of seventies depends on what White Denim album you are listening to.

Are you sure he's the dad?

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

AFTER ERWIN accidentally discovers his father is not his biological father, he goes on a search to find him. He is also dealing with his daughter's unplanned pregnancy, while his new girlfriend, Anna, just might be his sister!

Galway Theatre Festival launches 2019 programme

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

THE 2019 Galway Theatre Festival was launched in Biteclub on Monday, promising nine days of drama, circus, spectacle, and storytelling. The festival runs from May 3 to 11.

Leading Palestinian political cartoonist in Galway next week

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

ONE OF the Arab world's leading political cartoonists and visual artists, Mohammad Saba'aneh, will be in Galway next week to host an exhibition of his work, and to speak about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Joshua Cohen - 'What makes a life and what makes a mind?'

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

AMONG THE legion of writers converging onGalway from near and far for next month’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature is Joshua Cohen, who has been widely hailed as one of America’s best young novelists.

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