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.

IT GALZ - live on the Town Hall stage

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IT GALZ, the hit comedy and satirical podcast series by Jenny Claffey and Lindsay Hamilton, which takes in everything from pop culture to women's issues, is once again stepping out of the studio and onto the stages of Ireland.

Chris Haze releases new single 'So Long'

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

'SO LONG', the new single from Galway singer-songwriter Chris Haze, taken from his forthcoming EP Chasing Rivers, will be released tomorrow.

Die Walküre - live at The Eye

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

DIE WALKÜRE, Wagner's epic opera, inspired by Norse mythology, and containing what is arguably his most famous piece, 'The Ride Of The Valkyries', will be broadcast to The Eye Cinema this weekend.

The Dirty Circus - Momma’s Backstop Show

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

MOTHER'S DAY and Britain's act of national madness, otherwise known as Brexit, will be referenced in the next Dirty Circus burlesque and cabaret night, entitled Momma’s Backstop Show.

Us - Jordan Peele dives further into horror

Films Reviews Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IN 1986, Adelaide wanders away from her parents in a theme park, and into a seemingly abandoned house of mirrors. Inside there, she is confronted by her doppelgänger who spends the rest of her life stalking her in visions.

Fregoli Theatre to spread the love at Cúirt

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IN AN era of rising xenophobia, abusive Twitter trolls, and polarised politics, Fregoli Theatre Company reaffirms the joy of love in its new show, The Fregoli Heart Project, which will premiere at the Cúirt Festival of Literature on Monday April 8.

Aaron McCann - Culchie In America

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

STING SANG about being 'An Englishman in New York', but Tyrone comedian Aaron McCann is coming to Galway to tell us what it is like to be a culchie in America.

When your past creeps up behind you...

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

FOR CHARLOTTE, life is sweet. She has a good job, a supportive husband in Malcolm, a fine son in Evan, a nice house in the suburbs. Shame about the past, creeping up behind her.

Pálás to launch new strand for senior film lovers

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

FROM FRIDAY April 5, the Pálás Cinema will launch its new Silver Screen strand - screenings of new releases for senior film lovers, with tickets at a reduced price.

The Curly Organ's weekly HELPdesk

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

THE CURLY Organ, the solo project of My Fellow Sponges' Donal McConnon, returns for another of his regular residencies at the Róisín Dubh, this time with a new show entitled HELPdesk.

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