Smash hit show Menopause The Musical comes to the Town Hall

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

WHAT CAUSES women of a certain age to suffer cold sweats, hot flushes, hormones to rage like tsunamis, and unpredictable mood swings? It is not watching George Clooney or listening to Michael Buble - it is the menopause.

Trevor Conway and the poetry of fear

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 14, 2019

HAVING PUBLISHED his first collection with Salmon, Trevor Conway has taken the courageous decision to self-publish his second, Breeding Monsters, which, in every way, looks as good as the books currently emerging from any of the main Irish poetry publishers.

Promising young pianist to play Beethoven in Galway

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

JOE O'GRADY, the award winning 13-year-old pianist from Dublin, will treat Galway to a performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata at the annual Emily Anderson Memorial Concert.

Galway theatre-makers sought for 'Digital Practices' lab

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE GALWAY Theatre Festival has announced a second open call for applications to for its 'Make a Move' project, an intensive seven-day residency on Inis Óirr at the end of April.

Citóg presents...Conor Mason

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

CONOR MASON is regarded as a master of hook, harmony, heart, and storytelling, whose songs are full of lilting vocals, poetic lyrics, and subtle instrumentation.

John Conneely - Applause @ Pálás

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

JOHN CONNEELY, an icon of the Galway music scene, will play the next edition of Applause, the monthly music nights at the Pálás Cinema's Merrow Bar.

St Patrick’s Day at The Skeff

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE SKEFF Bar will host a jam-packed St Patrick’s Weekender featuring live bands, DJs, food and drink specials, including the limited edition Paddy’s Day Cocktail, Leitrim Rising!, as well as sporting action live across the TV screens.

90s/00s Crazy Disco @ DNA

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

AFTER SELLING out Dublin's 3 Arena, the Biggest Disco Concert is coming to DNA nightclub, Eyre Square, on Saturday, March 23, with its Biggest 90s – 00s Crazy Disco show.

St Patrick's Weekend @ DNA

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE ST PATRICK'S Weekend at DNA nightclub kicks off tomorrow, with the 'Double Or Nothing' night. Get a poker chip on arrival, decide whether to hand it in for a complimentary drink or gamble it for a chance to win double drinks. Will you take the risk?

Steve Bennett headlines Róisín Dubh comedy this Tuesday

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

STEVE BENNETT, winner of the inaugural Irish Comedian Of The Year award in 2016, and a regular performer at the Edinburgh fringe festival, will headline this week's Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Create a comic book with Red Bird and Barry Keegan

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

GALWEGIANS AGED from 15 to 24 who are interested in graphic novels, and would like to get involved in the production of a comic, should check out a new project from the Red Bird Youth Collective.

'People are talking about a renaissance in Irish writing. It’s not an exaggeration'

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

AS TECHNOLOGY progresses, at what point will the distinctions between machines and humans become blurred? Can poetry still be a voice or rage and reason against oppression and discrimination? And Irish literature, what lies behind its recent renaissance?

Get the impression with Al Foran

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

DONALD TRUMP, Roy Keane, Jose Mourinho, Eamon Dunphy, Conor McGregor. Imagine being in the same room as those five. Would you survive it? If you are in the company of Al Foran that will be no problem.

Living with father's legacy

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

FRENCH FILM, The House By The Sea, winner of the UNIMED Award at the 2017 Venice Film Festival, will be screened by the Galway Film Society at the Pálás Cinema.

Album review: Maria Somerville

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 07, 2019

MARIA SOMERVILLE'S earliest songs were melancholy, atmospheric, meditations, based around the guitar. In the years since, her music has metamorphosed into electronica, but those qualities of mood and emotionally drenched sonics remain.

Get some Therapy? at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

“WE'RE LIVING in a time riven by conflict. You look at what’s happening in the United States, what’s going on with Brexit, North and South Korea, Palestine and Israel. It’s impossible not to see turmoil and turbulence."

Charlie Adley’s 'Craft of Writing' course

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

GALWAY WRITER, columnist, and prize-winning playwright, Charlie Adley, is bringing his popular 'Craft of Writing' course back to the Westside Resource Centre in April.

Joseph Quilty's love of the Burren

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST, artist, and illustrator Gordon D'Arcy will officially open a new, albeit retrospective, exhibition, of the art of Joseph Quilty, a unique self-taught painter who died in 1995.

Jason Byrne...last few tickets remain

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

A HANDFUL of tickets still remain for Jason Byrne's new show, You Can Come In But Don't Start Anything, which he is bringing to the Black Box Theatre this Saturday, March 9.

The Hole In The Ground - a mother and son horror

Films Reviews Thu, Mar 07, 2019

SINGLE MOTHER Sarah has moved to an old farm house in the Wicklow mountains. Her son Chris is unhappy in his new school and misses his father. She does her best, but the isolation is clearly getting to her.

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