Tracy Bruen's Galway show ahead of German tour

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

TRACY BRUEN is something of a Renaissance woman - singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, band leader, theatre director, and actor - talents that will combine at her Galway show next week, ahead of her German tour.

Exhibition of children's book illustrations

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

TODAY IS World Book Day Ireland 2019, and to mark the occasion, Kinvara Area Visual Arts is holding an exhibition of children's book illustrations in The Courthouse, Kinvara.

South Galway screening for a south Galway film

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

WHEN ALL Is Ruin Once Again, a poetic documentary filmed in and around Gort, which won Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh, is to be shown at a charity screening next week.

'There is that lovely heart to the story people can relate to'

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

FIRST FILMED in 1984 and starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose has enjoyed many a revival, being adapted for Broadway in 1998 where it ran for more then 700 performances, while 2011 saw it filmed yet again - all proof of its enduring appeal.

Nicole Flattery and the essence of absurdity

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 07, 2019

THE FIRST paragraph in the first story of Nicole Flattery’s first collection, Show Them a Good Time, reads: “The schemes were for people with plenty of time, or people not totally unfamiliar with being treated like shit. I was intimate with both situations. Management interviewed me - bizarre questions through an inch of plexiglass: How long, in hours, have you been unemployed? Did you misspend your youth throwing stones at passing cars?"

All Tvvins and Paddy Hanna for Big Top

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

ALL TVVINS have been announced as support for Two Door Cinema Club, while left-field Irish singer-songwriter Paddy Hanna will open for Burt Bacharach, at those artists respective GIAF 2019 headline concerts.

ABBAesque to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

ABBAESQUE ARE on the go longer than the Swedish pop legends to whom they pay homage, but there is good reason for that. The world still loves ABBA, and ABBAesque are arguably the best ABBA tribute act.

What is Irish Contemporary Music?

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

WHAT IS Irish contemporary Mmsic? For a start it is a term which excludes rather than includes. It generally does not include music made by contemporary Irish musicians in the fields of rock, pop, folk, and trad. It usually only refers to classical music.

The Fureys to play Loughrea Hotel & Spa

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

THE FUREYS, one of Ireland's finest folk bands, best known for songs like ‘When You Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields of France’, ‘Red Rose Café’, and ‘Steal Away’, play the Loughrea Hotel & Spa on Friday March 22.

St Patrick's Day @ DNA

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

JAZZ MUSICIAN and performer Rick Swann, regarded as one of Ireland’s finest trumpet players, is coming to DNA Nightclub, Eyre Square, this St Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17.

Fire In Cairo - a tribute to The Cure

Wed, Mar 06, 2019

FEW BANDS from the post-punk scene of the late 1970s have proved as enduring, as popular, or as influential as The Cure, whose fusion of Goth, punk, pop, and new wave, was swignificant in the development of indie music.

Anarchist to die accidentally on Thursday

Tue, Mar 05, 2019

UNDER ORDERS from, and directed by, a mysterious maniac, a group of madcap policemen stage and re-stage the cover-up of the scandalous death of an anarchist during an interrogation.

Anna Mullarkey releases new single 'Sometimes'

Tue, Mar 05, 2019

ANNA MULLARKEY, the Galway singer-composer and My Fellow Sponges member, has released a new solo single, 'Sometimes', a video for which goes live next week.

TINY TRADERS VILLAGE TO RE LAUNCH IN NUN'S ISLAND

Mon, Mar 04, 2019

Much Loved Local Food and Craft Market Makes Long-Awaited Return in one of Galway's Most Storied Buildings. The Galway Food, Arts, and Crafts scene is in celebration at the announcement that Tiny Traders Village will be returning to the city this month. The much enjoyed but short-lived market will be relaunching in their new location the Nuns Island Theatre on March 16th and will run every Saturday thereafter.

COFFEE CULTURE MEETS COCKTAIL HOUR FOR THE TIA MARIA COFFEE REVOLUTION AT CAPRICE!

Mon, Mar 04, 2019

Coffee lovers around the world are now enjoying their favourite drink from morning cup through to evening cocktail, as the global love for coffee booms, on the 19th of March you may be invited to a very unique event which takes place at Caprice. An evening filled with treats, tricks and Tia Maria. Feel like a V.I.P with Espresso Martini on arrival, Cocktail masterclass sessions, Goodybags and a trip to LONDON up for grabs! An event you do not want to miss!

John Fothergill - a lively Geordie for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

EMBARRASSING SEXUAL revelations, rural innocence, cocky insults, and slick banter - it can only be Geordie comic John Fothergill who headlines the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh next week.

Maria Somerville - new single, album, and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

MARIA SOMERVILLE, "one of Ireland’s most essential talents," according to The Thin Air, has released the single 'Brighter Days', is about to release of her debut album, and begin her Irish tour in Galway.

The 39 Steps - murder, espionage, and saucy romance

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

IT IS a classic British crime thriller novel by John Buchan; made twice into a film by Alfred Hitchcock; and later adapted for theatre by Patrick Barlow. It is The 39 Steps.

Torn between ambition and family ties

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

ASPIRING WRITER Sinan returns home from college to find that his father's gambling addiction has brought the family to the brink of financial ruin.

Melissa McCarthy shines in Can You Ever Forgive Me

Films Reviews Thu, Feb 28, 2019

LEE ISRAEL is a once famous biographer who is struggling to sell her new book, a biography of Fanny Brice. When bills pile up she looks for things to sell. She has several letters from different celebrities and authors, and she can get a decent price for them.

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