'When I see people enjoying themselves, that’s the reward for all the hard work'

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

ONE FATEFUL evening, 40 years ago, in the tiny kitchen of Renmore’s School Hall, the local curate, Seán O’Malley, suggested to some of his fellow badminton players that Renmore should produce a pantomime.

Creative writing classes at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars, will teach a class on creative writing at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, starting January.

Ring in the New Year with Le Boom

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

LE BOOM, the Irish electro/indie/house/pop duo of Christy Leech and Aimie Mallon, will ring in 2019 when they headline the Róisín Dubh's New Year's Eve party.

Theatre highlights of 2018

Theatre Reviews Thu, Dec 27, 2018

AND SO ends another year of theatre-going, a year of big shows, small shows, professional shows, amateur shows, local shows, and visiting shows. Rather than doing a general review of the year past, I shall focus on the shows I enjoyed most from those I saw.

The sea, the stars and everything in between at Galway Arts Centre 2019

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

AFTER A year of increased audience numbers and new partnerships, Galway Arts Centre’s visual art programme is looking to an exciting 2019 with new exhibitions, artists’ residencies and collaborations.

Faraway Martin - from Qatar to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

FARAWAY MARTIN does not do things by half measures. He is based in Qatar, sings songs about drunkenness to people who never imbibe, and has even run a marathon in North Korea.

There's more to mythical Ireland than leprechauns

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

IF YOU can only think of leprechauns when you think of mythical Irish creatures, think again! Ireland’s mythology is bursting with mysterious and fantastical characters, as a new book reveals.

'The panto is a special part of Christmas in Galway'

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

A GALWAY Christmas without the Renmore Panto is as unthinkable as Santa without his sleigh, and this year’s spectacular offering, Sleeping Beauty, opens on December 29 at the Town Hall and runs to January 13.

Art Buddies - an exhibition

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

ART BUDDIES, a group exhibition of mixed media paintings by pupils at the Wednesday morning art class organised by Denise Hogan, with tutor Gill Christie, is currently on show.

The best films of 2018

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

1. First Reformed: My number one film of the year and walking in I thought I would hate it. Powerful performance from Ethan Hawke playing a priest questioning his faith in the modern world. The ending has been divisive, but to me the film does not work without it.

HamsandwicH - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

HAMSANDWICH BRING a successful 2018 to a close with the release of their new single 'Reactions', and a tour of Ireland which takes in Galway's Róisín Dubh next week.

New York's funniest Irish comics for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

COLUM TYRRELL and Sean Finnerty, two of the most talked about and exciting Irish acts on the New York comedy scene, and hosts of an award winning podcast, bring their unique and energetic comedy stylings to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday December 22 at 8pm.

Comedy Review: The Macnas Was On Me

Comedy Reviews Thu, Dec 20, 2018

PÁRAIC BREATHNACH'S latest seanachaí-cum-stand-up comedy show, The Macnas Was On Me, brings us from Connemara to Colombia, from the FCA to arts festival parades, and charts his colourful journey from a boyhood steeped in rural custom to his globe-trotting, genre-defying, times as an art and theatre maker.

Kilroy was here

Literature Reviews Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE FIRST chapter of Over The Backyard Wall - A Memory Book, Thomas Kilroy’s 'autobiography', is entitled 'The Eye of Memory' and opens thus: “I have been asked more than once to write a memoir and I’ve always had to say no. I couldn’t do it. I could scarcely remember what happened the previous week, never mind the distant past, at least with any degree of accuracy. Then in 2006, at the age of seventy-two, something odd happened to me - rather, something routine occurred - but it had an odd result. I had a cataract operation in both eyes.”

Poetry workshops for 2019 at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE POET Kevin Higgins will teach a new series of poetry workshops in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominck Street, with classes for beginner and experienced levels.

Moxie are Strange Brew bound

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THEIR MUSIC has been described as having "irresistible, revolutionary energy" by The Irish Times, while the Irish Examiner called their songs "streetwise, fast moving, clever…full of superb moments".

Love Ghost and Modernlove - Irish tour starts in Galway

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

TWO YOUNG bands, one Irish - Modernlove, one American - Love Ghost, are touring Ireland throughout December and January with the first show taking place in the Róísín Dubh next week.

Ad Hoc choir voice workshops

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE AD Hoc choir voice workshops return in the New Year for a full term of singing and are open to anyone who would like to move from singing in the shower to singing with other people.

Album review: Neil Young

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 20, 2018

WHILE NEIL Young has long been one of the great champions of heavy and distorted guitar, often his finest performances have resulted from playing the acoustic form of that instrument.

Fundraising gala for Cellissimo 2020 - Galway's new festival

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

CELLISSIMO, GALWAY'S new triennial festival celebrating the cello - the instrument some believe most resembles the human voice - takes place in 2020, but ahead of that comes a fundraising gala for the festival itself.

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