Renmore Panto's Sleeping Beauty

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

RENMORE PANTOMIME will celebrate its 40th anniversary with Sleeping Beauty, specially scripted by Panto Dame Peter Kennedy, and directed by AIMS award-winning twins, Brian and Seán Power.

Wreck It Ralph 2 - school holiday fodder

Films Reviews Thu, Dec 13, 2018

IN WRECK it Ralph 2, we catch up with Ralph and Vanellope, our heroes from the first movie, right where we left them, enjoying life as sentient 1980s video arcade game characters.

Christmas laughs with Fred Cooke and Steve Bennett

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GONE ARE the days when Fred Cooke was best known as Fergus from the Spar TV ads. These days, the guitar wielding Irish comedian has a CV that can justifiably proclaim 'rising star'.

Daithí - from electro wunderkind to artist

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

DAITHÍ’S MUSICAL evolution, from the exuberant, breezy, early singles like ‘Chameleon Life’, to the brooding, ambitious, art-pop he now creates, has been one of the great artistic journeys in modern Irish music. Ahead of next week's Róisín Dubh gig, he reflects on an extraordinary 2018, and the creation of his finest songs to date.

Cúirt Announces first names for 2019 festival

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Jeanette Winterson, best known as the author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, and Joshua Cohen, listed as one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists in 2017, will read at next year's Cúirt festival.

David Keenan - rising folk star for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

FOLLOWING DAVID Keenan's Other Voices show in Dingle las month, Tony Clayton-Lea Tweeted it was a "contender for gig of the year", describing the singer-songwriter as the "offspring of Van Morrison, The Waterboys, and The Frames".

Man gives birth to alarm clock

Literature Reviews Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GALWAY WRITER Brian Coughlan is a clever comedic writer in the Alan McMonagle/Karl MacDermott mode. His characters tend to be no good types, the sort who, in what the career guidance teachers of my youth called the real world, end up in middle management, or as unsuccessful Fianna Fáil county council candidates. Such characters populate Coughlan's short story collection, Wattle & Daub.

New Year creative writing classes

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

IF FINALLY getting around to penning those poems, that story, or your memoir is high on the list of 'Must Do' tasks for 2019, then take a look at the creative writing classes in the Galway Technical Institute.

Katherine Lynch is the Wicked Queen in Snow White

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

COMEDIAN KATHERINE Lynch takes on the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White, this year’s panto at the University Concert Hall, Limerick, where she will be joined by Richie Hayes and Dancing with the Stars' Dayl Cronin.

Brendan Grace - Galway and Loughrea shows

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

IRELAND'S FAVOURITE funnyman, Brendan Grace, will get Galway's 2019 off to a hilarious start with shows in Galway and Loughrea, performing some of his best loved comedy routines.

Síomha - 'My life has always revolved around music'

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

COMING FROM a family steeped in music, the soulful, Clare-born, chanteuse Síomha, grew up on a diet of musical greats, with the sounds of jazz, trad, folk, and soul creeping in and leaving an indelible mark on her musical tastes and influences.

Rofi James - new EP, Galway gig

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

ROFI JAMES have released a new five track EP, Helium, which is also the title of their current Irish tour. That tour also sees the quartet playing a hometown gig in Galway next week.

Talos - pain, optimism, and indie-pop

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

"I'M AN architect. But it’s not my profession. I love making music. At times, I design things…and it’s a welcome release. But music is what I do.” So says Talos who plays Galway this month.

Citóg Records Christmas charity gig

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

INDEPENDENT GALWAY record label, Citóg Records, holds its annual Christmas Charity Gig in The Black Gate Cultural Centre, featuring leading Galway singer-songwriters, while also raising funds for charity.

Galway musicians to celebrate the songs of John Prine

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

HE IS admired by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Roger Waters; has won numerous awards throughout a near 50 year career; and his songwriting has infleunced generations of musicians.

Cois Cladaigh Christmas charity concert

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

THE COIS Cladaigh Choir presents its annual Christmas concert in St Nicholas Collegiate Church this Saturday at 8pm, with proceeds going to Breast Cancer Research.

Galway's Cat Turner releases new single

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

CAT TURNER, the Galway 'dark-pop'/‘goth pop’, vocalist, songwriter, and producer, who has won praise from Hot Press and Clash Music, has released her new single 'Easier'.

Theatre Fest seeks participants for Creative Europe project

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GALWAY THEATRE Festival is accepting applications to participate in its Make A Move project, aimed at individual artists or collectives in contemporary movement-based theatre practices.

The Late, Late, Late Toy Show: Bringing Christmas Cheer UHG Children’s Ward

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Get into the Christmas Spirit this Saturday, 15th December, at DNA Nightclub’s Late, Late, Late Toy Show.

The Academic to play Galway International Arts Festival

Wed, Dec 12, 2018

IRISH ROCK band The Academic, best known for hit singles like ‘Different’, ‘Mixtape 2003’, ‘Bear Claws’, and ‘Why Can't We Be Friends?’, play the Galway International Arts Festival next summer.

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