Brexit's coming and the pub landlord has something to say about it

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

WHEN COMEDIAN Al Murray launched his political bid against Nigel Farage at the 2015 British general election, he declared: “It seem to me that the UK is ready for a bloke waving a pint around, offering common sense solutions.”

Hear stories from the Westside Writer's Group

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

GALWAY'S 'WRITE On' Westside Writers Group will host an evening of literary entertainment in the Westside Library this month, with members reading extracts from their short stories, poems, flash fiction, and memoirs.

A Ballinasloe book launch and art exhibition

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

BECOMING BELLE, the new novel by Nuala O’Connor, and MAPS, a visual arts exhibition from Group 8, will both be launched in Ballinasloe Library next week.

Relive the The Last Waltz at Monroe's

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

AT FIRST it was a concert, then a film of the concert, now it is a concert of the film! The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese's celebrated documentary of the final concert by The Band, will be re-created in Galway.

'I’ve always loved working with Garry'

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

REHEARSALS BEGAN this week for Druid Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Garry Hynes, and which runs at the Town Hall in the last week of September.

Denise Hogan art classes

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Denise Hogan, joined by artist, filmmaker, and art teacher Gillian Christie, will host a new series of art classes starting in Roscam, the week of September 10.

Two artists exploring childhood

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

PAINTINGS AND textiles, exploring different facets of, and ideas about, childhood, make up a new exhibition at the Kinvara Courthouse by the artists Brian Twomey and Diane Reid.

Exciting Exhibitions at The National Museum of Ireland this Autumn

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

Immerse yourself in the unique stories, rich heritage and fascinating cultural traditions of our rural ancestors at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life in Co. Mayo.

A lusty line-up for Music For Galway

Wed, Sep 05, 2018

WANDERLUST - STRICTLY speaking it means a great desire to travel, although in the popular imagination, it can be equivalent to the saucy and licentious adventures of lusty trousered youth in the early 19th century.

The 'luminous, life affirming' songs of Padraig Stevens

Theatre Reviews Mon, Sep 03, 2018

ON SATURDAY evening I finally made it to one of the Ollie Jennings-run Druid Sessions in the Mick Lally Theatre which have been proving a big hit with gig-goers over the past few months. This was the fifth gig in the series and featured Padraig Stevens with Leo Moran.

Galway Designers Studio House - New reasons to love September!

Mon, Sep 03, 2018

September is the month to get the knowledge. Kids are back in school and college and even us grown-ups have time to actually get time to work on our own creativity.

Dylan Moran and Dr Cosmos

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

“SOME PEOPLE have told me I’m grumpy; it’s not something I’m aware of. It’s not like I walk around poking children in the eye...not very small ones anyway." So says Dylan Moran, about himself.

Launch of Ben Murphy poetry collection

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

FAIRHILL, THE Claddagh, the Spanish Arch, and Quay Street form the landscape and routes of On Nimmo's Pier, a collection of poetry by the late Ben Murphy, to be launched in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, tomorrow at 6pm.

Galway Actors' Workshop to stage Medea

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

FIRST PRODUCED in 431BC, Euripides' Medea is one of the major works of western theatre, and it is about to receive a new production in the Town Hall Theatre from the Galway Actors' Workshop.

A French start to new Galway Film Society season

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

THE GALWAY Film Society's new season of screenings takes place in September, in the society's new home of the Pálás, with a new format and new start time.

Blues-rock guitarist Eamonn McCormack returns to Galway

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

THE INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed Irish blues-rock guitarist Eamonn McCormack will next month play his first Galway show in almost a decade, as part of his first Irish tour in more than five years.

Album review: Basement Revolver

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 30, 2018

THE SHOEGAZE revival has been continuing apace for most of this decade, but there is a key difference between its original late 80s/90s incarnation and its modern manifestation, namely the place of emotion.

Jimmy’s Hall - The Abbey’s rollicking 'céilí play'

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

A HIGHLIGHT of the Town Hall’s autumn programme is the September visit of the Abbey Theatre with its rollicking stage adaptation of Ken Loach's critically acclaimed film, Jimmy’s Hall.

Three chances to see Sean Lock

Thu, Aug 30, 2018

"I'M JUST organised. I always put a bit of butter on the knife before bed." That's how Sean Lock describes himself. The Times describes him as "gloriously intelligent, deliciously unlikely and hilariously funny".

Cinema review: BlacKkKlansman

Films Reviews Thu, Aug 30, 2018

BASED ON the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first black police officer in Colorado Springs and who managed to infiltrate the Klu Klux Klan, BlacKkKlansman feels like a spiritual successor to director Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing.

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