Events, talks, and activities at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

A TALK on Lady Gregory, a showcase for amateur film makers, a children's event, and Red Bird Youth Collective seeking new members - all are taking place in the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street.

Suspension exhibition from Tim Kelly and Brenda Flannery

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

SUSPENSION, THE final show of its Oughterard Courthouse Summer Arts Programme, featuring the work by sculptor Tim Kelly and visual artist Brenda Flannery, opens tomorrow at 7pm.

Hero - 'a rambunctious and testosterone-fuelled' love story

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

“THIS IS a man’s world/but it don’t mean nothing without a woman or a girl," James Brown famously sang and it is a view probably shared by Smithy, the protagonist of Ken Rogan’s acclaimed comedy-drama, Hero, which is coming to the Town Hall Theatre.

Eoin Dolan - new EP, Galway gig

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

THE EVER evolving music and vision of Galway singer-songwriter Eoin Dolan, takes a further step forward with the release of his new EP, Superior Fiction.

Wild West Uke Fest is coming

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

ITS ORIGINS lie in Portugal, its birthplace was Hawaii, and today the tiny guitar with four strings we call a ukulele is loved the world over, and as Galway is Ireland's festival city, why not have a ukulele festival?

The Prodigy tribute @ Monroe's

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

THE PROGIDY, a live tribute act to the British electro/dance legends The Prodigy, play Monroe's on Friday September 21 at 9pm.

Circus skills workshop at Galway City Museum

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

THE FIRST circus took place in 1768 when Philip Astley drew out a ring on an abandoned patch of land in London’s Waterloo and presented a show featuring bareback riders, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, and strong men.

Throwback Time this weekend at DNA

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

THE 1980S brought us the Cabbage Patch Kids, Paula Abdul, Teddy Ruxpin, shoulder pads, and perms. The 1990s delivered Tamagotchis, snap bracelets, Pokémon, Power Rangers, dial-up internet, scrunchies, and Bill Clinton jokes.

Seeking Galway young filmmakers for new scheme

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

DIG WHERE You Stand 2018, the documentary funding scheme for young filmmakers in Galway city and county, is seeking submissions, and is open to anyone based in Galway under 35.

Go inside The Staircase when David Rudolf comes to Galway

Mon, Aug 20, 2018

DAVID RUDOLF, the defence attorney for Michael Peterson in the hit Netflix documentary series The Staircase, is coming to Galway to give a public talk where he will present intimate details of both the case and the series.

JFDR returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

FOR A small country with a tiny population, Iceland punches far above its weight when it comes to producing musicians of startling originality and creativity, and to the distinguished line of Björk, Sigur Ros, and, Ásgeir, we can add JFDR.

Giz A Laugh's Enya Martin comes to the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

ENYA MARTIN, the writer, creator, and comedian best known for her Giz A Laugh Facebook page, which has more than 260,000 followers worldwide and growing, headlines the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Druid announces cast for Richard III

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

AARON MONAGHAN, Marie Mullen, Rory Nolan, and Seán McGinley will appear in Druid Theatre's highly anticipated production of William Shakespeare's Richard III in September.

Clifden Arts Festival 2018 - get ready to come 'Home'

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

ASLAN, MÁIRTÍN O’Connor, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, the poet Paul Durcan, award winning comedian Danny O’Brien, and Irish artist Brian Maguire are all performing at the Clifden Arts Festival, which this year, will explore the theme of 'Home'.

EP Review: The Clockworks

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 16, 2018

ADDICTION, DEBT, apathy, helplessness - life depicted by The Clockworks is grim, but they are one of the few indie bands to deal directly with the realites for those who do not fall comfortably within the Leo Varadkar's 'people who get up early in the morning' definition.

Finding 'Haven' with We Banjo 3

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

ALL-CONQUERING Galway ‘Celt-grass’ combo We Banjo 3 have released their fifth album, Haven, which is garnering great reviews from critics. The Irish Times has enthused over "Enda Scahill’s brilliantly metronomic banjo, which trades notes with brother Fergal’s sweeping fiddle and Martin Howley’s sparkling mandolin"; Glide magazine found the album "exuberant, enthralling and imbued with emotion"; and The Country Note hailed it as "a stellar album from start to finish".

An exhibition 'inspired by nature and my love of animals'

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

LOUGHREA BORN artist Siobhán O’Neill is currently displaying her paintings and enamel works, which are currently on show at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

Cinema review: The Meg

Films Reviews Thu, Aug 16, 2018

EVERY NOW and again a movie comes along where it appears the creators had a title and then tried to build a story around it. The Meg - short for Megladon, a giant dinosaur shark - is certainly one of those movies.

Frankie Cosmos - bitter-sweet New York indie

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

SHE IS of Irish descent, and is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, but all that would count for nothing were she not an inspired indie-rock singer-songwriter with something to say.

A Very Special Dirty Circus

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

WHEN IS a show by The Dirty Circus not special? Never! So to go one better than its normal high standards means A Very Special Dirty Circus, which happens to be the title of its next outing at the Róisín Dubh.

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