Tara Breathnach brings Molly back to Galway

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

AFTER SUCCESSFUL performances in the Galway Theatre Festival, Inis Oírr, and at the Bloomsday celebrations in the Ibsen Museum, Oslo, Tara Breathnach’s Molly returns to Galway.

So whose line is it anyway?

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

IF LAUGHTER is the best medicine, then Galway is set for a serious LOL overdose, with Dara O Briain, Tommy Tiernan, John Richardson, Al Porter, and Reginald D Hunter, among the stand-up superstars set to perform at this year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

Album review: Alvvays

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 14, 2017

ALVVAYS DEBUT album was dominated, indeed overshadowed, by one song - 'Archie, Marry Me' - an inspired depiction of young love, defiance, and ennui. Backed by a grandstanding chorus and killer middle eight, it was definitive indiepop par excellence.

Siv Jakobsen - debut album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

SIV JAKOBSEN, whose music the BBC's Lauren Laverne has praised as "beautifully atmospheric", will perform songs from her recently released debut album in the Róisín Dubh.

Cats, ghosts, and disastrous dinner parties

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

TURKISH CATS, a dinner party that goes wrong, spiritual journeys, haunted houses, mysterious strangers, and moral dilemmas - all will feature in the impressive line-up of movies from around the world, that make up the Galway Film Society's autumn/winter 2017 season.

On being King Of The Castle

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

SEAN MCGINLEY, a stalwart of Druid’s early days, makes a welcome return to the company for the first time in eleven years, when he takes the lead role in Eugene McCabe’s powerful drama, King Of The Castle.

TEDx returns to Town Hall

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

TEDxGALWAY, a local gathering where live TED-like talks, returns to the Town Hall Theatre next week. The event’s aim is to be a shining light for all that is noteworthy, challenging, and thought-provoking in Galway.

Kevin Bridges - extra Comedy Carnival dates

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

KEVIN BRIDGES is a comedy phenomenon. He once sold 45,000 tickets in one day. He routinely sells half a million tickets per tour. So it was no surprise all three of his Galway appearances this October sold out.

Little Hours - new EP, Monroe's Live show

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

FOLLOWING THEIR recent appearance on the Electric Picnic main stage at the start of this month, October will see rising Donegal duo Little Hours release a new EP, Too Much Patience, and play Monroe's Live.

Bi Visibility Week events in Galway

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Bisexuality is one of the least understood or publicly recognised forms of sexual orientation, one which often faces prejudice from within minority and majority sexualities, leading to the phenomenon of 'bi-erasure'.

Conal Gallen - How's Your Father?

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

HOW’S YOUR Father? the new comedy play by comedian Conal Gallen and his son Rory, comes to the the Town Hall Theatre Galway on Saturday September 23 at 8pm.

Eurovision winner Eimear Quinn to sing in Galway Cathedral

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

EIMEAR QUINN, best known for winning the 1996 Eurovision with the song 'The Voice', will perform a candlelit concert in Galway Cathedral, accompanied by the renowned brass quintet Dublin Brass.

Damian Clark returns to Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

HE HAS big arms and a peaky cap, an Aussie accent, and a wry smile, but most importantly, he’s bloody funny. He's Damian Clark and he's coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Over The Edge Culture Night Open-Mic

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

OVER THE Edge is holding two special Culture Night open-mics - one for fiction writers, the other for poets - with prizes for the best readers, at Kenny's Bookshop and Gallery in Liosbán Retail Park on Friday September 22.

The Burning Hell to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

DESPITE THEIR name, The Burning Hell's music is so good, "even Jesus is going to enjoy it once He finally gets here," according the BBC's Tom Robinson - and Galway can see why this weekend.

The Mae Trio - two Galway shows

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

THE MAE Trio, the Australian contemporary folk group, are coming to Ireland to promote their new album, Take Care Take Cover, and will play two dates in County Galway.

Rory Gallagher Tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

THE MUSIC of Rory Gallagher remains not just one of the great achievements of Irish rock and blues but of rock and blues by anyone, from any country outside the music's birthplace of the USA.

Eoin Dolan - new single and album

Wed, Sep 13, 2017

EOIN DOLAN, one of County Galway's finest songwriters has just released his new single, 'Good Human Being?', as a taster for his forthcoming second album, Ubique.

Artistic delights for the eye

Art Reviews Tue, Sep 12, 2017

A WONDERFUL transatlantic group exhibition is currently running in the Salmon Weir gallery at Corrib Castle, Waterside – a building that has been superbly refurbished and designed by architects Patrick McCabe and Sarah Kelly, and offers stunning views over the Corrib and weir.

Jean Butler to dance for Music for Galway

Mon, Sep 11, 2017

DANCER JEAN Butler and cellist Neil Martin are set to engage in what The New Yorker called "an intense, affectionate, sometimes flirtatious musical conversation" when they perform their show, This Is An Irish Dance, in Galway.

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