Michael Longley to read at Clifden Arts Festival

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

MICHAEL LONGLEY, one of Northern Ireland’s foremost political poets, will read at the 40th Clifden Arts Festival, on a bill which also includes fellow poet Bernard O’ Donoghue, commonly referred to as the "nicest man in Oxford".

Album review: Neil Young

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 07, 2017

SINCE SHAKEY opened up his archives, a treasure trove of magnificent, mostly live, albums, have been flowing out to us grateful fans over the past decade. The latest in this series is an unreleased studio work - Hitchhiker.

Tom Hickox to play Strange Brew

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

TOM HICKOX has music in the blood. His father, Richard Hickox, is one of Britain's most renowned conductors, while his mother was an orchestral timpanist. Tom however has pursued the path of singer-songwriter, rather than classical musician.

You Could Be Us

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

A COMPANY called THEY run an online programme, streaming six nights a week. Subscribers gain access to Yule, Catherine, Billy, and Una, people their own age, who act out their intense, personal, miseries, so that, by comparison, the subscribers (known as ‘clickers’) will feel better about their own lives.

Baboró children's festival announces 2017 programme of events

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

THERE WAS a lively turn out at Galway City Museum’s The Kitchen Café on Monday evening for the programme launch of the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, which takes place from October 16 to 22.

Paul Malone exhibits new works

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

EROSION, MAGNETISM, and gravity are forces which shape the physical world, and by extension , human life. They are also forces which inspire the art of Paul Malone.

The Shape Of Things - theatre for tots

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

THE SHAPE Of Things, an imaginative and interactive show for tiny theatre buffs aged between six months and two years, and combining puppetry, object theatre, music and sound, returns to Galway this month.

The experiences of the Irish in Occupied France

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 07, 2017

IF EVER evidence was needed to give credence to the cliché that there is more to a book than just words on the page, then The Irish in Wartime France 1939-1945, by Isadore Ryan, is a prime example of a book that talks to you before you pick it up. It exudes an intriguing atmosphere.

Chasing Abbey and Marc Kinchen announced for FourFour

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

FOUR FOUR returns to Electric, Upper Abbeygate Street, this September, with some big nights planned over the next few months, including sets from Chasing Abbey and Marc Kinchen (MK).

John Smith - 'I’m in a different place now as a guitar player'

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

JOHN SMITH plays a rumbling fingerstyle. Sometimes he uses a slide. Sometimes he plays the guitar on his lap. Sometimes he even detunes mid-song. His guitar work and honey-on-gravel vocals have brought crowds to pin-drop silence and rapturous applause.

Sonny Fodera to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

SONNY FODERA, one of the world's most in-demand DJs, who regularly spins the decks in clubs in Britain, the US, Brazil, and Australia, makes a detour to Ireland to play the Electric Garden & Theatre this month.

Homecomings for Humanity Dick

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

HUMANITY DICK: A Tale of Beasts and Bullets, the sell-out hit of last year’s Galway Fringe Festival, returns to Galway city and the Clifden Arts Festival – each a special homecoming in its own right.

Stories that confront, not console

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 07, 2017

I HAVE, what some of the refined types who rely on the deluxe end of the social welfare system that is Áosdána, would consider a nasty confession to make: though June Caldwell is only now publishing her first book of stories, she has long been my one of my favourite Irish writers.

Mary Coughlan - Irish tour, Galway show

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

MARY COUGHLAN'S autumn/winter tour of Ireland will see her play a home town concert at the end of this month, making her upcoming show a welcome chance to see one of the nation's most outstanding singers in action.

Galway Actors Workshop new autumn courses

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

GALWEGIANS INTERESTED in talking up acting, or actors looking to refresh their skills, can check out the new series of autumn classes from the Galway Actor's Workshop.

Chris Haze releases new single

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, is set to release his new single 'Say Goodbye' this week, the follow-up to his Irish chart topping EP We Are One, which came out in February.

Let's dance to the music for Galway

Wed, Sep 06, 2017

DAVID BOWIE declared "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues". Sly Stone exhorted us to simply "dance to the music", while Men Without Hats warned, "'cause if friends don't dance, well if they don't dance, well, they're no friends of mine". The message is clear - dance and music are inextricably linked.

Pat McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Sep 06, 2017

PAT MCDONNELL, who has achieved something close to comedic immortality for his memorable role as the Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove on Father Ted, make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Come On Live Long to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Sep 05, 2017

COME ON Live Long, the Dublin indie/alternative/electronica quartet, hailed by Nialler 9 as "one of the best live bands in Ireland", who "specialise in dreamy folktronica with a futuristic twist," according to Hot Press, play Galway this week.

The Galway MP who got thrown in the river

Tue, Sep 05, 2017

IN MAY 1922, a bronze memorial statue to Lord Dunkellin, which had stood in Eyre Square for almost 50 years, was pulled from its pedestal and dumped into the River Corrib. It disappeared overnight and has never resurfaced.

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