Galway to host public talk on centenary of the Russian Revolution

Thu, May 04, 2017

NEXT WEEK marks the 101st anniversary of the execution of James Connolly, but while every Irish person knows Connolly was a leader in the 1916 Rising in 1916, it is less well known that Connolly was a convinced Marxist, who wanted to achieve a socialist Ireland.

Free Comic Book Day 2017

Thu, May 04, 2017

THIS SATURDAY is Free Comic Book Day, so if you are a new reader who is curious, a lapsed reader looking to get stuck back in, or even an avid comic book fan, this is the excuse you need.

I, Malvolio - another perspective on Twelfth Night

Thu, May 04, 2017

"I'LL BE reveng’d on the whole pack of you," declares Malvolio - a dour man whose mistaken interpretation of a love letter spells his ruin - at the end of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and actor Tim Crouch is here to defend what's left of Malvolio's reputation.

Gospel Rising Music Festival arrives next week

Thu, May 04, 2017

GOSPEL RISING Music Festival, Ireland's biggest gospel music and choral festival, comes to Galway, for a weekend of concerts, workshops, and interactive events, with artists and mentors from Britain, Spain, and Ireland.

Poetry from Warrenpoint to the Kalahari Desert

Literature Reviews Thu, May 04, 2017

THOUGH THERE is much that separates them as poets, Siobhan Campbell and Galway based Aoife Reilly share an unsentimental earthiness about the human body which few of their male counterparts manage to put into words.

The Fear's Ross Brown @ Comedy Clubh

Thu, May 04, 2017

ROSS BROWNE, a star of RTE’s The Fear, and the comedian described by the great Pat Shortt as "lively and very funny, an absolute treat to watch", headlines this week's Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

“I wanted to make it more scary” - updating Giselle

Thu, May 04, 2017

BALLET IRELAND is touring a new version of Giselle, the haunting story of love and betrayal, choreographed by one of Europe’s foremost emerging choreographers, former Royal Ballet dancer Ludovic Ondiviela.

Humanity Dick: Hit one-man show returns

Thu, May 04, 2017

HUMANITY DICK, a hit show of the 2016 Galway Fringe Festival about the colourful life and times of Galway MP, humanitarian, and serial duelist Richard Martin, comes to Moycullen.

Katie O'Connor to launch new album

Thu, May 04, 2017

KATIE O'CONNOR, the Kerry born, Galway based singer-songwriter, will launch her new album, Fuel For Dreaming, and play live at Seven, Bridge Street, this weekend.

Bingo Loco @ Club 44

Thu, May 04, 2017

THE CRAZY world of Bingo Loco - think MCs, CO2 cannons, confetti, and Ireland's finest DJs - comes to Club 44, Upper Abbeygate Street, on Thursday May 11 at 6.30pm.

Arts Festival 2017 programme announced

Tue, May 02, 2017

THE WORLD premieres of a new play by Conall Morrison, and a new opera by Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh; a major exhibition by Brazilian artist Ana Maria Pacheco; new theatre productions from Druid; Beach Boys’ legend Brian Wilson at the Big Top; and Syrian architect and author Marwa Al-Sabouni - these are just some of the highlights of the 40th Galway International Arts Festival.

Cccahoots @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

FOLLOWING IN the footsteps of Foil, Arms & Hog, and Mr Trelis, Ireland has a new sketch group - Cccahoots from Cork - who have already caused a sensation online and on Republic Of Telly.

Walpurgis Night VI

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

THE NEW, the old, and the heaviest descend on Galway this weekend for the city's Doom Metal festival, Walpurgis Night VI, with gigs from Graveyard Dirt, Soothsayer, and Genuflection.

Galway Early Music Festival 2017 programme revealed

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

'EARLY MUSIC' covers music from the mediaeval, Renaissance, and early baroque periods. Jazz is a form which arose in the early decades of the 20th century. So what are they doing together at the Galway Early Music festival?

Album review: Ásgeir

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 27, 2017

WITH HIS debut album, In The Silence (aka Dýrð í dauðaþögn) having come out of nowhere to be a phenomenon in his native Iceland, and winning critical acclaim and audiences across Europe, expectations are very high for the follow-up.

Confessions Of An Immigrant - Peadar de Burca is back

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

THROUGHOUT THE noughties writer/director/performer Peadar de Burca was a familiar presence on Galway's theatre scene with a string of shows under the Morwax Productions banner.

'You can feminise yourself in a macho way and no one can touch you'

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

TRY SAYING ‘Shut Up, Dylan’, the title of Steven Sharpe & The Broke Straight Boys' debut album, either in your head or out load, and it’s near impossible to deliver it without the inflections, patterns, and tones with which Steven would say it himself.

Far From Literature returns to Cúirt

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

FAR FROM Literature We Were Reared, the night showcasing prose, poetry, spoken word, music, and comedy from local writers and performers, returns to the Róisín Dubh this weekend as part of the Cúirt literary festival.

Colin Bateman's Bag For Life

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

CAN FORGIVENESS overcome the desire for revenge in 21st century Northern Ireland? This is the question Colin Bateman asks in his new, blackly humorous play, Bag For Life, which is coming to the Town Hall.

Cabbage to play Strange Brew

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

CONTROVERSIAL MANCHESTER punk band Cabbage are "hell-bent on filling the current vacancy for rock’n’roll commentator on Brexit Britain" according to The Guardian, and they have Galway in their sights.

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