Galway film wins Best Short Film Award in London

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

ADULTING, THE County Galway made short film, written and co-directed by Connemara's Linda Bhreathnach, has won the Best Short Film Award from Irish Film London. The award was presented at a ceremony in the Irish Embassy in London on Monday.

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady to play Galway in 2017

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

TOGETHER THEY created one of the greatest Irish albums - in folk, or any other genre - with 1976's Andy Irvine Paul Brady, aka The Purple Album, and individually, they are two of the greatest and most influential figures in Irish music.

New book on Loyalist/British collusion to be launched in Galway

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

A NEW book, dealing with collaboration between loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland and the British state, written by a leading member of Justice for the Forgotten, will be launched in Galway this week.

'Grab your coconuts...' It's Monty Python's Spamalot

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

MONTY PYTHON'S Spamalot will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre next year after Galway theatre company Twin Productions secured the rights to the Tony Award-winning show. It will also be the first Irish company to produce this show in Ireland.

International readings at Over The Edge

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A FORMER PR for UN peacekeeping missions in the Third World will be among the writers reading at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday November 17 at 6.30pm.

Patrick McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HE WAS Eoin McLove in Father Ted, Dougal Maguire's nemesis, and a character who became an instant classic with such lines as, "Go away! I don't want to catch the menopause!" and "I’ve no willy’".

John Spillane - Nocturne #7

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

JOHN SPILLANE is a busy man. In September he launched a new TG4 series; last month saw him publish his first book, Will We Be Brilliant Or What?, a collection of lyrics and memoir; and this month he plays Galway.

A cinematic journey through the Colombian Amazon

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

EMBRACE THE Serpent is a poetic, dreamlike, journey through the Colombian Amazon is the next film to be screened as part of the Galway Film Society's current winter film season.

Seamus Moran's Have a Heart

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

FORMER FAIR City star Seamus Moran comes to the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with his self-penned solo play, Have A Heart - a wonderfully dynamic and visual drama about love, obsession and head-versus-heart conflict featuring a tour de force performance from Moran.

Rita Duffy’s historico-satirical Souvenir Shop

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

TOMORROW, THE artist Rita Duffy’s inspired, witty, and thought-provoking exhibition/installation The Souvenir Shop, opens its doors in Number 9 Henry Street, in Galway’s historic West End.

The return of David Kitt

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

IT HAS been seven years since David Kitt last released a solo album, with 2009’s The Nightsaver, but the time since then has not been seven years in the wilderness, rather it has been a time of intense productivity for the Dubliner, heralding a creative rebirth - on many fronts.

Hairspray to hit Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

THE YEAR is 1962. Teenager Tracy and her friend Penny are watching The Corny Collins Show. When the chance to dance on the show arrives, Tracy quickly takes the opportunity.

Jim McKee exhibition at Ballybane Library

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A SELECTION is the title of a new exhibition by the County Tyrone born, Clare based artist and singer-songwriter Jim McKee, featuring works ranging from landscapes to the 1916 Rising.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann @ The Eye

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A LAVISH production of Offenbach's masterpiece, Les Contes d'Hoffmann/The Tales of Hoffman, will be screened live from The Royal Opera House, London, to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, next week.

Hardwicke Circus - power-packed r'n'b @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HARDWICKE CIRCUS are a seven piece band, aged between 17 and 20, from Carlisle, in Cumbria, in the north of England, and despite their tender years, they have already played the Glastonbury, Leeds, and Reading festivals.

New Year creative writing classes

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

ADVANCED FICTION writing classes with the poet and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars have been announed for the New Year, but bookings are already being taken.

Evie Gaughan exhibition

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

GALWAY ARTIST Evie Gaughan's new exhibition, Flower Child, a collection of vibrant and whimsical works, is currently running at the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

Galway musicians feature on new charity album

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

GALWAY MUSICIANS A Lilac Decline and Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, who are both on the independent Galway record label Rusted Rail, feature on a new album which will raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières.

Rehearsals in full swing for Renmore Panto

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

REHEARSALS ARE in full swing for Renmore's 38th annual pantomime, Little Red Riding Hood, which will run at the Town Hall Theatre from December 30 to January 15 for a total of 21 performances.

DJ Kate Simko to bring Chicago house to Galway

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

KATE SIMKO, the Chicago DJ and electronic and house producer, will bring the underground sounds of Chicago to its sister city of Galway when the Heineken Sound Atlas Chicago event hits Electric.

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