The Galway Sessions 2016 - Remembering Eamonn Ceannt

Thu, May 19, 2016

EAMONN CEANNT - Galwayman, traditional musician, Republican leader, signatory of the 1916 Proclamation - will be commemorated and celebrated as part of The Galway Sessions 2016 festival.

YES! - celebrate marriage-equality's first anniversary

Thu, May 19, 2016

A YEAR on from the vote to legalise same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland, Galway will celebrate that momentous day with clubbing, a movie screening, a table quiz, brunch, while raiseing funds for LGBT charities.

The Plough and the Stars

Thu, May 19, 2016

NEXT WEEK sees a real highpoint of the Town Hall Theatre calendar when the Abbey Theatre arrives with its invigorating new production of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars, directed by Olivier Award winner, Sean Holmes.

GTI Student Exhibition 2016

Thu, May 19, 2016

DRAWING, FURNITURE, plans for animations, and other art and craftworks will be on display from GTI art and design students, at the Dominican sports hall, behind the Claddagh Church

Galway African Film Festival 2016

Thu, May 19, 2016

FIFTEEN FILMS, from comedies to political documentaries, a multicultural choir performance, and exhibitions by African artists, make up the ninth Galway African Film Festival.

Abandoman - Life + Rhymes

Thu, May 19, 2016

ABANDOMAN'S 2016 Irish tour, Life + Rhymes, starts in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow with a show, in the words of The Stage, filled with "killer punchlines. Note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing hip-hop improv."

Corner Boys - 'about a small town with no way out'

Thu, May 19, 2016

AFTER VISTING Galway last September with Lucinda Sly, Carlow theatre company Mend & Makedo return to the Town Hall Theatre with Corner Boys. Like Lucinda Sly, it is written by John McKenna, the two plays forming part of his ‘Barrow Trilogy’ of works set in the River Barrow region.

Windings - new single and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, May 19, 2016

WINDINGS RETURN In 2016 with Irish dates, including Galway next week, festival appearances, while their fourth studio album, Be Honest and Fear Not, is due out in the autumn.

Above The Fold conference on Saturday

Thu, May 19, 2016

ABOVE THE Fold, a pilot project conference on creativity and the arts in Galway, takes place this Saturday in The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, from 11am to 6pm, featuring speakers from art and design backgrounds.

A Walk In The Woods with Robert Redford

Thu, May 19, 2016

ROBERT REDFORD and Nick Nolte star in A Walk In The Woods, a film based on Bill Bryson’s best-selling 1998 memoir of the same name, which will be screened in the Town Hall Theatre this weekend.

KATS to stage Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit

Thu, May 19, 2016

NOËL COWARD'S comic play Blithe Spirit will be performed by the Knocknacarra Amateur Theatre Society in An Taibhdhearc from Wednesday May 25 to Saturday 28 at 8pm.

Paul McVeigh to read at Over The Edge

Thu, May 19, 2016

AWARD WINNING Belfast short story writer, Paul McVeigh will be the main reader at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday May 26 at 6.30pm.

Leo Stannard to play The Loft

Thu, May 19, 2016

IT HAS been a phenomenal year for Leicester. The city's football team has won the English Premiership, snooker player Mark Selby won World Snooker Champion last month, while the star of fellow son of the city, musician Leo Stannard, continues to rise.

Prince's Purple Rain @ The Loft

Thu, May 19, 2016

PURPLE RAIN, the 1984 film that catapulted Prince into global megastardom, along with the album of the same name, will be screened in The Loft at Seven, on Friday May 27 from 10pm.

Gerry McAvoy and Ted McKenna - Celebrate the music of Rory Gallagher

Thu, May 19, 2016

GERRY MCAVOY and Ted McKenna, both members of Rory Gallagher's band, will join forces for a concert in Galway next month, to perform and celebrate Rory's music.

1916 exhibition and wreath laying events

Thu, May 19, 2016

THE CENTENARY of the 1916 Rising and its aftermath will continue to be marked in Galway with two events taking place, one today, the other later this month.

Leon Vynehall to DJ @ Electric

Thu, May 19, 2016

BRIGHTON DJ Leon Vynehall has been making steady tracks in the world of melodious house since his debut ‘Mauve’ came out in 2012, and he plays Electric Garden and Theatre tomorrow at 11pm.

Oasis tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, May 19, 2016

LIVE FOREVER, the leading Irish tribute band to Oasis, bring their two hour show of music from the Manchester band, to Monroe’s Live on Friday May 27 at 10pm.

Review: Pleasure Ground (Fregoli Theatre Company)

Theatre Reviews Wed, May 18, 2016

TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY May 18, Galway’s Fregoli Theatre Company wind up its successful national tour of Jarlath Tivnan’s terrific play, Pleasure Ground, at the Town Hall Theatre.

Black Grape - Shaun Ryder's post-Happy Mondays band are back

Mon, May 16, 2016

BLACK GRAPE, Shaun Ryder's post-Happy Mondays' band are back and will play Britain and Ireland this November and December to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut album It’s Great When You're Straight... Yeah.

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