Camp it up - Al Porter to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, May 09, 2016

THE GREAT Al Porter, one of the most exciting and inspired Irish comedians to emerge in recent years, will make a welcome return to the Róísín Dubh, to perform his new show on Friday July 1.

Ciara Nolan’s Féar - 'It’s all about a sense of place'

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE TOWN Hall Theatre bar was the location for the recent launch of the opening of artist and animator Ciara Nolan’s debut solo show, Féar (grass), comprising prints of images from Nolan's short animated film of the same name.

Chad Valley to play Strange Brew

Thu, May 05, 2016

OXFORD HAS a rich tradition of producing some of England's best rock and alternative music acts; witness Radiohead, Supergrass, Foals, and Sornoway, and to that illustrious list we can also add Hugo Manuel, who goes under the stage name Chad Valley.

Charity event in celebration of James Connolly

Thu, May 05, 2016

JAMES CONNOLLY was executed for his leading role in the 1916 Rising on May 12 1916. On Thursday May 12 his life and ideals will be celebrated at a charity event to raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières.

Witches, bitches, and britches

Thu, May 05, 2016

WHEN GEORGE Frideric Handel was writing and casting his play Radamisto in 1720, he intended the title role to be performed by Francesco Bernardi, the singer better known as Senesino. However, when Senesino became unavailable, Handel gave that male role to Margherita Durastanti instead.

Totally Wired! @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, May 05, 2016

DESCRIBED AS "Dublin’s oldest and least successful boy band" - despite their YouTube hit song 'Gay Best Friend', Totally Wired! return to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Cian Finn - Irish reggae man @ The Loft

Thu, May 05, 2016

CIAN FINN, a leading exponent of reggae in Ireland, will perform songs from his debut solo album, This Applies, when he plays The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, this Saturday at 11pm.

Paula Vallar Garate art exhibition

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE ARTIST Paula Vallar Garate will exhibit a series of her illustrations at her new exhibition in the Galway City Library, the official opening of which is this evening at 6pm.

Free Comic Book Day

Thu, May 05, 2016

FREE COMIC Book Day, the yearly event when you can show up at Sub-City Comics in the Corbett Court Shopping Centre and grab a comic of your choice from the FCBD selection for free, returns this Saturday.

Poet Steve Luttrell - the Maine man

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE AMERICAN poet and editor Steve Luttrell's first visit to Ireland will see him read at the Over The Edge Writers Gathering at Galway City Museum on Friday May 13 at 8pm, along with local poets Stephen Byrne and Eileen Ní Shuilleabháin.

Edwin Sammon Vs Cancer @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 05, 2016

A BATTLE with cancer is hardly a laughing matter, but Edwin Sammon, one of the most impressive new Irish comedians finds humour, poignancy, and hilarity drawing from his own experiences in his new show Edwin Sammon Vs Cancer.

Hot jazz and bellydancing

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE SOUND of New Orleans, Eastern European folk, jazz, and Jewish music will collide in exciting fashion with sensuous middle eastern dance, when The Underscore Orkestra and Suadela Bellydance play the Róisín Dubh on Friday May 13 at 9pm.

Denise Hogan - new art classes

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Denise Hogan will host a new mini-term of art classes, starting May 10, as well as a series of one-day workshops in oils, watercolours, and glasspainting.

Freddie White @ Monroe's Live

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE GREAT Freddie White makes a welcome return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday June 9 at 8pm, and as Siobhan Long in The Irish Times said: "there’s still nobody to match White at his best".

Poetry workshops @ Galway Arts Centre

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE POET Kevin Higgins will host a series of poetry workshops this month in the Galway Arts Centre, where participants will be given writing exercises and feedback on their work.

Mississippi choir charity concert

Thu, May 05, 2016

TWENTY SINGERS from Mississippi's Millsaps College Chamber choir come to Galway next week, to perform a fundraising concert for the youth mental health charity Jigsaw.

Get the blues with Bex Marshall

Thu, May 05, 2016

BEX MARSHALL, a 2015 European Blues Awards nominee and recipient of the Best British Blues Vocalist and Album at the 2013 UK Blues Awards, plays Monroe's Live on Thursday May 19.

‘Experience Beethoven’ with ConTempo

Thu, May 05, 2016

STRING QUARTETS by Beethoven will be performed by the ConTempo Quartet in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday at 7.30pm, as part of ConTempo's ‘Experience Beethoven’ concert series.

Tina Turner tribute show at Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2016

TINA TURNER herself has described Irish singer, Rebecca O'Connor's tribute show to Tina, Simply The Best, as "so good, it’s scary!”, while Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood declared, "Rebecca is an amazing performer and vocalist. I was mesmerized."

Pink Floyd tribute to play Monroe's Live

Thu, May 05, 2016

PINK FLOYD, pioneers of ambient music, creators of some of rock's greatest albums, legendary for their stage shows, and in Roger Waters and Syd Barrett, they had two of Britain's most original songwriters.

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