An art exhibition to support MADRA

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

THE ARTIST Aine Doherty is currently exhibiting her latest paintings in the Renzo Café Gallery, Eyre Street, and 10 per cent of all sales will be donated to dog charity MADRA.

'What to keep and what to let go'

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

"MASTERLY AND moving. Full of the clarity of a mid-life woman letting go and looking forward, the work is crafted with precision and fully realised in its aim and form.”

Music, dance, and the Kilfenora Céilí Band

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

THE Kilfenora Céilí Band, one of the oldest céilí bands in the world, and former Riverdance leads Michael Donnellan, Michael Gardiner, and Laura Minogue, will join forces for a show at the Town Hall Theatre.

Trad music and visual art fusion @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

TRAD MUSIC will meet the visual arts when Beoga and Lightscape join forces for Before We Change Our Mind, a special, one off performance, which takes place in Monroe’s Live on Thursday May 5 at 8pm.

Silent Disco Street Party - it's back!

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘til you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the Silent Disco Street Party from 8pm on Friday April 29.

Hitmakers Hogan to play Monroe's

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

"HOGAN HAVE extraordinary talent and they will go far," so said Hotpress of the Irish pop-rock band who play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday April 28 at 10pm.

The Alkove @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

OLD-SCHOOL rock'n'roll band The Alkove, a five piece playing all original material, play Monroe’s Live on Saturday April 30 at 9pm.

Mitch presents Indie Disco @ Róisín Dubh

Wed, Apr 20, 2016

THREE OF Galway's leading DJs and rising indie rock/post punk band Bob Skeleton will hit the mainfloor of the Róisín Dubh this Saturday for the latest Mitch Presents: Indie Disco.

Mayor of the city to launch The Galway Review 4

Tue, Apr 19, 2016

Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Éamon O'Cuív is among those whose writings are featured in The Galway Review 4, the new anthology of prose, poetry, and essays.

Charity quiz for Console to be held in Monroe's

Tue, Apr 19, 2016

THE THIRD Annual Charity Table Quiz, Raffle and Auction in aid of Console, takes place in Monroe's Live this Friday [April 22] from 7pm, with chances to win vouchers and bid on a signed Connacht Rugby jersey.

Go Over The Edge during Cúirt

Mon, Apr 18, 2016

EMERGING NEW voices in Irish writing, including Kathryn Guille, winner of the Cúirt New Writing Poetry Prize 2016, and John O’Donnell, winner of the 2016 Cúirt New Writing Fiction Prize, will read at this year's Cúirt literary festival.

Entertainment for the whole family at City Limits Oranmore

Tue, Apr 12, 2016

City Limits Oranmore provides the ultimate in family entertainment as an emporium of indoor adventure for all ages. From the physically and mentally demanding challenges in their Zero Limits to their fully themed Jungle Drum Restaurant which can be hired for special occassions and can accommodate up to 140 people.

“What are our responsibilities when we love someone and they want to die?” – Miriam Toews

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Among the many exciting writers heading to Galway for this year’s Cúirt is award-winning Canadian author Miriam Toews whose latest novel, All My Puny Sorrows, has garnered rave reviews and figured prominently in many ‘books of the year’ lists.

GMS production of Legally Blonde set to wow the Town Hall

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Next week in the Town Hall, Galway Musical Society proudly presents smash hit show, Legally Blonde The Musical. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name which starred Reese Witherspoon. This is a fresh and effervescent evening of musical fun in which we meet Elle Woods, the college sweetheart and homecoming queen who doesn't take no for an answer. So when Elle’s boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone ‘serious’, she puts away the credit cards, hits the textbooks, and heads for Harvard Law School. Along the way, she proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. This high-energy pop musical's fun and catchy score features music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and a hysterical book by Heather Hach.

'As to plot: has life got one? Not that I know of'

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

JOHN BANVILLE has just completed a new Benjamin Black mystery. "This one is a change from the usual," he tells me. "It's set in Prague in the late 1500s at the court of Rudolf II."

Usher's Island - Irvine, Lunny, and friends

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

FORMER MEMBERS of Planxty and The Bothy Band, including Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, two absolute legends of Irish folk, join forces as Usher's Island, and play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday April 7 at 7.30pm.

Album review: Parquet Court

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 31, 2016

PARQUET COURTS' previous album, the excellent Sunbathing Animal, wore its Pavement influence on its sleeve and made no apologies for it. Human Performance, appears to do the same with their other chief inspiration - The Velvet Underground.

Puccini’s Madam Butterfly at The Eye

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

PUCCINI'S MADAM Butterfly will be performed in New York's Metropolitan Opera and broadcast live to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, this Saturday at 6pm.

Karl Spain wants an audience

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

YOU READ the headline, now don't disappoint the Limerick comedian, do turn up to his show at the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Art exhibition explores 1916

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

THIRTY ARTISTS from across Ireland and from abroad are giving their perspective on the 1916 Rising in The Galway 1916 Exhibition, currently running at the printworks gallery on Market Street.

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