John Banville to read at a longer Cúirt

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature will grow from a six to an eight day event this year, testament to its increasing success over recent years, and John Banville, one of Ireland's leading novelists, will be among the writers taking part.

Galway Film Centre to host Documentary School 2016

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

JILL BEARDSWORTH, an award winning documentary maker, will host the upcoming Documentary School 2016 workshop at the Galway Film Centre.

Chris Haze to headline charity gig @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

RISING SINGER-songwriter Chris Haze will headline a charity concert at Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 18 at 8pm, to raise funds for injured jockey Brendan McDonagh.

An evening of Japanese and Irish poetry

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE ANNUAL evening of Japanese and Irish poetry will take place in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this Saturday, with Japanese tanka poet Hisa Kagawa, and Galway poets Annie and Ted Deppe.

One Horse Pony - a very Irish take on the blues

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THEY COME from Ireland, France, and Poland, they play highly charged, original, acoustic blues. They are One Horse Pony, and they play the Róisín Dubh's upstairs bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Advanced fiction writing classes

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will host an advanced fiction writing class on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm, starting March 31, and running for eight weeks.

US orchestra to give charity concert for Jigsaw

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE LINCOLN Youth Symphony will perform a concert at St Nicholas Collegiate Church on Saturday March 5 at 1pm, with a programme featuring Copland, Bach, Faure, and Irish composer William Balfe.

Have some Dvorák for lunch

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

'AMERICAN', ONE of Antonín Dvorák’s musical responses to his time in the New World, will be performed at a lunchtime concert with the ConTempo String Quartet next week.

Marty 'Hit The Diff' Mone @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

MARTY MONE, who has enjoyed success with the singles ‘Slip the Clutch’ and 'Hit The Diff’, is now touring Ireland to promote his debut album, including a show at Monroe’s Live on Friday March 4 at 9pm.

St Patrick's Day trad music @ Monroe's

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

TRAD MUSICIANS James Sheridan and Martin O’Connor, will play Monroe’s Tavern on St Patrick's Day, Wednesday March 17, at 1pm.

Daithí - new EP to reveal new direction

Tue, Feb 23, 2016

WHEN DAITHÍ launches his new EP, Tribes, at the Róisín Dubh this week, he will not only be unveiling a new set of songs, but unveiling an entirely new direction and approach - creatively and philosophically - to his music.

It’s a long way to go for a cup tea

Tue, Feb 23, 2016

AC/DC said 'It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll', but Galway actor and theatre maker John Rogers has discovered in his new show how there is a long way to go if you want a cup of tea.

Theatre review: The Great Push

Theatre Reviews Mon, Feb 22, 2016

THE BATTLE of Loos, which raged from late September to mid-October 1915, was one of the bloodiest clashes of the First World War. The British Army lost some 60,000 men in the engagement, with little to show for it when the guns fell silent.

What the feic! It's Tedfest 10

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

TEDFEST, the annual celebration of Father Ted, comes to Galway from Monday February 22 to Wednesday 24, and this year the highlight will be stand-up comedy from Joe Rooney (Fr Damo), Michael Redmond (Fr Stone), and Patrick McDonnell (Eoin McLove).

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

SCOTT BRADLEE'S Postmodern Jukebox has clocked up millions of YouTube hits, but the man and his band's approach in rendering Miley Cyrus’ 'We Can’t Stop' as doo-wop, and Sam Smith’s 'Stay With Me' as 1940s big-band, is as much about education as it is about entertainment.

Girls Names - restless post punk explorations

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

GIRLS NAMES have never been content to stay in one musical spot for too long. They have long been restless, eager to explore the past, which in turn, has conversely open avenues to the future. They are an ever evolving prospect.

Jamie Sheridan Stack solo exhibition

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

FLOATING HEADS, winged beings, light and dark, ecstasy and anxiety, come together in Out Of The Head, an exhibition of paintings by Jamie Sheridan Stack, currently running in the Galway City Library.

Danny Morrison to read at Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

DANNY MORRISON, the former national director of publicity for Sinn Féin, and now an acclaimed novelist and playwright, reads at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 25 at 6.30pm.

The resurrection of Pádraic Ó Conaire

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

FOR THE first time in more than a decade, Pádraic Ó Conaire – the Resurrection!, Diarmuid de Faoite's award winning bilingual biography of the Galway short story writer, will be performed on the stage.

Theatre Review: Caucasian Chalk Circle

Theatre Reviews Thu, Feb 18, 2016

IT HAS been many years since Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle has been seen in Galway so this new production, by NUIG and Core Theatre College, is very welcome – all the more so as director Max Hafler and his young cast do a great job.

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