Páraic Breathnach - Straight Outta Connamara

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

NWA WERE Straight Outta Compton, but Galway's own Connemara bad boy raconteur, Páraic Breathnach, is comin' Straight Outta Connamara, in his new stand-up comedy show at the Róisín Dubh.

Druid announces 2016 programme

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

SAMUEL BECKETT'S Waiting For Godot, and Helen and I, a new work of Tuam playwright Meadhbh McHugh, will both be performed as part of Druid Theatre Company's programme of work for 2016.

Des Kelly - the quiet legend of Irish music

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

HE FOUNDED The Capitol Showband that scored a number of firsts for Irish bands at home and abroad. He discovered songwriting legend Phil Coulter, he set visionary trad band Planxty on the road to success, he is Des Kelly.

Album review: The Prettiots

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 04, 2016

IT COULD all be very twee, a light hearted look at love'n'life'n'boys by New York twentysomethings Kay Kasparhauser (vocals/ukulele), Lulu Prat (bass), and actor/musician Rachel Trachtenburg (drums), all very kooky, quirky, and indie.

Award winning Nordic film @ The Eye

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

TWO BROTHERS have lived side by side for 40 years, tending their sheep farms, but in all that time they have refused to speak to each other, communicating only via written messages delivered by a pet dog.

2016 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE 2016 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase, featuring readings by poets, and book launches, takes place at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Friday February 12 at 6.30pm.

Get ready for a threesome with Little John Nee

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

LITTLE JOHN Nee presents his new show Talking Derry Boat, at the Town Hall Theatre studio tomorrow and Saturday, in what is the first of three shows at the venue, the others being The Church of Chill in March and Ribbons, a collaboration with Laura Sheeran, in April.

Taking a satirical scalpel to the body politic

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

"THE BEST satire has always been militantly about the present," declares Galway poet and critic Kevin Higgins, who turns his witty, devilishly humorous, eye and words upon Alan Kelly, Irish Water, Official Ireland, and Jeremy Corbyn’s enemies, in a new collection.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

JOHN COLLEARY, a star and co-writer of three times IFTA nominated The Savage Eye, and regarded as one of Ireland’s best comedic wits, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh, tomorrow [Friday February 5] at 8.30pm.

The Whileaways to play Foróige Youth Café

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE ACCLAIMED Galway folk, roots, and Americana trio, The Whileaways, will play the first Show Up and Show Off, a new concert series at the Foróige Galway City Youth Café on The Fairgreen.

The other bomb plot to kill Hitler

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE JULY 1944 bomb plot to kill Hitler is widely known, but there was an earlier attempt on the Führer's life, a story explored in the film 13 Minutes, from Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel.

Leaving Cert art history and appreciation study day

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

The Galway Arts Centre will hold a study day for students taking art history and appreciation in the Leaving Cert on Friday March 11, from 9am to 3pm at the Nuns Island Theatre.

David O'Doherty returns to Town Hall in May

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

TO MISQUOTE Oscar Wilde, we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at David O'Doherty. It is not so much a misquote, as the name of the new show by the great keyboard wielding comic.

Richard Hawley to play Black Box in February

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

RICHARD HAWLEY, one of Britain's finest contemporary songwriters, plays the Black Box Theatre on Friday February 26 at 8pm, as part of his British and Irish tour, supporting his latest album Hollow Meadows.

Lunchtime classical music concert

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

MUSIC BY Schubert, Boccherini and Dohnanyi will be heard when the ensemble Musici Ireland play the Hotel Meyrick’s Oyster Bar on Thursday February 11 at 1.05pm.

The Three Tenors return to the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE THREE Tenors make a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday February 13 at 8pm, for a show that will also feature violinist Maria Mason, Aimee Banks, and the Scoil Íde Choir.

Scottish singer-songwriter Colin Clyne @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

STRAIGHT UP melodic country-rock, with a twist of folk, and a dash of Americana is what Galway can expect when award winning Scottish singer-songwriter Colin Clyne plays Monroe's Live on Wednesday February 24.

Corrib Live concert to raise funds for COPE and AMP

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

IROCKS COMPETITION winners Rofi James and Galway trad-rock band Cúla Búla headline the Corrib Live charity music event in the Commercial Boat Club, Woodquay, on Friday February 12.

Road Wives and The Optimists @ The Loft

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

ROAD WIVES, the new electro-pop project from Jack Quinn, and Dublin pop/alternative band The Optimists, play The Loft at Seven, for separate shows over the coming days.

Huxley @ Electric

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

HUXLEY, THE English deep house/garage producer and DJ, best known for the hits 'Box Clever', 'I Want You', and 'Shower Scene', spins the decks at Electric on Thursday February 11.

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