Event review: CarnEvil

Events Review Thu, Oct 15, 2015

GALWAY GETS its first taste of a scare attraction this Halloween season with CarnEvil, running throughout October in the old printing works behind the Connacht Tribune on Market Street.

Comedy Carnival - some tickets still available

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THERE IS less than a week to go to opening night of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, and with ticket sales surging 20 per cent ahead of last year, it is no wonder Dylan Moran, Nina Conti, Jason Manford, Ardal O'Hanlon, and Stewart Lee have sold out already.

Otello and Henry V live @ The Eye

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

TWO WORKS by Shakespeare - one by the man himself, another an operatic adaptation by Giuseppe Verdi, being performed in different countries - one in England, the other in the USA, will both be shown at The Eye Cinema.

Druid accepting applications for artist residency

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

DRUID THEATRE Company is offering emerging artists rehearsal space, mentoring, office space, and professional development as part of its FUEL: Emerging Artist Residency.

Jamie Harrison releases debut single

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

JAMIE HARRISON, the Oranmore soul, pop, and folk singer-songwriter, releases his debut single, 'If I Only Knew Your Name’, tomorrow, while the video for the song, directed by Nicholas Lam, is viewable on YouTube.

'I have yet to write my best song,'

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

Albert Hammond owes a lot to a man who had a barber's shop in Gibraltar. As a child the world famous singer/songwriter used to sweep hair off the floor in exchange for guitar lessons.

Entries sought for junior film fleadh script competition

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

GALWAY TEENS interested in writing and who love film are being sought by the Junior Galway Film Fleadh to enter its sixth annual Story Pitching Competition in association with Galway Film Centre and SpunOut.ie.

The Whileaways - Monroe's show and album launch

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE WHILEAWAYS, the stunning folk trio of Noriana Kennedy, Nicola Joyce, and Noelie McDonnell, will launch their new album, Saltwater Kisses, with a concert in Monroe’s Live on Thursday October 29 at 8.30pm.

Italian opera's impact on the world

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

NEXT WEEK is not simply next week, it is Settimana Della Lingua Italiana Nel Mondo, the Week of the Italian Language in the World, and as part of a worldwide celebration of Italian, NUI Galway will host a talk linking opera with Italian history.

Renegade Brass Band @ The Loft

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

AN EIGHT strong horn section, two percussionists, a scratch DJ, and an MC, the Renegade Brass Band's jazz, funk, and hip-hop fusion deliver "aggressive rhymes, tight horns...riotous, raucous and uninhibited!” according to Edinburgh's Samizdat Press.

Eileen O’Mara Walsh booklaunch in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

EILEEN O'MARA Walsh will launch her memoir The Third Daughter: A Retrospective, published by The Lilliput Press, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, on Thursday October 22 at 6.30pm.

Shuffle! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

ANDY RHYTHMNBOOZE, who runs Limerick's Rhythm'n'Booze night, playing r'n'b, ska, and soul on original 45s, is the special guest DJ at Dave Barry's Shuffle! in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

Róisin O to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

RÓISÍN O comes from thoroughbred pedigree in terms of Irish music. Her mother is none other than Mary Black, while her brother, Danny is lead singer in The Coronas, but as a solo singer-songwriter she is her own woman.

Brand New Zeros and Cronin @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

TWO BANDS - Brand New Zeros and Cronin - one English, the other Irish, and who play original music, will both play Monroe’s Live on Sunday October 25 at 9pm.

The Spirit of Smokie @ The Quays

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE SPIRIT of Smokie play The Quays on Thursday October 22, performing hits from the 1970s and 1980s, such as 'Living Next Door To Alice', along with new material.

Metal, alternative rock, Dimebag Darrell, and Josh Homme

Wed, Oct 14, 2015

TWO TRIBUTE bands, both celebrating outfits whose music is firmly located at the heavy end of the spectrum, albeit in different ways, come to Monroe's Live this month, for shows that will surely appeal to metal heads and alternative rockers alike.

Sibling harmony to sound at lunchtime concert

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

AN UNCONVENTIONAL musical journey from Russian composer Alexander Borodin to American jazz singer Billy Holliday can be expected at a forthcoming concert from musical siblings Naomi and Matthew Berrill.

Home-grown thrills and terrors in CarnEvil

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

HALLOWEEN FAST approaches, that time of year when ghouls, ghosts and goblins, witches and warlocks, fiends and fright-mongers, of all shapes and sizes emerge to fill mere mortals with dread and horror...and Galway is not immune from their baleful presence.

Baboró children's festival starts today

Mon, Oct 12, 2015

TODAY SEES the opening of the 19th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children opens in Galway, and for the next seven days, children and families can enjoy a creative extravaganza of theatre, puppetry, dance, music, animation, exhibitions and workshops.

Paul Mercier to give actor and directors' classes in Galway

Mon, Oct 12, 2015

PAUL MERCIER, the award winning Irish director and writer, whose debut feature film, Pursuit, premiered at the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh, will give a workshop for actors and film-makers next month.

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