A Galwegian and a Galician in concert

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

A GALWEGIAN and a Galician, singer-songwriters Kevin Herm Connolly and Susana Garrido Pombo will play two shows in County Galway this weekend, playing both original songs and "some covers with a twist".

Lunchtime sax with the Chatham quartet

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

CLASSICAL, JAZZ, rock, and music from the films The Little Mermaid and Frozen will be heard in the Galway City Library during the Chatham Saxophone Quartet's free concert there on Tuesday August 4 at 1.10pm.

Mollusk - Niall Murphy's other band to headline Citóg

Wed, Jul 29, 2015

NIALL MURPHY is best known as the leader, vocalist, and songwriter of the great Tuam indie-punk band Oh Boland, but he is hitting such a purple patch these days he needs a second band to explore a different side to his creativity.

Deadline looms for Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition

Tue, Jul 28, 2015

THE DEADLINE for the 2015 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition, which is open to both poets and fiction writers, is Wednesday August 5, and there is a prize fund of €1,000 up for grabs.

Rising Irish folk/roots bands @ Monroe's Live

Tue, Jul 28, 2015

FOLK BANDS Old Hannah and The Mariannes, both of whom draw on Irish folk, roots, and Americana, pla a double headline show at Monroe’s Live on Thursday August 6 at 9pm.

Cinema review: Inside/Out

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

PIXAR HAS come to the end of a very unPixar like run. Its last three films, Cars 2, Brave, and Monsters University have been two uninspired sequels and a disappointing original film, and had lowered excitement levels for a Pixar original.

Declan Sinnott to play Monroe's Live in August

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

DECLAN SINNOTT is best known as Christy Moore's side-kick, accompanying the great man at his concerts, as well as being a founding member of Moving Hearts, but he is also a superb singer-songwriter and guitarist in his own right.

Strange Brew Summer Shindig 11

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE STRANGE Brew Summer Shindig 11, the long running clubnight's annual summer get-together at the Róisín Dubh, celebrating the very best of Irish indie music, with gigs in the Dominick Street venue's live area and upstairs bar, takes place on Thursday July 30 from 8pm.

Art exhibitions at the Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE ORGANISERS of the Galway Fringe Festival have done a terrific job in transforming the former snooker hall beside the Victoria Hotel on Queen Street, off Eyre Square, into a art gallery for this year’s festival.

John Grant to headline Big Top as Sinéad O'Connor pulls out

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

JOHN GRANT will now headline the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top concert in the Fisheries Field this evening after Sinéad O'Connor was forced to pull out due to illness.

Pretty Things Peepshow - a sexy cabaret @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

BURLESQUE, SONG, cabaret, and comedy will be the order of the night when The Pretty Things Peepshow hits Monroe's Live on Sunday August 2 at 7.30pm.

Under Any Old Gumtree

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

MARTIN O'MEARA was a WWI hero, winning the Victoria Cross for his bravery in battle in France with the Australian Forces, but after the war his life deteriorated. Now his story is being told in Under Any Old Gumtree.

Writers sought for Short Film Commission Scheme

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE GALWAY Film Centre, Galway Film Fleadh, and RTÉ have announced a new Short Film Commission Scheme, with writers invited to submit a story idea that could eventually become a short film.

Album review: Tame Impala

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 23, 2015

WITH SONG titles like 'Yes I'm Changing', 'Love Paranoia', and 'New Person, Same Old Mistakes', you know you are in for a break-up album, but the theme is appropriate as a change in the life of Kevin Parker - who is Tame Impala, no matter how many other people are on stage - reflects a change in his music.

Family comedy/magic show @ The Loft

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE MAGIC Beard, the zany comedy and magic show for all the family, performed by Seska, comes to The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, this Sunday at 2pm and 4pm.

Theatre review: The Dead School (GYT & Galway Community Theatre)

Theatre Reviews Thu, Jul 23, 2015

ANYONE WHO has not yet booked a ticket for The Dead School, directed by Andrew Flynn and featuring a 23-strong cast drawn from Galway Youth Theatre and Galway Community Theatre, should remedy that post haste – this is one of the best shows in the Galway International Festival.

Celtic tales of terror @ Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

BE VERY frightened! Scottish storyteller and writer Rab Fulton will host one of his popular Celtic Tales storytelling sessions as part of the Galway Fringe Festival, focussng on "tales of terror from Scotland and Ireland".

Teho Teardo and his Music For Man Ray

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

TEHO TEARDO may be less of a household name in Ireland than some of his fellow performers at this year's Galway International Arts Festival, but you are more aware of his music than you think.

Symphony at Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE GALWAY Fringe Festival, now in its second week, hosts a diverse array of theatre shows, including Symphony by Paul Moroney.

Jim Kavanagh FundIt campaign for exhibition

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

GALWAY ARTIST Jim Kavanagh will hold an exhibition of his work, entitled As I See It, in September, with money raised from sales of the artwork going to COPE.

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