Parle and Barnes @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 20, 2014
LUAN PARLE, the Meteor Award winning singer-songwriter is coming to Galway on Friday November 28 to play an intimate acoustic set, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...110th Street’s birthday bash
Thu, Nov 20, 2014
YOU ONLY turn 16 once, so when that milestone birthday comes around, it makes sense to do it in style, and that is just what clubnight 110th Street plans to do.
Read more ...Shuffle! @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 20, 2014
SHUFFLE! RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh for another instalment of foot stomping floor fillers with DJ Dave Barry tomorrow at 11pm.
Read more ...Abandoman @ The King’s Head
Thu, Nov 20, 2014
Comedy/hip-hop duo Abandoman (pictured) play a free ticketed gig at The Kings Head on Thursday November 27 at 8.30pm. From Kanye to Jay Z, from country to funk, their set will contain musical, lyrical and comical scenes of a seriously awesome nature. Check The Kings Head Facebook to book on how to get free tickets
Read more ...Leading Irish animators to speak at Galway film and TV seminar
Wed, Nov 19, 2014
THE PEOPLE behind such animated films as Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Coraline, The Secret Of Kells, and Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble will attend the Galway Film Centre’s annual film and TV seminar on November 27 and 28.
Read more ...Rollin’ and tumblin’ - Damn The Circus comes to Galway
Tue, Nov 18, 2014
GRAVITY DEFYING trapeze acts, red nose slapstick, poetry, Hula-Hoops, juggling, and breath-taking acrobatics will collide in a show by a pair of performers The Irish Times said are “turning the circus tradition upside down”.
Read more ...Corp + Anam - the west’s answer to Love/Hate returns
Tue, Nov 18, 2014
A YOUNG woman is brutally assaulted but her attacker, a serial offender, is walking the streets freely after being given bail by a corrupt judge, in spite of Garda appeals to remand him in custody.
Read more ...Cinema review: The Imitation Game
Films Reviews Mon, Nov 17, 2014
THE INCREDIBLE story of Alan Turing is almost impossible to believe. This man invented the computer and, with a small team, ended WWII two years earlier than was thought possible, and in doing so saved the lives of 14,000,000 people.
Read more ...Here come The Ladyboys!
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
GALWAY AUDIENCES are in for a treat next week when The Lady Boys of Bangkok come to the Town Hall Theatre with their new show, Red Hot Kisses.
Read more ...Get Un-Robed with Andrew Stanley
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
ANDREW STANLEY is a “comedy tsunami” according to The Scotsman, which also described him as having “astonishingly good observational material delivered and timed to perfection”.
Read more ...Blue Teapot’s Sanctuary returns
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
GALWAY’S BLUE Teapot Theatre Company take to the stage of the Town Hall Theatre on Monday November 24 at 8pm with a welcome revival of their highly-acclaimed play, Sanctuary.
Read more ...Sing praises - Harlem Gospel Choir
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE WORLD famous Harlem Gospel Choir are coming to Galway to sing at the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday November 23 at 8pm as part of their current Irish tour.
Read more ...Galway author charts the Irish experience of WWI
Literature Reviews Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE LAST couple of years has seen a mushrooming of books relating to WWI, and more specifically, WWI and Ireland. For those interested in learning more about this seismic event, or wondering where to start, Cormac Ó Comhraí’s Ireland and the First World War: A Photographic History is the perfect answer.
Read more ...Banned novel for discussion in Westside Library
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
BEING ONE of Ireland’s finest writers, a Gaeilgeoir, and a veteran of the War of Independence, did not prevent Liam O’Flaherty from escaping the censor.
Read more ...Gaza artists exhibit in Kinvara
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
ELEVEN PALESTINIAN artists will display their work in throughout Kinvara next week, as the Windows Into Gaza exhibition comes to south Galway.
Read more ...Uncovering the family’s secret history
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
AN ORPHAN raised in a convent is preparing to take her vows when she is sent to visit a hard-drinking Communist party judge, her only living relative.
Read more ...The LipSinkers - biting satire in high heels
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE LIPSINKERS, described as “possibly the most ridiculous, fun night out ever” by The Times make their Galway debut at Electric Garden & Theatre this Saturday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...See inside The Vatican Museum @ The Eye
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
TWO THOUSAND years of Western art, one of the most extraordinary of such collections, is held within The Vatican Museums.
Read more ...Spirit of Voice returns for 2014
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
THE 11TH annual Spirit of Voice festival, a celebration of the human voice through song, takes place in The Victoria Hotel on Friday November 21 at 9pm.
Read more ...Over The Edge open reading
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
A POET, a short story writer, and an emerging Galway writer are the readers at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday November 20 at 6.30pm.
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