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”.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Faulty Towers - The Murder Mystery

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THERE WAS the incident of The Kipper and The Corpse; there was the time Basil locked Manuel in a burning kitchen; and Basil sometimes even assaulted his guests, but it never got as far as murder.

The Lost Brothers - voices to stop you in your tracks

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

“ONCE IN a while you hear voices that stop you in your tracks. The Lost Brothers are the real deal. They have the most beautiful harmonies around and...they have the songs to back it up.”

The Wizard of OZ in the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

JUDY GARLAND may be the iconic Dorothy for her role in the classic 1939 film of The Wizard of Oz, but this month Dorothy will be Corrandulla’s Sarah Maguire.

Movie and cartoon quiz for families

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A CHARITY movie and cartoon quiz for children and families takes place in the Róisín Dubh on Sunday November 23 from 2pm.

Dub reggae man Mad Professor @ Monroe’s

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A DISCIPLE of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mad Professor is no insignificant figure in reggae himself, as Galway will see when he plays Monroe’s Live on Thursday November 27 at 8pm as part of his current Irish tour.

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