The Way Back Home to hit the stage for Baboró
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
THE WAY Back Home, a theatrical adaptation of the hugely successful book by the multi award-winning Oliver Jeffers, is set to be one of the highlights of this year’s Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.
Read more ...126 – one exhibitions, two locations
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
GALWAY CITY and Newbridge, outside Ballinasloe, will both host an exhibition of work produced by artists from the GMIT Summer Residency Programme and the 126 ARTFarm Residency.
Read more ...When Loughrea was a ‘den of infamy’
Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 04, 2014
WITH ALL the attention being given to the run-up to the 1916 Rising, the event itself, and its aftermath, little if anything has been written in relation to the Land War, which took place some 35 years before Pearse stood in the steps of the GPO and read the Proclamation.
Read more ...Galway metal band charity EP and gig
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
WHEN ALL Else Fails are what might be called a Galway metal/punk/hardcore supergroup, and their new EP is about to be released and raise funds for charity.
Read more ...Stand up for comedy and charity
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
AIDAN KILLIAN, the Irish comedian who recently performed his show Jesus v Buddha at the Edinburgh Fringe, is coming to Galway to give a comedy performance with a difference.
Read more ...Chekhov and the Big Play workshop
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
A WEEKEND course in the Chekhov technique will take place in the Blue Teapot Theatre, Munster Avenue, from October 3 to 5.
Read more ...Connemara’s Answer To Ken Bruen
Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 04, 2014
THESE DAYS, if an aspiring author is a good editor of his/her own work, and has a talent for self-promotion, it is possible to flog as many copies of a self-published effort – with a little help from Amazon – as the average first book of literary fiction from a mainstream publisher would sell the traditional way.
Read more ...Yvonne King - exhibitions in Galway and Clifden
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
THE ARTIST Yvonne King is holding two exhibitions this month, one as part of the Clifden Arts Festival, the other in the Galway City Library.
Read more ...AMA Emerging Talent Tour comes to Monroe’s Live
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
RISING IRISH indie and alternative-rock bands will be taking to the stage of Monroe’s Live on Friday September 12 as part of the AMA Emerging Talent Tour.
Read more ...Break a leg...and have a laugh
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
GALWAY’S NEW improv comedy troupe, The Leg Breakers, will be performing in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday September 9 at 9pm.
Read more ...A Norwegian internationalist choir
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
HALVFAN SVARTES Guttekor is a 16 member choir of male singers aged 30 and over from Norway, who have a truly internationalist approach to music.
Read more ...Get up and PLAY!
Thu, Sep 04, 2014
HAVE YOU a song to sing? Are you a songwriter, guitarist, etc, and want to share your voice and point of view, but have no opportunity to get on stage?
Read more ...Lloyd Cole – Essential Songs Playlist
Essential Playlist Wed, Sep 03, 2014
LLOYD COLE'S musical career spans more than 30 years and across that time he has delivered musically sharp and melodic indie-pop with lyrics brimming with wit and intelligence. He is also an artist who enjoys touring and tonight he is in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm. In advance of the show, we present five of Cole's best songs, from across his career.
Read more ...Galway run for Love/Hate creator's play
Wed, Sep 03, 2014
LOVE/HATE creator/writer Stuart Carolan's debut play, Defender Of The Faith, is to be staged in Galway next month, starring Diarmuid De Faoite and directed by Andrew Flynn.
Read more ...Watch new video from Galway metal band Ilenkus
Tue, Sep 02, 2014
PROGRESSIVE-METAL band Ilenkus have unveiled their new song 'Over The Fire, Under The Smoke', the video for which was shot on the streets of Galway city centre.
Read more ...Programme revealed for the first Sky Road Film Festival
Mon, Sep 01, 2014
The Sky Road TV & Film Festival has announced details of its inaugural programme, which includes an exciting selection of Irish television and filmmaking talent across features, shorts, documentaries, and new media in English and Irish languages.
Read more ...Two heavy metal bands launch EPs in the Cellar tomorrow
Fri, Aug 29, 2014
Two metal bands, Nautilus and Weed Priest, will be launching their new releases in the Cellar tomorrow night.
Read more ...‘It’s the culmination of everything I have ever done’
Thu, Aug 28, 2014
AN ELDERLY woman, rapidly going senile, lies bedridden, where, to the distress of her daughters, she persists in telling and re-telling a strange story, yet never comes close to finishing it.
Read more ...Over 50s show returns to Galway
Thu, Aug 28, 2014
An event specifically aimed at the interests and concerns of seniors is shortly returning to Galway. Called The Senior Times Over 50s Show, it is described by the organisers as “the ultimate lifestyle event for the west’s seniors” , which is “entertaining, informative, and educational” and will take place at the Salthill Hotel on Sunday August 31 and Monday September 1.
Read more ...Oscar Wilde Festival returns for second year
Thu, Aug 28, 2014
Galway’s Oscar Wilde Festival returns for its second year on the weekend of September 5 to 7, the festival will provide a host of insights into Wilde’s life and work with speakers from Galway, the UK, and the US as well as supporting new Irish writing inspired by Wilde.
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