Glassland and Patrick’s Day win Galway Film Fleadh awards

Mon, Jul 14, 2014

GLASSLAND AND Patrick’s Day were declared the joint winners of the Best Irish Feature accolade during the Galway Film Fleadh awards ceremony which took place last night.

Cinema review: An Bronntanas

Films Reviews Mon, Jul 14, 2014

AN BRONNTANAS, set and filmed in the west of Ireland, with dialogue almost entirely as Gaeilge, and with a host of young, local, actors, was a fine choice as the closing film of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.

‘I have huge connections to Galway’

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THIS WEEKEND the Galway Film Fleadh hosts Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker as its special guest, when she partakes in an interview with Sean Rocks from RTÉ Radio’s Arena at 3pm on Sunday in the Town Hall Theatre.

The Sonics - ‘punk long before punk’

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN THEIR mid-1960s hey day, The Sonics were never really known outside of the American Northwest, despite being the wildest, loudest, most outrageous band around.

Music @ The Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE ALTERED Hours, Nanu Nanu, Myles Manley, and My Fellow Sponges are among the bands that will be playing the Galway Fringe Festival which opens this Saturday.

No ordinary beauty queen

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

LINOR ABARGIL was 18-years-old and was in Milan. She had been crowned Miss Israel and was looking forward to competing in the 1998 Miss World event, then the unthinkable happened.

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE SOUND of New Orleans, hip hop, and Black America are embodied in The Hot 8 Brass Band who make a welcome return for a Galway International Arts Festival show.

Galway Film Fleadh to celebrate female film-makers

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

WHILE THERE is no shortage of female filmmakers, there is often a lack of support and recognition for their work. With this in mind, the 2014 Galway Film Fleadh will screen an unprecedented number of films by women directors.

Attractive, Bold and Beautiful

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

ATTRACTIVE, BOLD, and Beautiful, the third annual Galway Bay Galleries Fringe Festival exhibition, opens this weekend and features work by three female artists.

Mama Kasbah @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MUSIC of Europe and Latin America collide in exciting and funky fashion in the band Mama Kasbah, who play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

New film on the life of Christina Noble

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

DEIRDRE O’KANE is one of Ireland’s most popular comedians and actors, but in the new Irish film Noble she has taken on her most important role to date.

How not to kidnap your wife

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

SINGER SONGWRITER Kidnapper, the debut feature film of award-winning writer/director Douglas Ray, and starring Matt Berry and Eva Birthistle, will get its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh.

There’s nothing like a Gingerbeard Family show

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE GINGERBEARD Family, a motley crew of multitalented individuals, ranging from musicians, to comedians, to artists, will take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh.

The Midnight Union Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MIDNIGHT Union Band come from Kilkenny, but it might as well be Kentucky with a sound steeped in Americana, folk, and roots music.

Maurice Walsh exhibition at Renzo Gallery

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

POST-APOCALYPTIC Ireland, Alice in Wonderland, and 19th century, Galway form the inspirations for an exhibition of new work by Galway artist Maurice Walsh.

Deep - when acid house arrived in Ireland

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN 1988 the Acid House explosion erupted across Britain and soon spilled over into Ireland, and the Sweat night in Sir Henry’s in Cork was Ireland’s first centre for ravers and house music events.