The Word of God - the abridged version

Thu, May 01, 2014

THEY PARED Shakespeare down to his very essence, now they are about to do the same to the greatest story ever told - The Bible.

The long running and legendary Reduced Shakespeare Company is bringing The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday May 9 at 8pm.

The Nualas’ Great Big Shiny Show

Thu, May 01, 2014

THE FABULOUS and funny Irish comedy trio, The Nualas, are coming back to Galway with their Great Big Shiny Show.

Blue Teapot launches Fund it campaign for new show

Thu, May 01, 2014

iD, A new theatre piece conceived by the actors of the Blue Teapot Theatre Company, will premiere at the Galway Arts Festival in July.

King Lear - live @ The Eye

Thu, May 01, 2014

KING LEAR, one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, is to be staged by the National Theatre in London, and broadcast live via satellite to Galway.

Bank Holiday music @ The Stock Exchange

Thu, May 01, 2014

COVER BANDS, DJs, and party nights are on the cards at The Stock Exchange Bar, Shop Street, throughout the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Michael Franti - music for sunshine souls

Thu, May 01, 2014

MICHAEL FRANTI & Spearhead believe “all the freaky people make the beauty of the world!” and they intend to show Galway why this month.

Kíla @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 01, 2014

THE HIGH energy, many-headed, collision of world and Irish music that is Kíla comes to Monroe’s Live this Bank Holiday Sunday at 9pm.

A night of Italian doom metal

Thu, May 01, 2014

ASTRONOMY, MEDIAEVAL European history, and Sardinian myths collide in the music of Italian doom metal band Black Capricorn.

Daft Funk to play Kelly’s

Thu, May 01, 2014

DAFT FUNK, the celebrated Irish tribute act to Daft Punk return to Kelly’s, Bridge Street, this Bank Holiday Sunday at 11pm.

Serafino Quartet’s Irish début

Thu, May 01, 2014

MUSIC FOR Galway’s 33rd season comes to a close with the Irish début concert by the Serafino Quartet, on Wednesday May 7 at 8pm.

Man who had no interest in talking rubbish

Literature Reviews Thu, May 01, 2014

TOM DUDDY, who was taken far too soon by cancer in June 2012, is one of those poets whose work is not as well-known as it should be; though those familiar with Duddy’s poetry hold it in the highest regard.

Tom lectured in philosophy at NUI Galway for many years and was the author of a substantial study of the Irish contribution to philosophy, A History of Irish Thought. For much of his life Tom read and wrote poetry almost in secret. He was a little nervous that his fellow philosophers might see poetry as a frivolous activity when set against the admittedly serious business of working out the meaning of human existence.

Talking books: A service Galway can be proud of

Literature Reviews Thu, May 01, 2014

IN 1974, Galway County Libraries set up a service for the blind and visually impaired to allow them enjoy the benefits of the library. It was modelled on one already provided by the National Council for the Blind and Galway remains the only public library in Ireland to provide it. It is totally free of charge.

Damon Albarn's Everyday Robots

Music Reviews Thu, May 01, 2014

IS IT surprising Damon Albarn has taken this long to make a solo album? As one of the major figures in British popular music for close to 25 years, Blur, Gorillaz, his collaborations with African musicians and composer Michael Nyman, have given him plenty creative endeavours to be going on with.

Dreams, the dark side, and the Dum Dum Girls

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

FROM THE lo-fi, buzzy, pop-punk of the debut album, I Will Be, to five years later, the lush, sophisticated indie-rock/dream pop of their latest album Too True, the evolution of the Dum Dum Girls has been one of contemporary Indie rock’s most rewarding journies.

Low Level Panic, high level theatre

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

AFTER A hugely successful run at last autumn’s Galway Theatre Festival, Anam Theatre Company’s production of Low Level Panic makes a welcome return to Nuns Island Theatre next week prior to a national tour.

We Cut Corners - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

WE CUT Corners release their second album, Think Nothing, on the Delphi label, tomorrow, and play the Róisín Dubh that night at 9pm.

Think Nothing is the duo’s follow-up to their Choice Music Prize nominated debut Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards, and like that album, features mellow, highly melodic and intelligent songs (‘Maybe In The Future’, ‘Every Thief’) backed by sweeping strings - scored by respected contemporary Irish composer John Buckley - revealing the sophistication of We Cut Corners own writing.

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

THE DANGER, drama, courage, and adventure of climbing mountains, extreme environments, and humans versus nature, will be on display in Galway next month.

The remarkable Mrs Roosevelt

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

THE REMARKABLE life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a tireless political campaigner in her own right, is vividly portrayed in Mrs Roosevelt Flies To London which comes to the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday May 6.

A Night In November

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

IT WAS the ultimate grudge match - the Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast, November 17 1993.

The Republic could qualify for USA ‘94, but ‘Norn Iron’ could not, and Billy Bingham and co were determined to rain on Jack Charlton’s parade. Yet despite Jimmy Quinn’s superb goal for the North and Alan McLaughlin’s dramatic equaliser, the match was marred by sectarian and bigoted chanting, and a poisonous atmosphere.