110th Street comes to Factory

Thu, Apr 24, 2014

THE FIRST 110th Street of the year rolls into Factory on Abbeygate Street, this Saturday from 11pm.

DJs Cyril Briscoe & Cian Ó Cíobháin will be spinning disco, house, techno, bass, and all manner of hybrids.

‘We have so much fun with this show’

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

WHETHER YOU are an avid fan of Harry Potter or simply of inspired comic lunacy, the smash hit show Potted Potter, which is coming to the Town Hall Theatre, is guaranteed to provide a wonderful and uproarious night out.

Triple-bill of new plays from Fregoli

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

A WOMAN who talks to the walls, a girl who must face the sea, and a young man who collects footprints. These are the characters we encounter in a trio of new monologues presented by Fregoli Theatre Company.

Imelda May - the rockabilly queen returns

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

IMELDA MAY returns to Galway this summer and for the second year in a row, headlines a concert at the Galway Arts Festival Big Top.

Launch of newly discovered Liam O’Flaherty satiric essay

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

LIAM O’FLAHERTY is celebrated as the author of such short stories as His First Flight, but there is another, often neglected side, to the Aran Islands writer.

Wordhaus - marathons, footie, and music

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

NORTH POLE marathons, underground Irish music, and poems about football will all feature in the third Wordhaus event on Wednesday April 23 at 6.45pm.

Jake & The Neverland Pirates

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

JAKE & THE Neverland Pirates are coming to Galway and will be landing in the Radisson Blu Hotel tomorrow.

An Taibhdhearc wins a prestigious theatre award

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

AN TAIBHDHEARC’S production of Tom Murphy’s An Tíoránach Drogallach has won The BBC Northern Ireland Irish Language Drama Award.

Special screening of The Usual Suspects

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

THE USUAL Suspects, one of the all-time great crime thrillers, will be given a special screening in Galway by The Jameson Cult Film Club.

The 1995 classic, starring Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne, and which introduced the concept/cult of Keyser Söze to popular culture, will be shown on Monday April 29 but the venue is secret. Tickets are free but to find out how to get to the screening, go to JamesonCult FilmClub.ie and register.

Viking exhibition to be screened at The Eye

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

FOLLOWING THE discovery of a Viking boat and weapons in Lough Corrib, Galwegians can discovery more about this Scandinavian culture at an event at The Eye Cinema.

Creative writing workshops

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

THE FICTION writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will host daytime classes in the Galway Arts Centre, for beginner and continuing creative writing students.

The class, which is suitable for those working in poetry or fiction, takes place on Mondays from 2.30pm to 4pm, starting May 12, and running for eight weeks.

In Their Thousands @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

IN THEIR Thousands’ music sits somewhere between the folk-rock of Mumford and Sons and Devendra Banhart and the epic indie of Alt-J and Django Django.

Album review - The Pixies

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 17, 2014

WHEN THE Pixies reformed a number of years ago and started touring again, the welcome was warm and the verdict positive.

Silent Disco Street Party

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

THE SILENT Disco moves out from the Róisín Dubh live venue and onto Dominick Street for a massive street party this Easter weekend.

The Silent Disco Street Party takes place this Easter Sunday, starting at 9pm, and promises to be the most fun you can have on the street with a pair of headphones. Two DJs will play songs to hundreds of people (who can switch between the two) dancing and singing along to classic hits anthems, guilty pleasures, and pure cheese - except no music will be heard as they will be all wearing headphones.

DJ Hunee @ Factory

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

GALWAY CLUB nights Alice and Epoch are joining forces this Easter Sunday to throw two parties - a boat party and after party in Factory.

Galway Baroque Singers in concert

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

MOZART’S REQUIEM and three works by Handel will be performed by the Galway Baroque Singers in Galway Cathedral on Friday April 25 at 7.30pm.

TULCA announce curator for 2014 festival

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

AISLING PRIOR, a co-founder of the Galway Film Centre, has been appointed as curator of the 2014 TULCA Festival of Visual Art, which runs from November 7 to 23.

Lucite Fall and mineral processes

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

LUCITE FALL is the moment when crystal and acrylic bind. It is the name of a remote outcrop overlooking the Opinnagau River in Canada.

It is also the title of a new exhibition by Irish artist Carl Giffney, which opens at the Galway Arts Centre this evening at 6pm.

Róisín Dubh Art and Craft Market

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

THE RÓISÍN Dubh Art and Craft Market returns this Saturday from 1pm to 6pm and will feature 24 stalls over two floors.

The market is a platform for local artists and craftspeople to showcase their talents and is devoted to handmade good quality art fashion, photography, textiles, woodcraft, jewellery, ceramics, and crafts, with 24 stalls over two floors.