Karl Spain @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 17, 2014

KARL SPAIN will headline a night of leading and emerging Irish comedians at the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

‘Befriending chickens and crushing cans’

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

A STORY of love, beauty, chicken-chasing, daisy chains, cat-killing, French singing, dress-wearing, en-suite bathrooms, and the day at the pond. These are the ingredients of Pondling, written and performed by Genevieve Hulme-Beaman.

Jon Kenny in The Matchmaker

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

ONE OF Ireland’s greatest comic talents, Jon Kenny, joins much-loved Irish actor Mary McEvoy in a new revival of Michael Scott’s iconic production of John B Keane’s The Matchmaker which comes to the Town Hall Theatre.

A night of Palestinian dance

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

YOUNG, VIBRANT, proud, and engaging, the Lajee Dabka Dancers, will bring the traditional dance styles of Palestine to Monroe’s Live next week.

Stories, songs, craic, and Cúirt

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

WILD STORIES, outrageous incidents, music, and irreverent shenanigans will take place in the Róisín Dubh this Sunday, to bring the Cúirt festival to a high spirited close.

Diarmuid de Faoite agus An Gobán Saor

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

DIARMUID DE Faoite continues his Seacht Scéal/Seven Sagas series of interactive storytelling for all ages, with another lunchtime show at An Taibhdhearc.

Theo Dorgan to launch

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

POET, NOVELIST, and broadcaster Theo Dorgan will launch Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust’s latest series of Poems for Patience.

What is that singer’s favourite book?

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

FROM THE lieder tradition in Germany to bands like Iron Maiden setting Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of The Ancient Mariner’ to music, there has long been a connection between literature and song.

Galway short film gets festival screenings

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

THE WEATHER Report, the Galway Film Centre/RTÉ short film, received its premiere at the recent Belfast Film Festival and will be screened at the Limerick Film Festival tomorrow.

High voltage rock’n’roll

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

AC/DC TRIBUTE act Whole Lotta Voltage will bring a fearsome slice of ‘rock’n’roll damnation’ to Monroe’s Live tomorrow night from 10pm.

The band will perform a three-hour stage show, covering both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras, complete with costumes, and high voltage renditions of such AC/DC classics as ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’, ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’, ‘Highway to Hell’ and ‘Thunderstruck’.

Reggae vibes with Murray Man

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

MURRAY MAN, one of the leading reggae singers and producers in Britain, is coming to Galway to headline a Rootical Sound System concert.

Rockabilly night @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

THE IRISH rockabilly trio The Screamin’ Bluecats are coming to play Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 10pm.

The band - Shiny Jimmy Fingers, Rockin’ Sammy Strongbow, and The Chief - have released an album, entitled Too Hot to Rock and Roll, featuring Waterboys’ saxophonist Anto Thistlethwaite, and a blistering mix of original tracks and rockabilly classics.

Norman Villa Gallery exhibition

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

ARAN ISLAND artist Seán Ó Flaithearta will host his new exhibition, Sioda Móna/Bog Silk, in the Norman Villa Gallery in Salthill.

Award winning young Galway animators

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

GALWAY ANIMATORS, Aoibhinn Ní Choille and Cian MacCoille, have won the Animation Award at the recent Fresh Film Festival in Limerick.

No Limbs No Limits

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

A DOCUMENTARY film about a remarkable young Irish woman, born without limbs, opens at the IMC Galway tomorrow.

No Limbs No Limits - The Joanne O’Riordan Story centres on Corkonian Joanne, one of only seven people in the world living with the medical condition Total Amelia, which resulted in her being born without limbs - yet she has never let this hold her back.

City girl wins place in All-Ireland schools final

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

CLARE QUINN, a young classical singer from Renmore, has reached the finals of the All-Ireland Schools Talent Search national final.

Bluegrass in Kilcolgan

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

BLUEGRASS MUSIC will be heard throughout the weekend in Rafftery’s Rest, Kilcolgan.

Bluegrass group Southern Welfare, who are based in Waterford, will be playing throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All are welcome to the session.

Tumbling Bones - on tour in Galway

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

AMERICAN FOLK/ROOTS trio Tumbling Bones are promoting their debut album Loving A Fool with an Irish tour, including two County Galway dates.

Lunchtime gigs @ Cúirt

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

GALWAY FOLK and American roots will be heard at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature at two different gigs from two fine Galway acts.

Eighties night @ Kelly’s

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

BIG HAIR, leg warmers, ra-ra skirts, mullets, and ten years of hit music will be the order of the day at a charity eighties night in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street.

DJ Anthony Collins will be spinning classic songs from the 1980s from 9.30pm tomorrow. There will be prizes for the best dressed (eighties style of course) and best dance moves, along with cocktails and drinks promotions.

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