NUIG to host Irish premiere of David Greig play

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

THE IRISH premiere of The Monster In The Hall, by Scottish writer David Greig, will be staged as part of NUI Galway's inaugural theatre season.

Mark Logan: an appreciation

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

HUSBAND, FATHER, brother, uncle, friend, messer, Chelsea fan, musician, comedian, animal lover, teller of the most detailed stories, absolute gentleman, a man of honesty and passion, Mark was, first and foremost, a beautiful person.

Evita – classic musical for Town Hall

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

EVITA, THE celebrated musical based on the life of Eva Perón, the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952, is being staged in the Town Hall Theatre.

Dubliners re-imagined for the stage

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

THE DUBLINERS Dilemma, based on James Joyce’s Dubliners, comes to the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday April 2 at 8pm.

Gabriel Byrne en Français

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

A FRENCH actress meets a mysterious passenger aboard a train and decides to follow him to his destination.

Short Film Awards 2014

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

FRIDAY MAY 9 at 12 noon is the deadline for entries to the Galway Film Centre’s 2014 Short Film Awards, in association with RTÉ.

Frankie Gavin to play NUIG concert

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

TRAD FIDDLE great Frankie Gavin will be among the stellar line-up of musicians performing at the NUI Galway’s Arts in Action Finale Concert.

Rackhouse Pilfer album launch

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

RACKHOUSE PILFER, the Sligo alt-country and bluegrass sextet, launch their new album, Love and Havoc, at a concert in Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 10pm.

Beardyman @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

BEARDYMAN – DJ, producer, and entertainer – brings his Eat Sleep Shave Repeat Irish Tour to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday April 3.

Cornerboy @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

COMBINING APPALACHIAN folk, sea shanties, arena rock choruses, vocal harmonies, and an indie sensibility, Wexford’s Cornerboy epitomise nu-folk.

The ‘indietronic’ Mineral

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

“THE MINERAL album is really beautiful... it reminds of Screamadelica.” So said Alan McGee whose Creation label released the Primal Scream classic in 1991.

Nicole Maguire @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

AHEAD OF the release of her debut album next week, Cork singer-songwriter Nicole Maguire plays upstairs in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

Get inside the mind of Lara Croft

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

RHIANNA PRATCHETT, the video game scriptwriter for Bioshock, the Overlord series, and the recently rebooted Lara Croft, is coming to Cúirt 2014.

Rhianna, who is also the daughter of esteemed fantasy author Terry Pratchett, will take part in the Cúirt International Festival of Literature’s youth strand, the Cúirt Labs, on Saturday April 12, where she will give a workshop on story telling in video games.

John O’Conor in concert

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

THE GREAT Irish pianist John O’Conor will perform John Field’s Three Nocturnes in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, on Friday March 28 at 8pm.

Sing with The Ad-Hoc Choir

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

GALWEGIANS INTERESTED in singing are being encouraged to check out The Ad-Hoc Choir’s month of song.

Union University Singers in concert

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

THE UNION University Singers, the acclaimed choir from Jackson, Tennessee, will give two performances in Galway on Saturday March 29.

Acoustic blues gig

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

HARD DRIVING acoustic blues band One Horse Pony will make their Galway debut when they play Kelly's Bridge Street, tomorrow night.

The Dead Heavys @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

“THE DEAD Heavys deal a psychedelic-tinged guitar-pop that could easily grab a whole stadium full of post-Oasis fans as well as the charts.”

Re-live Oasis @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

COME AUGUST, Oasis’s Definitely Maybe will be 20 years old, yet despite reaching this milestone, songs like ‘Slide Away’ and ‘Live Forever’ still sound timeless.

Gamper and Dadoni @ Electric

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

GERMAN HOUSE duo Gamper and Dadoni, who have won attention for their catchy, laid back, mixes, are coming to Electric tonight.

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