Entertaining Mr Sloane

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

“YOU’RE A constant source of amazement, boy, a never ending tale of infamy. I’d hardly credit it. A kid of your age. Joy-riding in an expensive car, a woman pregnant. My word, you’re unforgivable.”

A whiff of danger surrounds a young wide-boy called Sloane, and it appals and fascinates successful businessman, Ed, who returns home to find him lounging in the house he shares with his sister Kath and their father Kemp.

Anne McCabe says ‘Fáilte isteach’ to An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

A NEW era at An Taibhdhearc was formally unveiled at a reception on Monday, ushering in new artistic director, Anne McCabe, and disclosing details of this year's programme.

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill to play Town Hall

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THE GREAT Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes and American master guitarist Dennis Cahill are coming to Galway next week.

A play to leave you Breathless?

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

“IT IS impossible not to be moved by these stories of savagery inflicted on ordinary women”, said The Mail On Sunday about Breathless, described by The Herald as “an engrossing piece of work that features a resilient cast and a unique premise”.

Silent returns to Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

SILENT, THE acclaimed play written and performed by Pat Kinevane, dealing with the issue of homelessness, is coming back to Galway.

Thereisbear! present Terminus

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THEREISBEAR! Theatre Company are coming to the Town Hall studio with their staging of Mark O’Rowe’s gripping play, Terminus.

The play follows three souls over the course of a single night in Dublin as their lives collide and intertwine in a gritty, dark, dangerous, and unsettling comedy-drama.

The Harry Potter experience

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

HARRY POTTER fans - affectionately known as ‘Pott Heads’ - across County Galway will be flocking to the Town Hall Theatre for Potted Potter - The Unauthorised Harry Experience.

What a mother will do for her son

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

A BUCHAREST matriarch is out to grease more palms than she can shake in order to buy her son’s way out of a hit-and-run conviction.

Je ne regrette rien - the songs of Édith Piaf

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

EDITH PIAF, the great voice behind the immortal song ‘Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien’ and an icon of French song, will be celebrated in the Róisín Dubh.

Indie-rock heaven @ Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

LEADING GALWAY indie band Dott will headline a gig at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, this Saturday.

Van Morrison’s bassist for Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

DAVID DEE Moore, the former bass player for Van Morrison’s band, plays a solo show at Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 10pm.

Disconauts house party

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THE DISCONAUTS return to the Róisín Dubh on Friday February 28 at 11pm for ‘Gonna Have A House Party’, featuring deck spinning and live instruments.

Mike O’Connor to launch new album

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

MIKE O’CONNOR, the Mayo born, Galway based, singer-songwriter launches his new album, I’m Not Myself In Character, in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, tonight at 9pm.

Mike will perform songs from this, and his debut album Octopus Tattoo, accompanied by Rory Stephens, Denis Mockler, and Padraig Jack. Mike’s music draws on his theatre background as well as Van Morrison, Credence Clearwater Revival, BB King, The Pogues, and Queen. Mike’s songs have been featured on John Creedon’s Radio 1 programme as well as on Midwest Radio and Galway Bay FM.

A little night Mozart music

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THE MUSIC of Mozart, with a little Bach for good measure, will be performed by the Jag Trio at Music For Galway’s annual Emily Anderson Memorial Concert.

Portraits of Galway’s characters

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

BUSKERS, STREET performers, local characters, and men in hats are the images which dominate a new exhibition, currently on show in the Galway City Museum.

Dutch artist ‘brings’ her ancestors to Ireland

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

FOR DUTCH artist Noor Poppers, studying at the GMIT inspired her to explore her family history and the lives of relatives who lived before the Holocaust.

I Never Met You by Noor Poppers, opens at the Town Hall Theatre this Saturday at 5.30pm. The artist was born in Naarden, northern Holland, in 1950, but has been living in Ireland since 1975, moving to Galway in 1988.

Over The Edge reading

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

THREE GALWAY based writers, Alvy Carragher, Kate Ennals, and Michael Farry, will read at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 27 at 6.30pm.

New exhibition @ 126

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

An exhibition of new work by Siobhan McGibbon, Ciara Healy, and Karl Musson opens at the 126 Gallery on Flood Street this Saturday at 7pm.

Live music @ Stock Exchange

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

CHART HITS and pop/rock classics will ring out in The Stock Exchange, Shop Street, this weekend with an array of cover bands and DJs on musical duty.

Tomorrow, covers band Small Town Heroes will play a party set, while DJ Declan will spin chart hits; On Saturday it is the ‘Ultimate Party Night’ with DJ Dec playing cheesy pop and floor-fillers, and DJ Frank on the top floor playing the best from the eighties to the noughties. Sunday is the Super Sunday Session with The Easy Peas rock and pop.

Mike Denver to play Salthill Hotel

Thu, Feb 20, 2014

LEADING IRISH country and western singer Mike Denver will play The Salthill Hotel this Sunday at 8pm.

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