Tigh He-He Comedy Club at the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

The Roisin Dubh's famous Tigh He-He comedy club returns this Thursday night with host Eric Lalor, comedy veteran Patrick McDonnell and rising star on the scene, Ellen O’Reilly.

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Corner Boy, The Rosecaps and DJ Will Softly at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Monroe's Live is proud to present a St. Patrick's Day celebration featuring two of Ireland's best bands and one of Galway's most respected DJs. On Friday, March 17, music lovers can look forward to a night of electrifying performances from Corner Boy, The Rosecaps, and DJ Will Softy.

Fiona Kennedy To Celebrate Launch of New Album at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

With her highly anticipated album launch having sold out in advance in her native Cork, singer-songwriter Fiona Kennedy will showcase her latest work from ‘Find Me’ to a west of Ireland audience at Monroe’s Live on Saturday, March 25. Her new album features eleven tracks in a sincere exploration of the human condition and her life’s journey.

Monroe’s Live Shortlisted for Prestigious IMRO Award

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Galway’s Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street has been nominated for a prestigious IMRO award for best live music venue of the year. It has been selected amongst the top five venues in the region to be shortlisted for the award by over 18,000 members of the Irish Music Rights Organisation.

Female City Councillors unite to mark International Women’s Day at the Hardiman Hotel

Mon, Mar 06, 2023

Mayor of Galway City, Clodagh Higgins, Councillors Terry O’ Flaherty, Colette Connolly, Martina O’ Connor and Imelda Byrne are asking the public to come and join them to celebrate International Women’s Day with an interactive coffee and networking morning which will take place at the Hardiman Hotel between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon on Wednesday 8 March.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with radical painter Mary Cassatt at the EYE Cinema

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

On Wednesday March 8, the EYE Cinema is marking International Women’s Day with a special one-night-only screening from the Exhibition on Screen programme of the documentary ‘Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman’.

Up and coming talent Pauric O'Meara in the Roisin Dubh this Friday March 3

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

"Every lyric and note is purposeful and honest, feeling like various truths that Pauric himself has entrusted to us. An immersive experience to say the least, O’Meara’s spirit and dance moves are contagious, making an otherwise small venue feel like a sold-out arena" - Hot Press Magazine

Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards Return to the Róisín Dubh!

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Finally, it’s the long-awaited return of the Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards, a stand-up comedy competition hosted by Eddie Mullarkey and featuring 16 of Ireland’s finest up and coming comedians in a war of wits, battling it out until there’s only one left standing.

Newton Faulkner brings tour to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday March 9

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

As part of his current tour, Feels Like Home, Newton Faulkner will strip his songs back to their purest form, performing them solo with an acoustic guitar at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday, March 9.

Silver Screen - Cocaine Bear

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Cocaine Bear came out last week in Irish cinemas. It’s one of those movies that I would consider entirely review/critic proof. I really think if you hear the title of the film you have a pretty good idea if it’s a movie you will enjoy or not. A bit like Snakes On A Plane in 2006. It blew up the internet a few months ago with an absolutely sensational trailer with the song White Lines by Melle Mel and I’ve been looking forward to it since then.

Incredibly, it’s based on a true story. In 1985 a man was found dead with an unopened parachute and sports bag full of cocaine attached to his body on a driveway in Kentucky. He had bailed on a small plane after a technical fault but before he jumped he also unloaded his cargo. The cargo was lots and lots of cocaine. The discarded bag was found by a black bear who consumed the entire content and died pretty quickly. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, so the legend is that the bear had a wild weekend before having a his massive heart attack. Either way he’s now stuffed and mounted in a shopping mall in Kentucky. The movie adds to the legend, what if the bear interacted with humans on his wild weekend? Several people are in the Chattahoochee park while the bear is partying. Two kids mitching school with their mother looking for them, a park ranger investigating missing hikers, drug dealers trying to track down the missing bags and a detective chasing them. They all come in contact with the bear and not all (in fact very few) make it out of the park alive.

GUMS presents The Addams Family

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Performed by the Galway University Musical Society, The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.

Featuring an original story and 'every father’s nightmare', Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met.

Indreabhán Film Society's Spring Season Continues

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Club Scannán Sailearna's spring season of world cinema continues with German film The Ordinaries, shown in partnership with the Dublin International Film Festival, this Thursday March 2 in Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, at 8.15pm.

Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc to host Major European Theatre Project

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc will host ph?n?, the first ever major international collaboration between theatres working for minority languages.

The Addams Family at The Bank of Ireland Theatre 7th to 10th March

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and is every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Spiddal Author, Fearghas Mac Lochlainn nominated for Book Award

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

An Slipéar Gloine, an Irish story based on Cinderella and told in rhyme, is on the KPMG Irish Children Book Award shortlist for 2023. Fearghas Mac Lochlainn, the Spiddal author of this scintillating book, is delighted. He says: "I'm chuffed. It is fantastic that a book written in the Irish language has been shortlisted. Paddy Donnelly, the brilliant artist who illustrated the book, deserves much of the credit here! I am also much indebted to Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and Futa Fata who asked me to write the book in the first place and then put An Slipéar Gloine into the hat for the Reics Carló award (which it won), and for the KPMG award."

Mary Coughlan organises Big Gig in aide of Syria and Turkey earthquake victims

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Mary Coughlan was listening to the radio when she heard Anne O'Rourke, founder of TIAFI, an organisation dedicated to helping vulnerable women and children across Turkey and Syria. "I heard Anne on the news a week after the earthquake. She is from Waterford, and she has been living and working in a refugee camp on the Turkish Syrian border for years. Following the earthquake, she had an influx of about 26,000 people looking for help, some of whom had lost every member of their family.

Galway-based band Rage to Celebrate 30 years of Rage Against The Machine

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Celebrating over 30 years since the launch of the debut album by the iconic Rage Against The Machine, Galway-based tribute band Rage will re-ignite their incendiary blend of punk, metal and rap at Monroe’s Live on Friday, March 3 from 11pm. Their signature sound of fierce music and socially conscious lyrics will be brought to life with electrifying energy by this 5-piece of experienced local musicians.

Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Róisín O To Perform Latest Album at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Irish singer-songwriter Róisín O is renowned internationally for her soulful voice and captivating stage presence. Her fusion of folk, pop, and rock have seen her share the stage with a host of acclaimed artists such as Lionel Richie, Bryan Ferry and Hozier as well as headlining her own tours in Ireland, Germany, the US, and Australia.

Niall Teague and Padraic Joyce release new single ahead of upcoming album and tour

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

Niall Teague and Padraic Joyce release new single ahead of upcoming album and tour

John Colleary brings his show, Loud & Colleary, to the Róisín in October

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

“John Colleary delivered what can only be described as a flawless set” - GO Belfast

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