Galway musician Tom Portman debuting new album at Crane Bar gig

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Portman's new album, entitled Train to Nowhere features maestro Maciej (Magic) Zaworonek's poetic harmonica lines. Portman's music on Train to Nowhere feature his wry humour but also the subtle depth that one expects from a songwriter of Portman's standing.

Rich Hall - Galway’s favourite comedy cowboy

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

RICH HALL, the singing cowboy from Montana, is a Galway Comedy Festival favourite, an institution, and a must see during the last week of October. Really, the festival would not be the same without him.

The Opacas - Galway ‘virtual band’ go live with Salthill gigs

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

GALWAY BAND THE OPACAS began life as a virtual band during the lockdowns. Post-Covid, they are taking to the stage, and presenting live music shows with a real difference.

CLADDAGH CHORAL PRESENTS Live from Galway

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

The concert will feature Fir an Cladaigh and Galway City Chamber Choir.

This Halloween, take your chance to revisit the golden era of horror cinema from the thirties, forties and fifties, as Pálás Cinema presents ‘Silver Scream’ - a season of cla

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

On planning the vintage spook season, new cinema programmer at Pálás, William Fitzgerald said, “These are the originals, or at least the quintessential versions of these characters – the movies that inspired so many others and had such a lasting impact on popular culture. These iconic portrayals by Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein and The Mummy, Lon Chaney as The Wolfman and Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein, are the ones still immortalised every Halloween in costumes, in imagery, and in our imaginations.”

Irish National Opera presents The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts in three Galway cinemas -the Eye cinema, the Omniplex i

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

The season kicks off with Cherubini’s thrilling opera, Medea, on Saturday 22 October.

The Amazing Apples reunite past and present for a special ten-year celebration

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

The entire Amazing Apples ensemble returns to the musical orchard at Monroe’s Live on Saturday, October 22, in a special performance to celebrate ten years since the release of their debut EP entitled 3 or 4 Shoes.

Galway writer, Maureen Gallagher, launches her debut novel Limbo

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

Having long had an interest in writing short stories and poetry, which she loved, it was not until Gallagher's children were in their late teens that Maureen "dipped her toe in the literary world."

Described as an "accidental crime writer", the foray into the social climate of Ireland during that time was no accident for Gallagher, who as an activist has lent her voice to a multitude of causes over the decades. She found that due to the structure of novel it "allowed her to explore social issues, something dear to her heart."

Kevin McAleer brings his ‘surreal bits of stream-of-consciousness’ to Galway

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

WHY AM I here? It is a question philosophers, theologians, and scientists have asked since time immemorial, but few will answer it in the surreal, rambling, original, and hilarious manner of Kevin McAleer.

Discover the things you didn’t know about the iconic 90s sitcom

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

Who was the famous musician who had that walk-on part?

Sinéad Quinlan - Ireland’s ‘new queen of comedy’ at GCF22

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

SINÉAD QUINLAN is a comedian, actor, writer, toasted cheese sandwich fanatic, and a winner of RTÉ’s national stand up competition, Stand Up and Be Funny, on the Ray D’Arcy Show.

Some woman for one woman, Chortle.co.uk has already crowned her “Ireland's new queen of comedy”. Galway will see why when she plays the 2022 Galway Comedy Festival.

World renowned violinist plays for 400 children in Tuam

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

400 primary school children from Galway county attended a series of concerts in The Mall Theatre in Tuam this week on Wednesday September 28th as part of Music for Galway’s musical outreach programme. Children from Clydagh, Ballinlass, Bawnmore, Tuam, Athenry, Sylane and Glinsk got to ‘Meet the Violins’ where world renowned violinist, Sergey Malov introduced them to instruments from the violin family through contemporary and traditional music.

Free events in Galway to mark National Harp Day this weekend

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Harps Together Lá na Cruite Harp Day 2022 takes place on Saturday October 15 with live and online events planned all over the world. For the sixth year in a row, Irish harpers extend a warm invitation to harpers everywhere to join with them in celebrating the 1000-year-old Irish harping tradition.

The Lost King saga just feels a little simple

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

There is a good variety of interesting movies out this month — The Lost King particularly stood out to me due to the unusual true story on which it is based.

Grammy winner Ron Block joins Damien O’Kane for The Nashville Connection with Aoife Scott at Monroe’s Live.

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Multi award winning bluegrass legend Ron Block, who has won 14 Grammys during his illustrious career, joins forces with Coleraine born musician Damien O’Kane for The Nashville Connection this Friday, October 14, on the main stage at Monroe’s Live. This double headliner also showcases the musical stylings of Aoife Scott - the Irish Post Folk Artist of the Year.

Oh Happy Day! Calasanctius College Musical returns with 'Sister Act — the Musical'

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Students of Calasanctius college are ‘Joyful Joyful’ with the return of the school musical after a three year break due to the pandemic, with the countdown to curtain call of ‘Sister Act,’ a musical we are familiar with which stars Whoopi Goldberg.

A celebration of choral music and meeting of cultures in Galway Cathedral tomorrow

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

A world class choir Skjervøykoret from Norway will be travelling to Galway to celebrate their 40th jubilee year and to perform in Galway Cathedral tomorrow Friday October 14. The Norwegian choristers will be supported by an Irish choir from Cahir, Co. Tipperary with their guest musicians.

TULCA Festival of Visual Arts returns next month

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

The 20th edition of TULCA Festival of Visual Arts will take place in venues across Galway City November 4 - 20, featuring a programme of multi-venue exhibitions and events including seminars, workshops and an Education Programme with artist talks and gallery tours that focus on looking at and responding to contemporary visual art.

Bobby Davro - one man joke machine at GCF22

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

BOBBY DAVRO is a comedian, actor, impressionist, and singer, but above all, he is a relentless one man joke machine.

Deirdre O'Kane tells us about being driven Demented at Galway Comedy Festival

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

THESE LAST few years have been hectic for Deirdre O’Kane, so frantic and busy in fact that it is little wonder her new show is entitled Demented.

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