Mayo exhibition gets civic launch in Manchester

Fri, May 22, 2009

An exhibition featuring photographs of Mayo by Anthony Hennigan from Attymass got a civic launch on Friday May 15 in Manchester. The new Lord Mayor of Manchester Councillor Alison Firth, together with Councillor John Commons from the Mayo Association, officially opened the exhibition. The exhibition, called From Manchester to Mayo, had been commissioned by the gallery to launch the world premiere of a new Irish play, Haunted, by Edna O’Brien. It was held in the Mezzanine Gallery in the theatre and the play and exhibition run until June 13.

Féile na Tuaithe this weekend

Fri, May 22, 2009

Here comes the summer and families countrywide are looking for day trips and places to go. Féile na Tuaithe - Turlough Park at the National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Castlebar, Co. Mayo has got to be the best fun and best value festival around.

Force 12 writers weekend line up confirmed

Fri, May 15, 2009

The Mayo County Council arts office has announced the exciting line-up for the 2009 Force 12 Writers’ Weekend which is taking place this year from Friday June 12 to Sunday June 14 in Belmullet. Patrick Cotter will direct the weekend, with a host of well-known writers including Billy Ramsell, Clare Wigfall, John Corless, Liz O’Donaghue, Paula Meehan, Theo Dorgan, William Wall, and writer in residence Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. The weekend is dedicated to visiting writers’ groups and it will provide a great opportunity for Mayo writers to interact with groups from all over the country.

The weekend is designed to be an informal and relaxed event. It allows a platform for unpublished writers to read from their work and also to meet other writers to discuss writing. On Saturday morning and afternoon there will be workshop opportunities in poetry, creative non-fiction, short story, and reading in public. There will be readings by professional guest writers on the Friday and Saturday evenings with participating writers’ groups on the Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The readings on Sunday will be followed by a farewell lunch.

Mayo man to hold exhibition in Galway during ocean race

Fri, May 15, 2009

The G hotel in Galway will host Closer, an eclectic art exhibition by one of the west’s most promising artists Shane Cannon, from Sunday May 24 until Saturday June 6. Each painting is influenced by the unique experiences the artist has captured from modern living and life on Achill Island. Mary McCague, head of humanities and creative arts at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, will officially open the exhibition at 3pm on Sunday May 24 where guests are invited to experience the vibrant display of paintings as part of an art trail, in conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.

Young Mayo artists feature at Belfast children’s festival

Fri, May 15, 2009

Paintings by young artists from Scoil Raifteiri, Cornanool National School and Snugboro National School will feature in a prestigious art exhibition at this year’s internationally recognised Belfast Children’s Festival taking place in May, with an expected audience of some 10,000 people. The works were created as part of the Linenhall Arts Centre’s visual art programme for Schools. Orla Henihan, arts access officer at the Linenhall Arts Centre, said: “We have always known that fabulous art works are created during our visual art programme for schools workshops. We are absolutely delighted that we now have the chance to show some of them off!” The 21 self-portraits by the budding Mayo artists were chosen by the University of Ulster and the Belfast Children’s Festival from schools, groups, and organisations from across Ireland to be part of the festival’s More of it than we think exhibition.

McWilliam Park Hotel glams back to the eighties

Fri, May 15, 2009

Think the Blues Brothers, think Top Gun, Tom Cruise in that leather jacket and dark shades. For one night only, Friday May 29, you can re-live it all at the McWilliam Park Hotel and at the same time help two very worthy causes, the Irish Cancer Society and Down Syndrome Ireland.

Ballina Arts Centre invites you to expand your horizons

Fri, May 15, 2009

The Pope’s Toilet
Ballina Film Club’s Spring programme comes to an end this week with a screening of The Pope’s Toilet, on Tuesday May 19 at 8pm.

Music workshop for young people

Fri, May 15, 2009

Drums/percussion, vocals, and guitar workshops for aspiring young musicians (10-18 years) take place during the Guinness Castlebar Blues Festival in association with JABACC (Jazz and Blues Appreciation Club, Castlebar) on Saturday May 30.

World Fleadh comes to Castlebar

Fri, May 15, 2009

With Castlebar confirmed as this year’s host venue, festival preparations are well under way for the World Fleadh International Irish and Celtic Music Festival with many top international names in the line-up. After the outstanding success of the 2008 festival in Portlaoise, the World Fleadh returns with a fantastic selection of Irish traditional, Celtic, folk, and country music acts from around the globe.

Force 12 2009 Residency Programme

Fri, May 15, 2009

Mayo County Council Arts Office has announced that Éilís Ní Dhuibhne will be the Force 12 2009 writer in residence. Éilís will be working with a number of writers groups and schools throughout the county over a two-week period, during the month of May and June.

Áras Inis Gluaire approved by Music Network

Fri, May 15, 2009

The Áras Inis Gluaire has been approved as a partner venue by the Music Network promotions company. This new association will see top music acts brought to Belmullet by the promotions company.

Percolator make waves at Finbar Hoban Presents

Fri, May 08, 2009

Waterford group Percolator came to Bar Ritz last Friday night as part of the ever-growing Finbar Hoban Presents… series with support from Black Robots. Since the show started nearly a year ago the series has seen each night represent a different theme in music, last Friday night saw a almost shoe gazing indie late eighties disco and early nineties grunge theme.

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