Book launch and reading at Custom House studios

Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Custom House Studios with Westport Arts Festival 2008 are hosting a book launch and reading from the new poetry collection Points West by Gerald Dawe at the Creel Restaurant Westport Quay on Thursday October 9 2008 at 8pm. Guest Speaker on the evening Thomas Kilroy.

The Táin by Louis le Brocquy at Ballina Arts Centre

Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Throughout the month of October, Ballina Arts Centre will host The Táin, an exhibition by Louis le Brocquy, selected works from the Niland Collection, on loan from The Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo.

Plenty of highlights coming up at the Linenhall

Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Faulkner and Daly bring some top trad back to the Linenhall

Your Christmas party at Hotel Newport

Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Looking for a new exciting venue for your Christmas outing? Give us a call and see what everyone is talking about. At Hotel Newport we pride ourselves on great food in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. This year’s package is obviously customer friendly with dinner and wine packages, included at only €47 per person. So if you’re the organiser and know that Yule Tide celebrations allow for greater scope, bring your party to the Abbey Suite at Hotel Newport.

Shayne Ward brings the X-mas Factor to Castlebar

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

The Royal Castlebar Theatre and Event Centre is delighted to announce that Shayne Ward will return for a concert on December 29. Shayne had the privilege of being the first major act to perform in the brand new, state of the art venue. Just one short month after that extremely successful appearance, another show can be confirmed for the hugely popular X-Factor winner.

Walter Mitty brings the house down at Bar Ritz

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

The Finbar Hoban Presents event kicked off last Saturday night week with local Castlebar group Inverter bringing their own style of covers from ‘Born To be Wild’ to ‘Play That Funky Music White Boy’. Second on the bill on the night were The Rumours , with their influences drawn from such legendary bands as The Jam, The Stranglers, and the band’s excellent single ‘Keep it Going’ kept the crowd wanting more!

Help create some Roolaboola magic

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

RoolaBoola, the Linenhall annual arts festival for children, is nearly on us again. RoolaBoola is one of the country’s finest arts events for children, catering to almost 6,000 children and their families each year. There are a number of ways in which you can help out. RoolaBoola is looking for adult volunteers to assist with marshalling duties at the night-time lakeside fireworks spectacle Lough Lannagh Lights, taking place on the evening of Monday October 27 (bank holiday) as part of this year’s RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival. The festival will need volunteers for a maximum of two hours on the night, and also for an induction meeting on Thursday October 16 at 8pm in the Linenhall Theatre. It is very important that you let organisers know your names in advance of the meeting, so if you are interested, contact the Linenhall as soon as possible.

New collection at Custom House Studio

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Custom House Studios with Westport Arts Festival 2008, will host a book launch and reading from the new poetry collection ‘Points West’ by Gerald Dawe at the Creel Restaurant, Westport Quay, on Thursday October 9 at 8pm. The guest speaker on the evening will be Thomas Kilroy.

Movie time at the Linenhall

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Top Irish drama at the Linenhall
Beezneez Theatre Company brings its new production You’ll Never Walk Alone to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday October 7 at 8pm. Rovers have reached the cup final for the first time in 10 years. Tonto and Dusty are overjoyed with this success while their partners, Trish and Mags, look on in bemusement. Holding a watching brief are friends Luke and Numbers, both with their own regrets and sorrows. When Dusty's brother Tony, who left town under mysterious circumstances after the last cup final appearance, arrives back for the final, the cosy world is turned upside down by a series of life changing events. Typical John McDwyer humour is used to mask a savage tale of life and love in a Beezneez production which will both delight and disturb. Come along and see a sparkling new piece of Irish drama, and what promises to be the company’s latest theatrical success. Beezneez presents You’ll Never Walk Alone at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Tuesday October 7 at 8pm. Booking advised. Phone 094 9023733

Luan Parle live in Ballinrobe

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Meteor Award winner Luan Parle will perform live at The Courtyard, Silky’s Ballinrobe on the October 24. This year has seen a lot of hard work and perseverance pay off for Luan with the release of her smash hit single ‘Ghost’, which spent three months in the singles charts, peaking at number seven. Her style of music is unique, crossing the boundaries of pop, rock, folk and alternative country.

Since being voted the Meteor Best Irish Female Artist and Tatler Music Woman of the Year, Luan’s career has gone from strength to strength, touring with Elton John, Nanci Griffith and James Blunt among others. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch her renowned live show on home turf, tickets are €15 (unreserved seating) available from Silky’s Bar or Downtown Records (Castlebar and Westport). For more information on this show or other forthcoming shows visit www.thecourtyardatsilkys.com or call 094 9542 662.

Juno and the Paycock at the Royal Theatre

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Sean O’Casey’s masterpiece Juno and the Paycock will be brought to life at The Royal Castlebar from Monday 3 to Wednesday November 5. Set in the Dublin tenements during the Irish Civil War in 1922, Juno and the Paycock weaves between both tragic and comic elements. The Boyle family, deep in poverty, is made up of father, mother, son and daughter. Jack is a loafer, his wife, Juno, tries to keep things together, son Johnny is crippled from battle wounds in ‘the troubles’, while daughter Mary, is on strike.

Prominent themes touched upon throughout the play include poverty, religion, war and the conflict between the dream world and the world of reality. Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, commenting on Sean O'Casey's skill as a playwright, praised his "ability to go over the top to get to the bottom of the matter". If ever a play proved that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or that the more things change the more they remain the same, it's Juno and the Paycock. An extremely strong cast has been assembled including Garrett Keogh as ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle, Joe Hanley as Joxer Daly and Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress Nominee 2008, Bríd Ni Neachtain as Juno. Shows will be at 8 pm with a special schools’ matinee taking place on Tuesday 4 at 11.30 a.m. Tickets are priced at €20 or €12 for the matinee performance. Tickets can be booked through www.royal.ie, www.ticketmaster.ie, any ticketmaster outlet nation-wide or, for the price of a local call, the box office of The Royal Castlebar at 0818 300 000; this number is operational 24/7.

Varied line up of events at Ballina Arts Centre

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Louis le Brocquy exhibition for Ballina Arts Centre is delighted to present this exhibition of work by Louis le Brocquy selected works from the Niland Collection, on loan from The Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo. This exhibition consists of a number of the lithograph brush drawings le Brocquy created as illustrations to Thomas Kinsella’s 1969 translation of the Irish legend, the Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley), published by Dolmen Press.

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