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BERNIE KEOGH and Cathy Hughes have been friends for a long time. They were also born and reared in the west of Ireland. Both are also artists, and to mark it all, they are holding a joint exhibition.

GEMMA BOVERY, the French film starring English actress Gemma Arterton, opens the Galway Film Society's Winter Season 2015, when it is screened in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday September 20 at 8pm.

JOHNNY DUHAN, one of Ireland's leading songwriters, best known for 'The Voyage' covered by Christy Moore, plays his first Galway concert in two years, at the Town Hall Theatre, on Friday September 18 at 8pm.

JOSH MCCLORY, the guitarist and main songwriter with the great Cavan blues-rock/r'n'b band The Strypes, is among the latest acts confirmed to play Monroe's Live as part of its Rocktoberfest event from October 1 to 4.

A NEW choir, The Galway Sings Project, will host an adult education singing class, starting in Thursday September 17 in room AM 110 in the Arts Millennium building, NUI Galway.

CHRISTY MOORE, Finbar Wright, Mick Flannery, trad and classical,, all kinds of music from all manner of performers will be heard at the 38th annual Clifden Arts Festival which runs from September 17 to 27.

THE RÓISÍN Dubh Comedy Clubh - it's not a misprint, say it out loud! - sees the return of weekly comedy to the Dominick Street venue and for its opening night the headliner is Republic of Telly's Kevin McGahern.

GLWAY FANS of The Cure fans have a chance to don the eyeliner, don black gear, and use tons of hairspray and gel when Fire In Cairo, the tribute band to The Cure play Galway this month.

THE ALICE Collective is an intriguing collection of artists and performers led by singer-songwriter Mary Cahir, and they will play the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9.30pm.

"WHAT DISTINGUISHES Sam Amidon from the pack of folk revivalists currently enamoured with pre-rock Americana: He not only has an impressively deep knowledge of traditional song forms, but takes liberties with the country's past in order to document his own personal present.”