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Tolü Makay, born Toluope Makanjuola, is a Irish-Nigerian singer, songwriter, and performer famous for her cover of 'N17' – but she is more than that, describing her sound as “cinematic pop soul,” backed by a stunningly beautiful vocal range.

There will be two featured acts on the night, plus invited guests and a selection of local performers.

Irish singer Declan O’Rourke will make his screen acting debut at the Galway Film Fleadh tomorrow, Friday, July 10.

This will be a unique opportunity for fans to enjoy the band’s extensive catalogue in a stripped-back and personal environment.

President Catherine Connolly quietly attended the inaugural Siúlóid Sióchána – Steps for Peace initiative which aims to gather like-minded people on the first Sunday of each month, at 11.30, to walk from Nimmo’s Pier to Blackrock, in Salthill, via South Park and The Prom.

“It’s amazing to be back in Ireland, I don’t know about saints, but it’s definitely the land of scholars, and writers, and just to be around that kind of energy again is amazing.”

University of Galway has held its third annual Siobhán McKenna scholarship and lecture series. This event honours the legacy of Siobhán McKenna, the Belfast-born actress who became a world-renowned actress of stage and screen, starring in Dr Zhivago, King of Kings and Of Human Bondage.

Singer-songwriter Si Noble will launch his new single 'The Witching Hour' with a live show at Monroe's Backstage Bar on Friday, April 10, at 7.30pm.

There are some voices that belong not just to a person, but to a place — voices that seem to rise out of the land itself, shaped by weather, memory and time. The passing of Dolores Keane is, for Galway, the loss of one such voice: not merely a singer, but a living expression of the county’s soul.

With the Nineties’ rave sound firmly back in vogue, organisers of Galway’s newest music festival have scored quite the coup: securing Sonique to perform on Saturday, May 2.