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Meet Fred - the tiny prejudice fighting firebrand
FRED IS an anarchic two-foot-tall cloth puppet; a social activist, angry about the injustices he sees in society; and burning with determination to fight prejudice wherever he finds it.
Overhead, The Albatross - GIAF 17 concert
THE FIRST three words of the opening lines of Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' are also the moniker for one of Ireland's most ambitious bands, whose music, like the Floyd's, is wide screen, cinematic in scope, heavily atmospheric, and epic.
'It’s frightening to explore the more vulnerable spaces of yourself'
He will play the role of a silent man in an opera at the Galway International Arts Festival. He will appear as an IRA volunteer determined to break out of the Maze prison in the Galway Film Fleadh. He is an essential part of the Druid Ensemble team of actors. Yet Aaron Monaghan admits acting was something he came into “at the very last minute”.
Summer festival drinks and dining at the Gaslight Bar and Brasserie
Soak up the atmosphere of summer this Galway at the Gaslight Bar and Brasserie at Hotel Meyrick.
Looking into the psyche of 'toughened, conflicted' women
UNDER A dark and unforgiving sky, in a society in chaos and turmoil, three women who have endured physical, sexual, or emotional trauma and violence, drug abuse, and one finding herself needing to seek an abortion, gather to tell their stories.
Two concerts from The Whileaways
THE WHILEAWAYS, the acclaimed Galway folk/Americana trio will play two Galway shows at two different festivals - this month they play Headford's Hedfest, and next month is the Galway International Arts Festival.
Pumpgirl and ‘a sense of speed’
IT HAS been seven years since Decadent Theatre Company last featured in the Galway International Arts Festival so its presence in this year’s programme is very welcome; all the more so as the company is staging Abbie Spallen’s award-winning Pumpgirl.
Saint Sister - new single and GIAF 17 show
SAINT SISTER, the Irish electro-folk duo of Morgan Macintyre and Gemma Doherty have released a new single - ‘Causing Trouble’ - ahead of their Irish and European tour, which includes a show at the Galway International Arts Festival.
'Comedy is paying the bills which is both weird and amazing'
HE HAS been called ‘The Hairy Baby’. It’s a mystery no one has yet called him ‘The Bearded Wonder’. What is absolutely certain though, is that Steve Bennett is Irish Comedian Of The Year 2016, Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh MC, and a serious comedic talent, with the potential to go far in the business.
The Coronas, Jenny Greene, and RTÉ Concert Orchestra for Big Top gigs this summer
THE CORONAS, one of Ireland’s best loved bands will headline at the Big Top to close the Absolut Big Top music programme at the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, while the day before 2FM’s Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra join forces for a night of dance anthems.
