Galway to ask: How much of a Republic is Ireland?

Mon, Mar 21, 2016

The 1916 Rising saw Ireland proclaimed a Republic from the steps of the GPO, it was declared a Republic again in 1919 at the start of the War of Independence, but was only recognised by Russia, before finally, in 1949, the Republic of Ireland came into being.

Open air screening of major 1916 documentary tonight

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

This evening (Wednesday Mar 16), from 7pm, 1916 The Rebellion, a major documentary on the seismic events of Easter Week a century ago, narrated by Liam Neeson, will be shown on a outdoor screen at the Galway City Museum, Spanish Arch.

Public talk on creating interest in architecture

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

EXTENDING ARCHITECTURE, the free public talks and training for arts practitioners interested in exploring and sharing the cultural and artistic value of architecture with the public, is coming to Galway.

Creative writing classes at GTI

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

CREATIVE WRITING classes with the poet Kevin Higgins and the poet/short story writer Susan Millar DuMars, will be held at the Galway Technical Institute, Father Griffin Road.

Clandestine Republican meetings being held in Galway

Tue, Mar 15, 2016

Secret meetings of leading local Republicans, understood to be helping plan a major rebellion, are understood to be taking place in and around the city, and Galway citizens will be able to eavesdrop on these revolutionary discussions.

Event to celebrate the untold stories of 1916 women

Tue, Mar 15, 2016

WHILE THE names of the men of 1916 - Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, Plunkett, and others - are well known, the significant contribution of women to the rebellion has long been over looked and underappreciated.

Public lecture on the struggle for Home Rule for Ireland

Mon, Mar 14, 2016

Home Rule was once the goal of Irish nationalism, but continual opposition from the House of Lords and the threat of violence from Ulster unionists dogged and delayed its achievement.

‘A truly intimate, international festival’ –Cúirt programme launched

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IT MAY have been a miserable raiany evening, but that did nothing to deter or dampen the spirits of the many Cúirt enthusiasts who thronged the House Hotel on Tuesday evening for the programme launch of this year’s festival.

Poet who uses swear words immaculately

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

QUINCY LEHR is the sort of poet in whose favour I am absolutely biased. Lehr does not just know the facts of poetic and political history, he also appears – more than pretty much any other poet I know – to understand them.

New book on Galway's role in 1916

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

COUNTY GALWAY played a significant roles in the 1916 Rising, seeing the most action outside of Dublin, and now those heroic, turbulent, violent, times are examined in a new publication.

Grandpa was a sniper in 1916

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IN APRIL 1916 Ballaghaderreen-born Frank Shouldice lined out for the Dublin football team in the final of the GAA's Croke Cup. Two weeks later he was fighting for Ireland's freedom.

Happy days for children

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

"CHILDREN'S GREATEST enemies are adults," Roald Dahl stated at one point during his visit to Galway for a children’s festival in the late 1980s. “All they ever hear from them is 'Don’t do this, you can’t do that, be quiet, go to bed, do this, do that, do the other'. This was towards the end of the 'children should be seen and not heard' era.

Tobias Wolff to read at Cúirt

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

TOBIAS WOLFF, the American writer best known for his 1989 memoir This Boy's Life, will take part in the 2016 Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which will be launched in The House Hotel on Tuesday March 8 at 6pm.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering
BY KERNAN ANDREWS

Former hunger striker to speak at NUIG

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

LAWRENCE MCKEOWN, who went 70 days without food during the 1981 Hunger Strikes, will speak in NUI Galway about the Hunger Strikes and the 1916 Rising, both of which have anniversaries this year.

John Banville to read at a longer Cúirt

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature will grow from a six to an eight day event this year, testament to its increasing success over recent years, and John Banville, one of Ireland's leading novelists, will be among the writers taking part.

An evening of Japanese and Irish poetry

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE ANNUAL evening of Japanese and Irish poetry will take place in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this Saturday, with Japanese tanka poet Hisa Kagawa, and Galway poets Annie and Ted Deppe.

Advanced fiction writing classes

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will host an advanced fiction writing class on Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm, starting March 31, and running for eight weeks.

Danny Morrison to read at Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

DANNY MORRISON, the former national director of publicity for Sinn Féin, and now an acclaimed novelist and playwright, reads at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 25 at 6.30pm.

Take A Leap and celebrate Leap Year

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

2016 IS a leap year, and this is the month with the extra day, and to mark the fact, an event entitled Take A Leap: A Celebration of Leap Year, will be held in the Galway Arts Centre.

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