Entertainment Interviews
The Ballad of Ray McBride
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
Ray McBride, Galway city-born, was a multitude: dancer, singer, actor, writer, runner. And also a “forever friend” to sports journalist Frank Greally.
Theatre
Comedy of kitchen counter dreams
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Somewhere in rural Ireland, a housewife is practising her martial arts, rapping, mime and swimming, but only audiences at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday, September 3, will discover this legend in her own lunchtime.
Festivals & Events
Kilskeagh ruins host first church service in centuries
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
The first Mass to be held in centuries at Old Kilskeagh Church and Graveyard will take place this evening, Thursday, August 20, as part of Heritage Week.
Music
Saw Doctors go green and red
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
The Tuam rockers plus special guests make their long-awaited return to Mayo for their first show in the county for more than a decade, live at the TF Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Saturday, September 5.
Cinema
Celebration of screen guru's Spiddal roots
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Now in its second year, Féile John Ford will acknowledge Forde’s enduring connection with the west of Ireland, and include screenings of The Quiet Man, The Informer, The Plough and the Stars and My Darling Clementine, plus a theatre production of The Quiet Men written and performed by Morgan C. Jones.
Comedy
Considered, comedic take on quest for time alone
Thu, Aug 06, 2026
Theatre-maker Róisín Stack has been searching for answers for three years, and she will present her findings twice per day in an hilarious one-woman show at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, in University of Galway, on August 21 and August 22.
Arts & Exhibitions
City architect will curate Irish pavilion in Venice
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, announced the selection of Emmet Humphreys and Nathalie Weadick, on behalf of Galway City Council, as the curators to represent Ireland at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice - a global platform for structure and design.
Performing Arts
The circus kids have come to play
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Being a child of the circus, I sometimes envy those with a hometown; forever holding an accessible answer to that perennial question: where are you from?
Literature & Readings
Salthill scribbler scores pitch to publishers
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Salthill writer and journalist Colin Sheridan has been named one of just twelve winners of an international writing competition which attracted 804 submissions from 38 countries.
