Entertainment Interviews
'The fire is bigger now than it ever was'
Thu, Jun 18, 2026
"I think that's what the powers that be would want anyway, they want you to be walking around cynical and disheartened. But then I know for a fact that I get lit up and inspired by music at all these gigs and I learn something new all the time. And people come to the gigs, there's a community there, so if anything the fire is bigger now than it ever was."
Theatre
More ‘Shamtown’ dates due to demand
Thu, Jul 02, 2026
Staff opening the Town Hall Theatre last Monday morning could not believe their eyes.
Festivals & Events
Clifden Arts Festival reveals 2026 programme
Thu, Jul 02, 2026
The 49th Clifden Arts Festival returns to Connemara from September 17 to 27 with an ambitious programme of music, literature, visual arts, theatre, film and ideas under the theme ‘OPEN – A Festival of Welcome, Encounter and Possibility’.
Music
The Frank and Walters play Castlebar
Thu, Jun 25, 2026
This will be a unique opportunity for fans to enjoy the band’s extensive catalogue in a stripped-back and personal environment.
Cinema
‘Kneecap’ star in story shaped by attack
Thu, Jul 02, 2026
His response is An Mháthairi, starring Simone Kirby (Kneecap) alongside newcomer Oisín Thompson (Trespasses), which receives its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh next Thursday, July 9, at the Town Hall Theatre.
Performing Arts
Youngsters fly to circus céilí
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Father Burke Park in the Claddagh came alive last Saturday, June 6, as Cruinniú na nÓg 2026 took centre stage with a vibrant, festival-style programme for children and young people across Galway city.
Arts & Exhibitions
Sculpture that interrogates History
Thu, Jul 02, 2026
In Deviations, John Rainey presents sculptures drawn from three bodies of work produced between 2021 and 2026: Slip Tank, Errors and Retrofits.
Literature & Readings
New edition of Paddy Tunney’s book launched in city
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
A new edition of “Where Songs Do Thunder; Travels in Traditional Song” by the late great Irish traditional singer, poet and songwriter Paddy Tunney was launched in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway recently by Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU, attended by members of the Tunney family, ATU staff, students and invited guests.
