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Castlebar’s very own DoYou Playhouse brings its exciting new production Multiplex to the Linenhall Arts Centre on Monday November 16 and Tuesday November 17 at 8pm.

FOR MORE than a decade Maria Tecce has wowed audiences around the world. An accomplished jazz vocalist and actress she has been described as “a sensual angel” and “like Audrey Hepburn channelling Eartha Kitt”.

NICK DRAKE, one of the greatest and most romantic figures in British folk music, died 35 years ago this year, and to mark the occasion, his life and music will be celebrated in Galway.

ROMAN CATHOLIC churches, Islamic mosques, and Hindu temples are characterised by their intense decoration, artistry, and grandeur.

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will host a serious of events next week including a performances art piece, a discussion on redeveloping Galway, and a sale of artworks.

Two of Westmeath’s highest profile women - Deputy Mary O’Rourke (Athlone) and Patricia Callan (Mullingar) - are amongst those profiled in Ellen Gunning's new book Capital Women of Influence.

AT JUST 15 Dublin schoolgirl Laura Izibor won the 2FM/Jacob’s Song Contest and her winning song ‘Compatible’ received significant airplay. Hotpress chose her as its ‘Hot for 2006’ artist and she became the first unsigned artist to win a Meteor Award.

Magical music and poetry evening

SWIMMING IN Blackrock is a Galway tradition. No matter what time of year, no matter how cold (and it can be very cold), no matter the tide, no matter how rough the sea, it is something some of us must do.

WHILE THE new technical innovations have made books much easier and more convenient to access, and while some of these innovations may even threaten the very future of the physical book as we know it today, they have not yet managed to compromise the element of surprise and sheer delight that an unexpected book find will bring, or replicate in any way the full ‘Book Buying Experience’.