Interviews
'Getting to Know...' Annamaria Nic Dhonnacha, Ros na Rún
Thu, Jun 10, 2021
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Love and Laughter.
Festivals & Events
Cruinniú na nÓg 2021 - ‘Let's get creative, Galway’
Thu, Jun 03, 2021
Children across Galway city and county will celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg - a national day of creativity for children and young people – with a host of free online events and workshops on Saturday June 12.
Theatre
Domhnall Gleeson to star in new Enda Walsh play at Galway International Arts Festival
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
DOMHNALL GLEESON, best known for his roles in the new Star Wars trilogy, and as the hapless Doofus in Frank of Ireland, will star in Medicine, the new play by Enda Walsh.
Music
The Raines - cowgirls get their guns on new single
Wed, Jun 16, 2021
"This is our version of a folk cowgirl song, that feeling of falling madly in love, a whirlwind of desire with someone, and then that same love falling apart.”
Cinema
Deadline looms for Galway Film Fleadh pitching competition
Wed, Jun 16, 2021
MONDAY JUNE 28 is the closing date for submissions to the Galway Film Fleadh pitching competition, which will be a live-streamed event as part of the online edition of the festival.
Comedy
Reginald D Hunter brings new show, Bombe Shuffleur, to Róisín Dubh
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
CLIMATE CHANGE, Brexit, the Alt.Right, economic downturns, the Covid-19 pandemic. What could Reginald D Hunter possibly say that could offend or upset you?
Exhibitions
Taking time to observe the birds
Mon, Jun 07, 2021
THROUGHOUT THE Covid-19 pandemic, and the unprecedented demands and strain it has put on health workers, one woman found respite through watching birdlife.
Performing Arts
New stage school launches performing arts camp in Headford
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
A NEW dance, drama, singing, and musical theatre stage school for children and young people has been launched in Headford with summer camps starting at the end of this month.
Literature & Readings
Black Lives Matter - a night of poetry and discussion
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
TWO POETRY anthologies, which have emerged from the Black Lives Matter movements in both the USA and Britain, will get an Irish launch at the next Over The Edge reading.
Reviews
Baba Yarga - Galway multicultural band release new single
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
AN EASTERN European folk song, transformed into a modern, soul-pinching, ethno-pop ballad - this is ‘Vershe’, the new single from Galway multicultural band Baba Yarga.