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.
Festivals & Events
PorterShed Celebrates a Decade of Local Art
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
PorterShed announced the launch of a new exhibition celebrating ten years of the company and the people who have shaped Galway's innovation community.
Theatre
Druid calls for new ideas
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
The Galway-based company, which is due to tour North America this winter, says it wants to provide professional opportunities for writers, and women working as theatre artists on the island of Ireland, through its New Writing open call and its Marie Mullen Bursary.
Music
Sophie Ellis-Bextor didn't disappoint, didn't dazzle
Music Reviews
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
A breezy evening found us passing through checkpoints onto well-trodden grass and a well-organised Galway International Arts Festival venue.
Cinema
Glorious achievement from Christopher Nolan
Films Reviews
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
*****
The sack of Troy precedes the titular journey our hero Odysseus (Matt Damon) undertakes during Christopher Nolan’s near three-hour epic.
Comedy
Tommy aims to be home for the Christmas
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
He begins with six shows in Westmeath, then six in Leitrim before drifting down to Limerick and then up to Mayo and back to Galway again for the Christmas, and then on and on and on and on till the wheels fall off and burn, according to himself.
Performing Arts
Carnation: revolution?
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
This performance, directed by Firenza Guidi and produced by Welsh circus company NoFit State, left me with mixed thoughts.
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.
Literature & Readings
Celtic scholar shortlisted for prize
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
John Waddell, former Professor of Archaeology at the University of Galway, is one of six non-fiction authors selected for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for his work The Celtic World: A History.
