Galway 2020 approved funding for re-imagined programme

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

GALWAY 2020's re-imagined programme "will now become a reality" according to the organisation, following Government approval for it's re-imagined programme of events.

Pride Inside - LGBT+ online events start this weekend

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

COVID-19 and the continuing restrictions means there will not be a Pride parade in Galway this summer, filling the city's streets with colour and joyfulness, but the need for advocacy, activism, and community spirit remains as important as ever.

Classic Drive in Cinema comes to GALWAY THIS WEEKEND!!

Wed, Jul 01, 2020

Fasten your seatbelt, bring the popcorn and grab the family and get ready to be entertained. Classic Drive in Cinema is proud to present Bridget Jones Diary, Grease, The Secret Life of Pets & Forest Gump at Castlegar GAA Club on Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th. Tickets from €25.00 + booking fees are on sale now from Ticketweb.ie

Commemorating the Connaught Rangers mutiny - a century on

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

ON SUNDAY June 27 1920, a small group of Connaught Rangers, from C Company of the 1st Battalion, based at Wellington Barracks, Jalandhar, the Punjab, announced they were refusing to obey orders.

Get ready for The Sopranos Zoom quiz

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

Do you know your Baccalas from your Parisis and your Apriles? Capocollo from prosciutto?

Get ready for The Sopranos Zoom quiz

Thu, Jun 04, 2020

Do you know your Baccalas from your Parisis and your Apriles? Capocollo from prosciutto?

Sounds From The Countryside - a sound postcard

Thu, May 21, 2020

SOUNDS FROM The Countryside, a sound postcard by the Galway artist Anne Marie Deacy, will be released tomorrow - Friday May 22 - in a limited edition which can be played at 45rpm.

Webinar on Galway and the creative arts

Thu, May 21, 2020

HOW HAS theatre and traditional music developed in Galway since the 1960s? How has Galway been represented, historically, in art and literature?

Bard Yard - poetry, music, and an online open mic

Mon, May 18, 2020

EMERGING AND aspiring Galway poets, along with singer-songwriter Bríd Kenny, will feature in the next Bard Yard, the new monthly open-mic event in the city, currently taking place on-line.

Galway 2020 to explore re-imagined programme

Thu, May 07, 2020

GALWAY 2020 looks set to take place with a re-imagined programme of events in the closing months of this year and in early 2021, with some events happening digitally.

Smaller Galway International Arts Festival to go ahead in the autumn

Thu, May 07, 2020

THERE WILL be no Galway International Arts Festival this summer, but the year will not pass by entirely without it. Galway will instead have a different kind of arts festival, at a different time than it is used to.

Oranmore Arts Festival goes online in May

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

THE ORANMORE Arts Festival has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but rather than being cancelled, the organising committee has decided to move a selection of the programme online.

Galway 2020 - postponed and cancelled events

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

A MAJORITY of events scheduled as part of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture have been postponed owing to coronavirus restrictions, although a small number of events have been cancelled.

Sing a song in one night with the Easy Choir

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

EASY CHOIR, Galway’s 'zero commitment choir' for those who want to sing, would love to be in a choir, but may not be able to commit full-time, holds its next event on Monday March 9.

Monroe’s is where it’s happening this St. Patrick’s Day!

Tue, Mar 03, 2020

2020 is shaping up to be an incredible year for Galway, but you don’t have to wait for the summer to see some incredible acts in our city! Monroe’s has so much to offer this St Patrick’s Day, so if you’re looking for something to do, this should be first on your list! As well as having an All Star line-up in the Venue from the 13th to the 17th, the Tavern has plenty going on too!

Fashion and Beauty Bootcamp in aid of Modh Eile House

Tue, Mar 03, 2020

To mark International Women’s Day this Sunday (March 8th) The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen will host a Fashion and Beauty Bootcamp fundraiser from 2 – 4 pm. This event promises to be the perfect ladies’ day, so make sure to gather your friends and enjoy a fun day out!

Livefeed - major youth music event in Loughrea

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

LIVEFEED, A showcase for young Galway musicians, and an event for those interested in music performance, production and promotion, takes place in Loughrea this weekend.

Engage Art Studios classes for adults and children

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

ENGAGE ART Studios has announced its new visual arts education programme for adults and children, which will feature workshops and classes aimed at 'nurturing and inciting curiosity'.

Drinks, arcade gaming, and craic at Electric

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

IF YOU have never played classic arcade games like Donkey Kong or Space Invaders, or if you did back in the day, and want to do so all over again, Electric is the place to be.

Boozy Movie Bingo Brunch at the Pálás

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

THE BRILLIANT Steve Bennett, one of Ireland's finest young comedians - he won the inaugural Irish Comedian of the Year Award remember - will host The Boozy Movie Bingo Brunch at Pálás cinema bar.

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