Bualadh Busk - a day long busk-a-thon on Saturday

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

BULADH BUSK, a day long busk-a-thon organised by the Galway Buskers’ Community takes place this Saturday, February 16, from 10am to 10pm, for what is being called "a positive protest" against the Galway City Council’s re-proposed busking bye-laws.

Festival In Exile in solidarity with Nicaragua

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

NICARAGUA'S Festival Internacional De Poesia De Granada, a celebrated international poetry event, has been cancelled this year as a result of the serious political crisis the Central American country has been experiencing since April 2018.

Art classes with Gill Christie

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

GILL CHRISTIE, the award winning Galway filmmaker and artist, will hold a 10 week art class, covering painting and drawing, starting on Tuesday February 19.

Galway Dance Project workshops

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

GALWAY DANCE Project will hold a new series of professional development classes, on the first Saturday of the month, starting this Saturday, at St Nicholas’ School, Waterside.

La Nuit des idées - from the moon to HP Lovecraft

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

TWO FILMS, made almost a century apart, as well as talks on HP Lovecraft and press cartoons in Ireland after 1916, will make up the La Nuit des idées/Night of Ideas 2019 event at NUI Galway.

New art classes from Denise Hogan

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

DENISE HOGAN, the award winning Galway artist, has announced the dates of her new spring term, including weekly art classes in oils, acrylics, and watercolours, along with a new aspect to her classes.

Galway to mark centenary of the First Dáil

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

In the UK general election of December 1918, 73 out of 105 Irish seats were won by Sinn Féin, and in a move to assert Irish sovereignty and the right to self-determination, those 73 MPs refused to take their seats at Westminster.

News From Home - a film screening at Ballygar Courthouse

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

A FILM exploring the lyrics of Ballygar composer and bandmaster, PS Gilmore, and the town itself, will be screened in Ballygar Courthouse this weekend.

The Global Game Jam® - Taking place January 25th-27th in at the PorterShed

Mon, Jan 14, 2019

The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations. Wait, what is a gamejam? One way to think of a game jam is like a musicians jam session, except instead of making a song you are collaborating to make a game. You can also think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. Now that we have a better idea of what a game jam is, let's talk about Global Game Jam!

Galway graphic artist selected for prestigious New York fellowship

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

GALWAY GRAPHIC artist and designer, Leon Butler, has been selected for a prestigious New York Fellowship by Design Incubation – an organisation for educators and practitioners of communication design to further design research and practice.

Ad Hoc choir voice workshops

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE AD Hoc choir voice workshops return in the New Year for a full term of singing and are open to anyone who would like to move from singing in the shower to singing with other people.

The Late, Late, Late Toy Show: Bringing Christmas Cheer UHG Children’s Ward

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

Get into the Christmas Spirit this Saturday, 15th December, at DNA Nightclub’s Late, Late, Late Toy Show.

Entertainment Around The Clock

Mon, Dec 10, 2018

It’s entertainment around the clock this New Years Eve at The Skeff Late bar, Galway.

Was Britain, not Germany, responsible for the start of WWI?

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

"THE FIRST World War, it came and it went, the reasons for fighting I never did get," sang Bob Dylan on 'With God On Our Side', and unlike WWI, the Great War's causes are complex and not straightforward.

Take the right step in 2019 - Walk in Interview with Chipright on 12th-13th December!

Fri, Nov 23, 2018

Are you a software engineer? Perhaps Hardware? Do you work in the Digital or Analog side of things? Then come to the Galway Technology Centre, Mervue Business Park on the 12th-13th December to find the perfect career for you.

Beyond the Captivating Music of The Joshua Tree - Wednesday, December 12th.

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

A very special evening is promised in the Black Box on Wednesday, December 12th. Beyond the Music presents the compelling music of the iconic U2 album ‘The Joshua Tree’. The music is performed by a live band, choir and orchestra. Stunning arrangements and all orchestral parts have been arranged and scored by the creative team and subsequently recorded with the multi-award-winning and internationally-renowned Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra.

Feminist Society event to highlight gender based violence

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

A Day Of Silence will take place in Galway on Wednesday November 28, to coincide with the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign.

'We got a fantastic response from cartoonists internationally'

Events Review Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Galway’s second Cartoon Festival kicks off this weekend on Saturday, and last year’s little acorn has already had an impressive growth spurt. Last year the festival was confined to two venues, whereas this year’s event features work by more than 70 cartoonists from all around the world which will be on show in a minimum of eight locations across the city.

A concert to commemorate the end of WWI

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

AS THE centenary of the end of WWI draws close, Galway will mark the event with a performance of Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man and Haydn's Mass in a Time of War.

A Festival of Light and Colour in Galway is set for Christmas 2018!

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

An iconic Festive Light and Colour Experience is coming to Galway this Christmas. It will be family focused and will include; an official Light-up Ceremony, large Lighting Installations and Projections on iconic buildings. The magnificent Lighting Features will act as beacons and attraction points. They will navigate visitors throughout the city while providing interactive photo opportunities in some of the most photographed city centre landmark locations. These are spectacular Christmas decorations that are all LED lit, making them very energy efficient.

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