Book signing with Miss Universe for Mountain Rescue
Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Broadcaster, influencer, bestselling author and founder of The Hike Life brand, Roz Purcell, will host a hill walking workshop and book signing at Kennys Bookshop in Liosbán, this Saturday, November 30 at 2pm.
Read more ...World's first Irish newspaper: GAHS talk
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
This Monday, November 4, the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society will hold a talk on Micheál Ó Lócháin from Milltown, Co Galway, founder of An Gaodhal newspaper. The venue is the Harbour Hotel.
Read more ...Bard of Connacht finalists announced
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
The competition, which boats €1,000 in prize money, is organised by Kilbegnet Historical Society and takes place during Creggs Harvest Festival.
Read more ...Loneliness inspires Bard of Connacht
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
The deadline for entry into the €1,000 Bard of Connacht poetry competition will be 5pm this Monday, September 30.
Read more ...Talk on Haughey’s life and legacy
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
It takes place in the Harbour Hotel next Monday, September 16 at 8pm. The speaker is Professor Gary Murphy, author of the best-selling biography of the former Fianna Fáil leader, Iron in the Soul: The life of Charles J. Haughey Reassessed.
Graham Norton gets belly laughs as Galway book launch
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
More than 1,000 people attended two separate interviews of Graham Norton by Galway's own Pauline McGlynn last week.
Read more ...Magic and fantasy from Gort writer
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
New author John O'Donnell from Gort has released his debut novel, Wolf-Blessed, an adventure story set in a fantasy world.
Read more ...Children of Lir myth goes graphic
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
There will be a book signing event for a new comic setting the Children of Lir myth in the west of Ireland during World War II at SubCity Comics in Galway’s Corbett Court Shopping Centre on Saturday, September 14, from 2pm.
Read more ...Clifden talk explores labour and diplomatic history
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
As part of this year's Clifden Arts Festival, author and former International Labour Organization (ILO) official Gerry Finnegan will deliver a talk titled 'Carrickfergus to Connemara' on Tuesday, September 24.
Read more ...Famine hero book launch
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
The Further Heroes of Ireland’s Great Hunger (Volume III) is edited by Professor Christine Kinealy and Galway's Dr Gerard Moran.
Read more ...An evening with author, journalist and punk rock musician, John Robb at Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Join journalist, author, and punk rock musician John Robb for a spoken word show at Monroe’s Live on Tuesday, September 17, at 8pm.
Read more ...Galway Confidential unconcealed online
Thu, Jun 20, 2024
Galway’s hard boiled writer of detective fiction Ken Bruen has had his latest offering, Galway Confidential, included in internet giant Amazon’s ‘2024 Best Book of the Year So Far’.
Read more ...History of Galway's built heritage explored
Thu, May 09, 2024
Galway: City of Heritage by Pat Dargan explores a rich body of historic buildings that date from the thirteenth century to the present day. Mayor of Galway, Councillor Eddie Hoare, (FG) will introduce the new publication.
Read more ...Cooper Clarke struts to Galway on birthday tour
Thu, May 02, 2024
Literary phenomenon and British cult hero John Cooper Clarke will perform at the Black Box Theatre on Thursday, May 16, at 7pm.
Read more ...Crannóg mag to award bursaries
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
Next month sees publication of the 60th edition of Crannóg, Galway’s international literary magazine, and the milestone will be marked by launching a new prize for writers.
To celebrate its anniversary, the biannual Crannóg magazine will award a bursary of €1,500 to one published contributor in each biannual issue.
Read more ...Poetry mag launch at city library
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
The magazine contains a wide selection of local, national, and international poems as well as articles, collection reviews, essays, and poetry masterclasses from established poets.
"To be a peacemaker you have to be a troublemaker"- Adayfi
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
Mansoor Adayfi launched his new book 'Don't Forget us Here', at Charlie Byrne's Bookshop alongside the Galway Alliance Against War
Read more ...President unveils Bodkin memorial
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, unveiled a plaque recognising writer James Joyce's connection with Galway last week.
Read more ...New Island set to publish Yeats Nobel Prize commemorative biography by Daniel Mulhall this October
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
New Island are delighted to announce they will publish Pilgrim Soul - W.B. Yeats and the Ireland of his Time by former ambassador of Ireland to the United States Daniel Mulhall this October. The book marks the centenary of Yeats’s Nobel Prize, a timely guide to the work of Ireland’s national poet and the changing Ireland he lived through.
Read more ...Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday April 27
Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Now in its ninth year, Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry which invites the nation to read, write, and share a poem on Thursday, April 27.
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