Roger Casement, human rights, and 1916

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

ROGER CASEMENT was a human rights and progressive anti-colonial campaigner, also involved in the 1916 Rising, and will be the subject of a public talk in Galway next week.

Is It About A Bicycle?

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

TOMORROW MARKS the 50th anniversary of the death of Flann O’Brien, a major figure in 20th century Irish literature and postmodern writing, and his life and work will be celebrated in Galway.

Children of the Revolution

Wed, Mar 30, 2016

REBELS AND patriots, soldiers for king and country, all kinds of political opinions and actions could be found among the students of University College Galway during the turbulent years of 1913-1919.

Rita Ann Higgins - new book and Cúirt readings

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

LANGUAGE IS sometimes called a tongue, and language can impress, inspire, taunt, hurt, and frighten. Given the latter power, Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins has coined a new word, 'Tongulish'.

Jane Clarke to read at Over The Edge

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

THE POET Jane Clarke, winner of the 2014 Listowel Writers' Week Poetry Collection Award and the 2014 Trocaire/Poetry Ireland Competition, will be reading at the Over The Edge: Open Reading on Thursday March 31 at 6.30pm.

Making A Murderer attorney to speak in Galway

Wed, Mar 23, 2016

DEAN STRANG, the Wisconsin attorney who was one of the trial lawyers for Steven Avery in Making A Murderer, the Netflix documentary which has become an international phenomenon, will be in Galway in the autumn where he will give a public interview.

Galway to ask: How much of a Republic is Ireland?

Mon, Mar 21, 2016

The 1916 Rising saw Ireland proclaimed a Republic from the steps of the GPO, it was declared a Republic again in 1919 at the start of the War of Independence, but was only recognised by Russia, before finally, in 1949, the Republic of Ireland came into being.

Open air screening of major 1916 documentary tonight

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

This evening (Wednesday Mar 16), from 7pm, 1916 The Rebellion, a major documentary on the seismic events of Easter Week a century ago, narrated by Liam Neeson, will be shown on a outdoor screen at the Galway City Museum, Spanish Arch.

Public talk on creating interest in architecture

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

EXTENDING ARCHITECTURE, the free public talks and training for arts practitioners interested in exploring and sharing the cultural and artistic value of architecture with the public, is coming to Galway.

Creative writing classes at GTI

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

CREATIVE WRITING classes with the poet Kevin Higgins and the poet/short story writer Susan Millar DuMars, will be held at the Galway Technical Institute, Father Griffin Road.

Clandestine Republican meetings being held in Galway

Tue, Mar 15, 2016

Secret meetings of leading local Republicans, understood to be helping plan a major rebellion, are understood to be taking place in and around the city, and Galway citizens will be able to eavesdrop on these revolutionary discussions.

Event to celebrate the untold stories of 1916 women

Tue, Mar 15, 2016

WHILE THE names of the men of 1916 - Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, Plunkett, and others - are well known, the significant contribution of women to the rebellion has long been over looked and underappreciated.

Public lecture on the struggle for Home Rule for Ireland

Mon, Mar 14, 2016

Home Rule was once the goal of Irish nationalism, but continual opposition from the House of Lords and the threat of violence from Ulster unionists dogged and delayed its achievement.

‘A truly intimate, international festival’ –Cúirt programme launched

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IT MAY have been a miserable raiany evening, but that did nothing to deter or dampen the spirits of the many Cúirt enthusiasts who thronged the House Hotel on Tuesday evening for the programme launch of this year’s festival.

Poet who uses swear words immaculately

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

QUINCY LEHR is the sort of poet in whose favour I am absolutely biased. Lehr does not just know the facts of poetic and political history, he also appears – more than pretty much any other poet I know – to understand them.

New book on Galway's role in 1916

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

COUNTY GALWAY played a significant roles in the 1916 Rising, seeing the most action outside of Dublin, and now those heroic, turbulent, violent, times are examined in a new publication.

Grandpa was a sniper in 1916

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IN APRIL 1916 Ballaghaderreen-born Frank Shouldice lined out for the Dublin football team in the final of the GAA's Croke Cup. Two weeks later he was fighting for Ireland's freedom.

Happy days for children

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

"CHILDREN'S GREATEST enemies are adults," Roald Dahl stated at one point during his visit to Galway for a children’s festival in the late 1980s. “All they ever hear from them is 'Don’t do this, you can’t do that, be quiet, go to bed, do this, do that, do the other'. This was towards the end of the 'children should be seen and not heard' era.

Tobias Wolff to read at Cúirt

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

TOBIAS WOLFF, the American writer best known for his 1989 memoir This Boy's Life, will take part in the 2016 Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which will be launched in The House Hotel on Tuesday March 8 at 6pm.