Theatre
Galway Theatre Festival 2026 turns up the volume with a bold, homegrown programme
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Galway Theatre Festival returns from 30 April to 9 May 2026, and this year the message is clear: this is a city brimming with artists ready to take risks. With over 60% of the 2026 line-up featuring Galway-based performers and creative arts groups, the festival continues to platform daring new work, amplify emerging voices, and turning venues across the city into hubs of provocation, play, and possibility.
Festivals & Events
Trad metal folk fusion to finish festival
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Dublin’s answer to Rage Against the Machine, The Scratch, will headline the closing day of the inaugural Momentum Festival in Oranmore, on Monday, May 4.
Music
New World meets Old for Salthill classic
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, led by the acclaimed Irish conductor David Brophy, now chief conductor with WDR Funkhausorchester, Cologne, returns to Galway with extraordinary uilliean piper Mark Redmond joining as soloist for Shaun Davey's epic The Brendan Voyage.
Cinema
Unpredictable awards season has few certs
Films Reviews
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
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This Sunday night, March 15, the 98th Academy Awards will take place with many observers anticipating an historic first: an Irish Best Actress winner to be announced towards the ceremony’s conclusion.
Arts & Exhibitions
Exhibition of coastal art
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Flight is a celebration of these Atlantic seabirds, and a reflection on their fragile existence. On dsiplay now, Hutchinson will join Edel Lukács for Le Chéile: An Evening of Creative Conversation next Monday, March 23, from 7pm to 9pm.
Literature & Readings
Collins releases 'Shaping Darkness' poetry
Thu, Mar 05, 2026
Poet Ria Collins will launch her first book, a collection of haiku and senryu poetry, next Thursday, March 12, at 6pm, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop.
