Festivals & Events
Looking forward to Big Top summer nights
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
Every July, something remarkable happens in Galway — already a city steeped in music, storytelling and artistic rebellion, it transforms into a living, breathing celebration of creativity. Streets hum with anticipation, conversations spill late into the night, and for a few precious weeks the ordinary rules of time seem suspended. At the heart of this annual transformation sits the Heineken Big Top at Galway International Arts Festival – a venue that has become synonymous with unforgettable nights, world-class performances and moments of collective exhilaration that linger long after the lights go down.
Theatre
Iconic venue enters fourth decade with exciting programme
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
As the Town Hall Theatre enters its fourth decade, it is worth pausing to reflect on just how fortunate Galway is to have such a remarkable cultural home at the heart of the city. Few buildings anywhere can claim a history as layered, or a present as vibrant.
Music
Hot Press announces "History In The Making: The Concert" to kickstart 50th Anniversary activities
Thu, Dec 25, 2025
Hot Press has announced a major event, History In The Making: The Concert, featuring many of the leading lights in Irish music, to take place at 3Arena, Dublin on Friday, 6 February.
Cinema
FILM REVIEW: Mastermind is more character than thrills
Films Reviews
Thu, Dec 18, 2025
If you’re looking for an exciting action-filled film in the mould of Heat (1995) or Point Break (1991), look elsewhere. What you will get with Kelly Reichardt’s Mastermind is another methodically paced, process-focused journey with a protagonist adrift from society.
Comedy
Final tickets for Pintophile in Mayo
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
The star of the hit podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me will perform on Friday and Saturday this week, December 5 and 6, with doors at 7pm.
