Announcing the launch of the 38th Cúirt International Festival of Literature

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

'So much of this festival is about celebrating Irish writers.' - Manuela Moser, Festival Director for Cúirt.

The Opacas to support Moycullen Musical Society at St Nicholas Concert

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Galway band The Opacas are collaborating with Moycullen Musical Society for their 10th single, Shine On, which will have its debut live performance on Friday March 10 in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Galway radio drama to be broadcast nationally this weekend

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

A locally made radio drama, recorded in University of Galway's Flirt FM Studios, will be aired on national radio channel, Newstalk 106-108fm, this weekend and next.

Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc present the world premiere of Wáltsáil Abhaile

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

A world premiere written by award winning writer, Antoine Ó Flatharta, directed by Stephen D’Arcy and designed by world class Lulu Tam, will kickstart Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc’s 2023 season of theatre.

Ireland's number one ABBA tribute band are coming to the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

ABBAesque, Ireland’s number one tribute show, are coming to the Roisin Dubh.

Eclectic Irish band Siúcra play the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Formed during the height of pandemic lockdowns, five friends from the same bubble decided to keep playing music together, further realising their love of B.B. King & Britney Spears in the same breath.

Tigh He-He Comedy Club at the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

The Roisin Dubh's famous Tigh He-He comedy club returns this Thursday night with host Eric Lalor, comedy veteran Patrick McDonnell and rising star on the scene, Ellen O’Reilly.

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Corner Boy, The Rosecaps and DJ Will Softly at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Monroe's Live is proud to present a St. Patrick's Day celebration featuring two of Ireland's best bands and one of Galway's most respected DJs. On Friday, March 17, music lovers can look forward to a night of electrifying performances from Corner Boy, The Rosecaps, and DJ Will Softy.

Fiona Kennedy To Celebrate Launch of New Album at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

With her highly anticipated album launch having sold out in advance in her native Cork, singer-songwriter Fiona Kennedy will showcase her latest work from ‘Find Me’ to a west of Ireland audience at Monroe’s Live on Saturday, March 25. Her new album features eleven tracks in a sincere exploration of the human condition and her life’s journey.

Monroe’s Live Shortlisted for Prestigious IMRO Award

Thu, Mar 09, 2023

Galway’s Monroe’s Live on Dominick Street has been nominated for a prestigious IMRO award for best live music venue of the year. It has been selected amongst the top five venues in the region to be shortlisted for the award by over 18,000 members of the Irish Music Rights Organisation.

Female City Councillors unite to mark International Women’s Day at the Hardiman Hotel

Mon, Mar 06, 2023

Mayor of Galway City, Clodagh Higgins, Councillors Terry O’ Flaherty, Colette Connolly, Martina O’ Connor and Imelda Byrne are asking the public to come and join them to celebrate International Women’s Day with an interactive coffee and networking morning which will take place at the Hardiman Hotel between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon on Wednesday 8 March.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with radical painter Mary Cassatt at the EYE Cinema

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

On Wednesday March 8, the EYE Cinema is marking International Women’s Day with a special one-night-only screening from the Exhibition on Screen programme of the documentary ‘Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman’.

Up and coming talent Pauric O'Meara in the Roisin Dubh this Friday March 3

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

"Every lyric and note is purposeful and honest, feeling like various truths that Pauric himself has entrusted to us. An immersive experience to say the least, O’Meara’s spirit and dance moves are contagious, making an otherwise small venue feel like a sold-out arena" - Hot Press Magazine

Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards Return to the Róisín Dubh!

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Finally, it’s the long-awaited return of the Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards, a stand-up comedy competition hosted by Eddie Mullarkey and featuring 16 of Ireland’s finest up and coming comedians in a war of wits, battling it out until there’s only one left standing.

Newton Faulkner brings tour to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday March 9

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

As part of his current tour, Feels Like Home, Newton Faulkner will strip his songs back to their purest form, performing them solo with an acoustic guitar at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday, March 9.

Silver Screen - Cocaine Bear

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Cocaine Bear came out last week in Irish cinemas. It’s one of those movies that I would consider entirely review/critic proof. I really think if you hear the title of the film you have a pretty good idea if it’s a movie you will enjoy or not. A bit like Snakes On A Plane in 2006. It blew up the internet a few months ago with an absolutely sensational trailer with the song White Lines by Melle Mel and I’ve been looking forward to it since then.

Incredibly, it’s based on a true story. In 1985 a man was found dead with an unopened parachute and sports bag full of cocaine attached to his body on a driveway in Kentucky. He had bailed on a small plane after a technical fault but before he jumped he also unloaded his cargo. The cargo was lots and lots of cocaine. The discarded bag was found by a black bear who consumed the entire content and died pretty quickly. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, so the legend is that the bear had a wild weekend before having a his massive heart attack. Either way he’s now stuffed and mounted in a shopping mall in Kentucky. The movie adds to the legend, what if the bear interacted with humans on his wild weekend? Several people are in the Chattahoochee park while the bear is partying. Two kids mitching school with their mother looking for them, a park ranger investigating missing hikers, drug dealers trying to track down the missing bags and a detective chasing them. They all come in contact with the bear and not all (in fact very few) make it out of the park alive.

GUMS presents The Addams Family

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Performed by the Galway University Musical Society, The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.

Featuring an original story and 'every father’s nightmare', Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met.

Indreabhán Film Society's Spring Season Continues

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Club Scannán Sailearna's spring season of world cinema continues with German film The Ordinaries, shown in partnership with the Dublin International Film Festival, this Thursday March 2 in Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, at 8.15pm.

Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc to host Major European Theatre Project

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc will host ph?n?, the first ever major international collaboration between theatres working for minority languages.

The Addams Family at The Bank of Ireland Theatre 7th to 10th March

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and is every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

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