Barry McGovern and Benjamin Dwyer to perform in Neachtains

Wed, Feb 22, 2017

THE EMINENT Irish actor Barry McGovern, and classical guitarist Benjamin Dwyer, join forces for a special recital in Tigh Neachtains this Thursday [February 23] at 4.30pm, mixing music with the poetry and prose of Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, and Flann O’Brien.

Review: That Same Old Story (Espresso Theatre Company, Town Hall studio)

Theatre Reviews Wed, Feb 22, 2017

GERRY CONNEELY'S Espresso Theatre Company graced the Town Hall studio last week with his warmly funny, Valentine's-appropriate, love-themed musical play That Same Old Story.

NUIG to celebrate the work of Mike McCormack

Tue, Feb 21, 2017

A public reception to celebrate the work and teaching of Galway-Mayo writer Mike McCormack, to mark the success of his acclaimed novel Solar Bones, will take place tomorrow evening [Wednesday February 22] in NUI Galway.

Tedfest - two days of Father Ted fun and mischief

Mon, Feb 20, 2017

TEDFEST, THE annual celebration of all things Father Ted, returns to Galway with a table quiz, the Toilet Duck Awards, and appearances by actors from the legendary sit com.

Miriam Donohue - Galway launch for debut album

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

MIRIAM DONOHUE, the Galway born, Dublin based, singer-songwriter will play a hometown gig in Galway this weekend, for the official launch of her critically acclaimed debut album, Paperscapes.

Kevin Gildea to play Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

KEVIN GILDEA is one of the most significant figures in Irish comedy, having founded The Comedy Cellar with Barry Murphy and Ardal O'Hanlon; and written for Alexei Sayle. He plays Galway this weekend.

New book launched to honour NUI Galway professor

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

STEPHEN G ELLIS, professor of history at NUI Galway, and an expert on Tudor Ireland, is to be honoured with the launch of a new book of essays covering the period from late medieval to early modern Ireland.

The little boy who grew up to be a fascist

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

THE CHILDHOOD Of A Leader, a film starring Irish actor Liam Cunningham, and featuring music by Scott Walker, will be screened next weekend by the Galway Film Society.

Cáca Dána explore the trials of teendom in Eternal Youth

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

UP AND coming local troupe, Cáca Dána Theatre Company, makes its first outing of 2017 at the Town Hall studio with the premiere of Niamh Ryan’s new play, Eternal Youth.

‘I don’t know if I could have recorded this album until now’

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

ONE OF the critical hit albums of 2016 was Introducing Karl Blau, a 10-song set of sixties and seventies styled country gems that melded singer-songwriter Karl Blau’s mellifluous baritone with Tucker Martine’s silky production.

Na Cruithne - debut album launch in Galway

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

NA CRUITHNE, the folk-metal sextet, who fuse groove and black metal with the traditional musics of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, launch their debut album, Gairm an Fhiantais, with a concert next week.

Andrew Maxwell: Yo Contraire

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

ANDREW MAXWELL, “one of the most significant comedians working in the country today", according to The Independent, returns to Galway to perform his latest show, Yo Contraire, at the Róisín Dubh.

Over The Edge opening reading

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

WRITERS JAKI McCarrick, Ciaran Ferriter, and Paul Lewis, will read at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 23 at 6.30pm.

Saint Joan - live at The Eye

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

JOAN OF Arc - daughter, farm girl, visionary, patriot, soldier, leader, victor, icon, radical, heretic, saint, martyr, woman. George Bernard Shaw's classic play about the French heroine is being revived for the stage.

An evening of Beethoven's music

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

THE MUSIC of Beethoven will be heard in re-named Emily Anderson Concert Hall at the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, when the Ficino Ensemble perform the next Music For Galway concert.

12 Years A Teacher - comedy @ Seven

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

SCHOOL DAYS have always provided a rich material for stand-up comedians, with the joke usually at the expense of the teacher. However John Caplis has turned the tables to give the teacher’s perspective.

Romania - from a Galway perspective

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

OFF THE Beaten Track, a documentary by County Galway based director Dieter Auner, on emigration and rural depopulation in Romania, will be screened in Connemara this evening [Thursday February 16].

Des Bishop - One Day You'll Understand

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

HE MAY have been voted off Dancing With The Stars, but Des Bishop cannot be kept down, as he is currently busy touring his new show, One Day You’ll Understand, across Ireland.

The Three Tenors to play Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

THE THREE Tenors, whose concerts have been called "fabulous, high-calibre...soulful" by the Sunday Independent, and a "knockout’’ by the New York Times, return to Galway this month.

Padraig Stevens - 70th birthday concert

Thu, Feb 16, 2017

LEGENDARY TUAM songwriter Padraig Stevens will play a rare Galway concert next week, at The King's Head, accompanied by Leo Moran of The Saw Doctors.

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