Conal Gallen - live in Loughrea

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

DONEGAL COMEDIAN Conal Gallen brings his hilarious one man stand-up show along to the Loughrea Resort Hotel and Spa on Friday January 29 for what promises to be two hours of non stop laughter and fun.

Album review: David Bowie - Blackstar

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 21, 2016

THE ALBUM arrived on my desk the same day the news broke that David Bowie died, and so it becomes the artist's epitaph, and it is hard not to hear the lyrics as a man taking stock of his time on earth.

Galway gets numerous nominations in Irish Theatre Awards

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

GALWAY THEATRE companies and actrors have been nominated in 11 of 13 The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards, representing 30 per cent of the total number of nominations.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh set to expand in 2016

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

IT ARRIVED last September with a name people thought was a typo, but as soon as they said it out loud, the penny dropped, and it made perfect, quirkily comedic, sense. Since then it has been onwards and upwards for the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

See Oscar winning film Tangerines

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

TANGERINES, a film set during the brutal 1992 Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, will be screened by the Galway Film Society in the Town Hall Theatre this Sunday at 8pm.

Ó Maonlaí, Burke, and Edey in concert

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ, a first rate sean nós singer, Kevin Burke, a legendary fiddle player, and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Tim Edey, play the Station House Theatre, Clifden, on Monday January 25 at 8pm.

Red Bird to launch The Condition of Others Zine

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

THE CONDITION Of Others Zine, the latest project from the visual art group, Red Bird Youth Collective, is being launched tomorrow at 6pm in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Gypsy-folk @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

THE ESKIES' unique brand of folk noir/gypsy jazz will be heard when the German-Irish band play Monroe's Live on Friday February 19 at 9pm.

Bolshoi’s Taming of the Shrew @ The Eye

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S comedy The Taming of the Shrew is being given a fresh interpretation by French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot and the Bolshoi Ballet, as Galway will see this week.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses - live from London

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

DOWNTON ABBEY'S Michelle Dockery stars in the stage adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in London's National Theatre, a performance of which will be broadcast to The Eye Cinema on Thursday January 28 at 7pm.

Neil Young tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

NEIL YOUNG tribute band Harvest are coming to Monroe’s Live on Friday February 12 at 8.30pm to deliver a set of classic music by the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter.

Róisín Dubh open mic for teens

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

THE UNDERAGE Open Mic returns to the Róisín Dubh on Sunday January 31, starting at 3pm and all secondary school age musicians are invited to apply to play on the main stage on the day.

4 Men and a Bass @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

A NIGHT of bluegrass fused harmonies awaits at Monroe's Backstage Bar when 4 Men and a Bass play on Sunday February 7 at 11pm.

The Drink - ghostly indie pop with inventive guitar

Tue, Jan 19, 2016

DREAM POP with a hefty dose of Rory Gallagher and Hendrix influence have made British/Irish trio The Drink an exciting and critically acclaimed prospect, and Galway will see why this week.

Cinema review: Creed

Films Reviews Mon, Jan 18, 2016

THE IDEA of a return to the Rocky saga for a seventh film after the disaster of Rocky V and the awkward embarrassment of Rocky VI is a surprise. The franchise is a bit antiqued, especially with how cheesy it became in later installments. But this is the first Rocky movie not written by Sylvester Stallone and that is a very good thing.

1916 Rising lectures in the Galway City Library

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

The man who coined the word ‘poblacht’, the Galway born 1916 Proclamation signatory Éamonn Ceannt, anarchists, aunties, and Welsh miners will all be discussed in a new series of public lectures.

Caged birds sing in Music For Galway’s midwinter festival

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

THE NEW year might only be a couple of weeks old but it is already time for Galway’s first festival of 2016, as Music For Galway unveils its annual midwinter festival, which runs from Friday January 22 to Sunday 24th, at the Town Hall Theatre.

A Sacrilegious Lesbian and Homosexual Parade

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

A SACRILEGIOUS Lesbian and Homosexual Parade, Brian Fleming's acclaimed one-man show, described as “original, fun and different" by The Irish Times, will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre, as part of the actor/writer/musicians upcoming show Trilogy.

Bizet's The Pearl Fishers at The Eye

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

GEORGES BIZET'S Les Pecheurs de Perles - aka The Pearl Fishers - featuring one of opera's best known and loved duets, 'Au Fond Du Temple Saint', will be performed in New York's Metropolitan Opera.