Republic of Loose @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 12, 2011

IRELAND’S LIBIDINOUS funk’n’soul brothers, The Republic of Loose, return to Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

Five reasons to see Triúr

Thu, May 12, 2011

IRISH, SCOTTISH, and Breton traditional music combine in the sound of Triúr, the trad music trio, who play a series of gigs in Galway city this month.

Johnny Óg Connolly releases new album

Thu, May 12, 2011

AISLING YOSHUA (Joshua’s Dream), the new album from County Galway accordion great Johnny Óg Connolly, has just been released.

ConTempo Quartet and Kinnunen in concert

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE CONTEMPO Quartet will be joined by Finnish accordionist Timo Kinnunen, for a concert which promises to bring audiences on a musical journey from South America to Latvia.

David Bremner to play Árus na nGael

Thu, May 12, 2011

PIANIST DAVID Bremner will perform a diverse range of music at Árus na nGael, Dominick Street, on Friday May 20 at 7pm.

Poetry on the farm

Thu, May 12, 2011

MICEÁL KEARNEY’S On The Farm will take place regardless of the weather on May 21 on the poet’s farm in Ballinderreen, South Galway.

Communist era inspires video exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

EVERYTHING MUST Finally Fall, an exhibition featuring video works by Declan Clarke opens at The Niland Gallery, Lower Merchants Road, tonight at 6pm.

Clarke’s video pieces explore the fleeting symbols and derelict statues of power, particularly the iconography of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc.

JM Synge’s photographs on show on Inis Oírr

Thu, May 12, 2011

JM SYNGE is best known as a playwright but he was also a keen photographer and his photos are currently on exhibition in the Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr.

Galway Early Music Festival exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

MAGO MUSICAE, a new exhibition of contemporary artwork inspired by mediaeval music will take place next week as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

Cinema Review - Priest

Thu, May 12, 2011

It may not be everyone’s cup of tea and, granted, there are quite a few disappointing moments, but I am willing to stick my neck out for this post-apocolyptic vampire slayer movie and say it is not a complete failure.

Wagner’s Die Walküre at The Eye

Thu, May 12, 2011

IN TIMES of battle, the Valkyries, rode from the spirit world, choose those who would die in battle, and carry them off as heroes to the afterlife in Valhalla.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, May 12, 2011

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE EVER popular Whose Line Is It Anyway? returns to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday May 18 for another night of mayhem, mirth, and improv.

Tír Na nÓg - legendary folk duo play Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 12, 2011

TÍR NA nÓg, the folk-rock duo of Sonny Condell and Leo O’Kelly, are touring again, and make a welcome return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Sunday May 22.

The return of Declan O’Rourke

Thu, May 12, 2011

DECLAN O’ROURKE been off the scene for the last three years but April saw him return in strong form with his third album Mag Pai Zai, and this month he is coming to play Galway.

Temple House Festival - west’s biggest music festival with 100 acts

Thu, May 12, 2011

The Temple House Festival in Sligo is shaping up to be the best fest in the west with an amazing line-up confirmed. More than 100 Irish and international acts will perform on four stages over three days at the award winning festival.

Described as “A wonderful festival… like a smaller, friendlier Glastonbury”, The Temple House Festival promises to be a little bit different and provide a relaxed chilled out atmosphere in idyllic surroundings, which will captivate and enthral anyone who attends. Live music will be complemented by a unique arts trail, a path embedded in the stunning natural setting of the Temple House woods, where you can encounter a world filled with the kooky, colourful, weird and wonderful.

We all shine on

Thu, May 05, 2011

DREAMER. REBEL. Genius. Singer. Songwriter. Visionary. Peace campaigner. Martyr. Iconoclast. Icon. To many millions of people, John Lennon was, is, and always will be all these things.

‘Stunning reworking’ of Ibsen’s Ghosts for Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE LONDON Classic Theatre make a welcome visit to the Town Hall this month with its riveting production of Henrik Ibsen’s powerful play Ghosts in a translation by Frank McGuinness.

Go Panda Go @ Strange Brew

Thu, May 05, 2011

GO PANDA Go, the exciting new Galway indie/alternative band, play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday May 12 at 9pm.

O’Sullivan Beara - The Last Gaelic Chieftain

Thu, May 05, 2011

AIDEN DOOLEY, creator of international hit show Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer, comes to the Town Hall next week with his acclaimed new play about the remarkable life of Gaelic chieftain O’Sullivan Beara.

Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beara was one of the leading Gaelic figures in 16th century Ireland, and ruled the region around Bantry and Berehaven in County Cork. He allied himself with the northern O’Neill and O’Donnell clans in their war against the English crown and was present with them at the disastrous Battle of Kinsale.

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