'We've always instinctively explored new territory'

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

THIS FINAL month of 2019 is a time of looking back and looking forward, a period of trepidation, but also one of determined optimism, for And So I Watch You From Afar as they celebrate a milestone, and await the impending fall-out from Brexit.

Knives Out - a great whodunit in the Agatha Christie mould

Films Reviews Thu, Dec 05, 2019

DIRECTOR RHIAN Johnson has made some of my favourite films of recent years, but while his last film was a Star Wars, his best work has always been his own scripts, particularly his spin on film noir with 2005’s Brick.

Neil Delemare - End Of Watch

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

NEIL DELAMERE makes his annual New Year pilgrimage to Galway to performs his new show, End Of Watch, in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday January 16 at 8pm.

Branar's 'magical' ’Twas The Night Before Christmas'

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

"'TWAS THE night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there..."

Talos plays Róisín Dubh this month

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

TALOS - aka Corkonian Eoin French - can look back on the past 12 months with pride as they have seen him grow as a musician, while his popular and critical standing have reached new heights.

Ger Staunton - first Galway solo show

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

GER STAUNTON brings his deadpan, West of Ireland humour, to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night, for what will be his first Galway solo show.

Keith Barry - Insanity in January

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

INSANITY, BILLED as Keith Barry's "most daring and audacious show to date", is going on tour across Ireland, and will come to the Black Box Theatre on Friday January 3 and Saturday January 4.

Hear the harmony driven sound of The Raines

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

THEY ARE long standing members of Galway's folk music scene, but it is only recently, after a get together on Inis Óirr, that Yvonne Tiernan, Ruth Dillon, and Juliana Erkkonen have joined forces as The Raines.

Owen Colgan - On The Dry

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

OWEN COLGAN, the Irish cult comedy hero, best known for his role as Buzz McDonnell in Hardy Bucks, brings his new show, On The Dry, to Galway in the new year.

Corrib Dance Academy go Over The Rainbow

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

OVER THE Rainbow, a dance show inspired by the much loved classic 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre by the Corrib Dance Academy.

Hermitage Green to play Black Box

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

AS 2019 draws to a close, and ahead of their new album, due to be released in 2020, Hermitage Green return to Galway to play the Black Box Theatre on Saturday December 14 at 7.30pm.

Galway Baroque Singers in concert

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

THE GALWAY Baroque Singers will present Let There Be Light, a concert of Christmas and classical music on Friday December 13 at 8pm in St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road.

Christmas crooning at the Town Hall

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

CHRISTMAS CROONERS, a night of festive favourites and Christmas hits, made famous by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Frank Sinatra, will be heard at the Town Hall Theatre.

Sinéad O’Connor to play Big Top at GIAF 2020

Tue, Dec 03, 2019

SINÉAD O'CONNOR will round off the final weekend of the Galway International Arts Festival when she headlines the Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Sunday July 26 2020.

The Stunning to play GIAF Big Top in 2020

Mon, Dec 02, 2019

THE STUNNING, one of Galway's most legendary bands, will play the Heineken Big Top on Sunday July 19 as part of the 2020 Galway International Arts Festival.

Galway to host third national Soundsystem Gathering Weekender

Mon, Dec 02, 2019

THE THIRD annual Irish Soundsystem Gathering Weekender takes place in the Commercial Boatclub, Woodquay, and will see the venue transformed into a pressure cooker of reggae, dub, dubstep, and drum'n'bass.

He's metal trashing mad

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

THE CLOSE of 2019 marks a major milestone for Flirt FM's heavy metal show Cranium Titanium, which first took to the airwaves of the student/alternative station in October 2009. To mark its first decade, the show's presenter Trevor McCormack talks to the Galway Advertiser about where CT has come from and where it is going.

Elf and the Home Alone movies at the Omniplex

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

OMNIPLEX CINEMAS will be cranking up the nostalgia with seasonal big screen outings for three Christmas film favourites - Elf, Home Alone, and Home Alone 2 - as part of its #BringItBack classic movie screenings.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - Salthill show for 2020

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

THEIR 2014 and 2017 concerts were among the most magical shows in the Galway in recent years, and in 2020 Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott will begin their Irish tour in Leisureland, Salthill.

Joe Rooney headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

A STALWART of the Irish stand-up comedy scene, Joe Rooney is best known for his roles as Father Damo in Father Ted and Timmy in the RTÉ sitcom Killinaskully, and he is about to headline the Comedy KARLnival.

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