Fly to alternative realities from Eyre Square

Thu, May 28, 2026

A forty-foot shipping container will appear in Eyre Square this summer, but within it is the cabin of an Airbus 320.

Circus coming to town in June

Thu, May 28, 2026

A big top will be erected in Fr Burke Park opposite the Claddagh from Friday, June 12 to June 14.

Summer art in Oughterard

Thu, May 28, 2026

Two Aosdána members will feature prominently in the this years summer arts programme at Oughterard’s Old Courthouse exhibition space.

Féasta Ceoil brings Ireland’s best folk and contemporary musicians to Spiddal

Thu, May 28, 2026

Music lovers are in for a special treat this June as Féasta Ceoil An Spidéil ’26 returns to the beautiful Stiúideo Cuan in Spiddal, Co. Galway, bringing together some of Ireland’s most celebrated contemporary and folk musicians for a unique festival experience on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Young Galway artists invited to explore place and belonging through printmaking

Thu, May 28, 2026

Young creatives are being invited to explore storytelling through printmaking in Memory Lines: Print, Connect, Belong — a unique series of lino-print workshops led by Galway-based artist Róisín Doherty, culminating in a large-scale collaborative artwork at Fr Burke Park as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2026.

Galway International Arts Festival increasing participation and inclusion across communities

Thu, May 28, 2026

Galway International Arts Festival’s volunteer programme is supporting social inclusion for people from marginalised or disadvantaged backgrounds, an evaluation of the festival’s equality, diversity and social inclusion initiatives as part the Arts Council Outcome Measurement Pilot has found.

Breton harpist Alan Stivell to play St Nicholas on Tuesday

Mon, May 25, 2026

Alan Stivell, famous Breton Harpist, will be playing in Galway tomorrow Tuesday May 26 in St Nicholas Church and tickets are now on sale.

Local writer scoops national children’s book prize

Thu, May 21, 2026

Gráinne O'Brien is the head buyer at Kenny’s Bookshop, and being surrounded by all that literature must definitely rub off, evifdenced by her scooping another writing award last week.

Errant herrings and flying sardines at Town Hall

Thu, May 21, 2026

Slamming doors. Falling trousers. Flying sardines. A cast at war with itself, a set that's losing the will to stand - it can only be Michael Frayn's gloriously unhinged farce, Noises Off.

Latin art in Oughterard

Thu, May 21, 2026

Oughterard Courthouse will host an exhibition entitled Tropic Signal in Grey Light next Friday, May 29.

Eamon Little documentary to screen for good cause at Campbells

Thu, May 21, 2026

Following from the popularity of his recent Documentary, Born That Way, which screened twice at Galway Arts Centre, Nuns Island in December and was broadcast on RTÉ One, Éamon Little’s 2011 documentary, Living Colour, will screen at Campbells Tavern in Cloughanover on Wednesday May 27 next at 8pm, with proceeds going to support a beleaguered family in Gaza, one of whom has made it to live in Galway.

Countercultural extravaganza

Thu, May 21, 2026

A two-decade-long mixture of theatrical touring and activism, THISISPOPBABY will be in Galway for one night only on Tuesday, June 23, at the Town Hall Theatre.

Date night energy pop-rock

Thu, May 21, 2026

Johnluke’s upcoming single ‘Nervous’, to be released tomorrow, Friday, May 22, marks the first release from his Comical Romance Vol. 2 EP series.

Twisted tale to turn stomachs, yet bring belly laughs

Films Reviews Thu, May 21, 2026

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Curry Barker is the latest of a fresh, new generation of film directors putting their stamp on the horror genre, along with others such as Zach Cregger (Weapons) and Danny and Michael Phillipou (Bring Her Back).

Casting call for 'The Wiz'

Thu, May 14, 2026

Twin Productions will hold auditions for its annual musical and enrolments for its summer theatre camp on Sunday, May 24, in Galway Community College, Moneenageisha.

Poaching, politics and progress on the Corrib

Thu, May 14, 2026

The late Peadar O'Dowd, a prolific historian who worked tirelessly to preserve Galway’s archaeological and architectural heritage, was also a long-time secretary of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.

Feel Good Factor at Town Hall

Thu, May 14, 2026

Marc Roberts is a singer-songwriter, Eurovision runner up and Galway Bay FM presenter of the ‘Feel Good Breakfast’ at the weekends.

Council provides financial aid to artists

Thu, May 14, 2026

Thirteen artists with a Galway connection are to share a €33,860 award administered by the County Council.

High heelers to strut Town Hall

Thu, May 14, 2026

Twenty-six dancers from Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork will combine at the Town Hall Theatre on Friday, May 15, to explore femininity through the art of Heels dance.