NoFit State returns to Galway with dazzling new circus spectacle Carnation
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
After wowing audiences of all ages at last year’s Galway International Arts Festival with the acclaimed Sabotage, the internationally renowned contemporary circus company NoFit State is set to return this July with its spectacular new production, Carnation.
Read more ...Renowned Welsh Choir brings stirring harmonies to Galway
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
Galway audiences are in for a rare musical treat this June as an acclaimed Welsh Choir arrives for two special performances, promising an evening of rich harmony, emotional depth and unforgettable sound. Rooted in a centuries old tradition, Welsh choirs are celebrated worldwide for their warmth, power and precision. This visiting ensemble, Meibion Goronwy [The Sons of Goronwy - one of the 18th century's most notable and influential figures in Welsh-language culture] captures that spirit at its finest – blending voices with a seamless unity that can swell from a whisper to a spine-tingling crescendo in a single breath.
Read more ...Castlebar to welcome Wet Wet Wet singer
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
Marti Pellow, former frontman of Wet Wet Wet, will perform at the TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar on Saturday, September 26.
Read more ...New edition of Paddy Tunney’s book launched in city
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
A new edition of “Where Songs Do Thunder; Travels in Traditional Song” by the late great Irish traditional singer, poet and songwriter Paddy Tunney was launched in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway recently by Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU, attended by members of the Tunney family, ATU staff, students and invited guests.
Read more ...Galway artist Nollaig Casey recognised in latest Deis awards
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
The Arts Council is delighted to announce the latest recipients of its annual Deis Recording and Publication Award.
Read more ...Kennys present Robert Harris in Galway
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
Kennys Bookshop are delighted to be hosting a very special event with bestselling author Robert Harris in Galway's Black Box Theatre on Friday, September 18.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...Latin art in Oughterard
Thu, May 21, 2026
Oughterard Courthouse will host an exhibition entitled Tropic Signal in Grey Light next Friday, May 29.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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).
