Declan O'Rourke to play Down Syndrome Galway charity concert

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

LEADING IRISH singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke will join a gathering of Irish trad titans in the county this weekend for a charity concert in aid of Down Syndrome Galway.

Charlie Landsborough to play Lough Rea Hotel

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH, praised by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Kelly for his "warmth, honesty and credibility", will be in concert in the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Wednesday January 11.

FEAST on Hope Is Noise's alt-rock

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HOPE IS Noise, long time stalwarts of the Irish alternative/heavy scene, will bring their polished alt-rock and feral post-hardcore broadsides, to the next FEAST gig in the Róisín Dubh.

Pierre Bensusan - genius of the acoustic guitar

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

PIERRE BENSUSAN, the genius of the acoustic guitar, "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today", according to the LA Times, makes his annual pilgrimage in Galway this weekend.

We Cut Corners - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Nov 16, 2016

ACCLAIMED DUBLIN indie-rock duo We Cut Corners are enjoying a busy November, with the month having already seen the launch of their third album, The Cadences of Others, and the double A-Side single, ‘Oh’/‘Mandinka’, and now comes a Galway show.

Cranky Face - new EP and new video

Essential Playlist Wed, Nov 16, 2016

GALWAY BAND Cranky Face - Simon Noble, Stephen Curren, Sam Wright, and Mosey Byrne - launch their new EP, Bowdown, with a show at Citóg in the Róisín Dubh tonight [Wednesday November 16] at 9pm.

Galway film wins Best Short Film Award in London

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

ADULTING, THE County Galway made short film, written and co-directed by Connemara's Linda Bhreathnach, has won the Best Short Film Award from Irish Film London. The award was presented at a ceremony in the Irish Embassy in London on Monday.

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady to play Galway in 2017

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

TOGETHER THEY created one of the greatest Irish albums - in folk, or any other genre - with 1976's Andy Irvine Paul Brady, aka The Purple Album, and individually, they are two of the greatest and most influential figures in Irish music.

New book on Loyalist/British collusion to be launched in Galway

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

A NEW book, dealing with collaboration between loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland and the British state, written by a leading member of Justice for the Forgotten, will be launched in Galway this week.

'Grab your coconuts...' It's Monty Python's Spamalot

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

MONTY PYTHON'S Spamalot will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre next year after Galway theatre company Twin Productions secured the rights to the Tony Award-winning show. It will also be the first Irish company to produce this show in Ireland.

International readings at Over The Edge

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A FORMER PR for UN peacekeeping missions in the Third World will be among the writers reading at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday November 17 at 6.30pm.

Patrick McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HE WAS Eoin McLove in Father Ted, Dougal Maguire's nemesis, and a character who became an instant classic with such lines as, "Go away! I don't want to catch the menopause!" and "I’ve no willy’".

John Spillane - Nocturne #7

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

JOHN SPILLANE is a busy man. In September he launched a new TG4 series; last month saw him publish his first book, Will We Be Brilliant Or What?, a collection of lyrics and memoir; and this month he plays Galway.

A cinematic journey through the Colombian Amazon

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

EMBRACE THE Serpent is a poetic, dreamlike, journey through the Colombian Amazon is the next film to be screened as part of the Galway Film Society's current winter film season.

Seamus Moran's Have a Heart

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

FORMER FAIR City star Seamus Moran comes to the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with his self-penned solo play, Have A Heart - a wonderfully dynamic and visual drama about love, obsession and head-versus-heart conflict featuring a tour de force performance from Moran.

Rita Duffy’s historico-satirical Souvenir Shop

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

TOMORROW, THE artist Rita Duffy’s inspired, witty, and thought-provoking exhibition/installation The Souvenir Shop, opens its doors in Number 9 Henry Street, in Galway’s historic West End.

The return of David Kitt

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

IT HAS been seven years since David Kitt last released a solo album, with 2009’s The Nightsaver, but the time since then has not been seven years in the wilderness, rather it has been a time of intense productivity for the Dubliner, heralding a creative rebirth - on many fronts.

Hairspray to hit Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

THE YEAR is 1962. Teenager Tracy and her friend Penny are watching The Corny Collins Show. When the chance to dance on the show arrives, Tracy quickly takes the opportunity.

Jim McKee exhibition at Ballybane Library

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A SELECTION is the title of a new exhibition by the County Tyrone born, Clare based artist and singer-songwriter Jim McKee, featuring works ranging from landscapes to the 1916 Rising.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann @ The Eye

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A LAVISH production of Offenbach's masterpiece, Les Contes d'Hoffmann/The Tales of Hoffman, will be screened live from The Royal Opera House, London, to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, next week.

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