‘A rebel garda chases a local hoodlum into the underworld’

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

We have all been missing out: that music festival, that cinema date, that theatre show; the exhilaration of live entertainment. Well, Fíbín has the answer.

Rusted Rail releasing new single from Galway's A Lilac Decline

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Rusted Rail will be releasing the new single from Galway's A Lilac Decline (the indie/shoegaze/folk-rock alter ego of visual artist Cecilia Danell) tomorrow via Bandcamp.

Theatre57 open for membership

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Artist collective Theatre57 is open for membership for the month of August. The collective accepts new and old members who identify as performers, producers, directors, designers, technicians, playwrights, and anyone pursuing a career in professional theatre outside of a regularly funded organisation. Members must be making theatre in Galway city or county.

Dating Amber

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

With the cinemas finally reopening I was pleased to see some films that were released on streaming during lockdown are getting the big screen treatment after all. Dating Amber is an Irish movie that got a bit of press when it was released on Amazon a few months ago but really deserved more so I’m happy to review it during its cinema release.

The Word Ark: a voyage worth taking

Literature Reviews Thu, Aug 06, 2020

On a bright Good Friday morning when Good Friday was Good Friday I was sitting behind the counter of the bookshop, then in High Street. Suddenly, the front door windows blacked out, the door opened and one of the biggest men I have ever seen walked in, followed by a much older man, obviously a relation. They greeted me in Irish and then passed through to the Gallery.

The Coronas are coming to Galway

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE CORONAS, one of Ireland's most popular bands, release their new album, True Love Waits, with a whistle-stop tour of Ireland, which includes Galway.

A Race Week vibe at Galway Summer Garden

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

SUMMER 2020 will not pass by completely without some form of physical festival vibe in Galway, thanks to the Galway Summer Garden pop-up outdoor festival venue in Salthill.

Exploring the Liminal Entities at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE QUIET tensions existing through and between bodies and objects, is a major theme of Liminal Entities, a new group exhibition at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Album review: Fontaines D.C.

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE OPENING riff of the title track to Fontaines D.C.’s new album will have people of a certain age feel a need to cry, “Last night, she said, Oh, baby, I feel so down…”

‘This is an important Irish-American immigrant story that hasn’t been told’

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

HE WAS a hero and a villain. He was a gang leader who 'terrorised' neighborhoods, yet The New York Times wrote an obituary for him, and he was admired as a staunch supporter and friend of working class and poor Irish immigrants.

'Getting To Know...'

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
The return to the rehearsal room.

Me Auld Flower wants to 'Get Out Of California'

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

COUNTY GALWAY singer-songwriter Me Auld Flower, has released his latest single, 'Get Out Of California' with an accompanying video, as well as a limited edition CD release of his album, The Vaults Of Consciousness.

TULCA Deep States exhibition re-opens

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

DEEP STATES, the inaugural exhibition of the UnSelfing Programme, presented by the TULCA festival, and commissioned by Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, re-opens tomorrow, Friday July 31, at Nuns Island Theatre.

Exhibition at Kinvara Courthouse Gallery

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

BOÍREANN IS the title of the first exhibition to be held at the KAVA Courthouse Gallery, Kinvara, since Lockdown in March, and the more recent easing of restrictions.

Galway Cartoon Festival seeks entries for October exhibition

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE GALWAY Cartoon Festival, which will run from October 2 to 9, is inviting cartoonists from across the world to submit entries for this year’s festival exhibition.

Sarah Baxter and Emily Foran - 2020 Marie Mullen Bursary recipients

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

THEATRE DIRECTORS Sarah Baxter and Emily Foran have been chosen as this year's recipients of Druid's Marie Mullen Bursary for Female Artists.

Album review: Courtney Marie Andrews

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 23, 2020

ON HER last album, May Your Kindness Remain, Courtney Marie Andrews gave voice to the values of the people from the US heartlands and rustbelt who did not vote for Trump.

The Stunning - live from the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

THE STUNNING, one of the greatest bands to ever come out of Galway, and one of the most loved rock outfits in Ireland, play live at the Róisín Dubh this weekend, in an event to be broadcast on RTÉ.

An online exhibition from Oughterard

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

AIMSITHE (discovered), the third and final exhibition from the of our Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme summer series launches online tomorrow, Friday July 24.

‘I love animals. They are a big part of my inspiration’

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

FROM HER studio in Tuam, the artist Kathy Ross is reaching the world. Her textile work, depicting animals and the natural world, has led to her becoming a brand ambassador; a commissioned portrait artist; and rising name in arts and crafts.

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