Gary Meikle - the iBrow guy to play Galway in 2020

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

SCOTTISH COMEDY Award winner and viral sensation, Gary Meikle, is bringing his new show, The iBrow Guy, to Ireland in 2020, including a show at the Róisín Dubh on Saturday January 11 at 8pm.

New book gives oral history of NUIG

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

A HISTORY of NUI Galway, in the days when it called UCG, drawn from the memories of college presidents and grounds staff, to various students, all who attended over a period of 40 years, is collected in a new book by Jackie Ui Chionna.

Damian Clark returns to the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

HE IS based in Britain, but he is regarded as Ireland’s adopted Australian for his many appearances on Irish TV over the years. He is Damian Clark and he plays the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Maud Gonne - more than just Yeats' muse

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

ENGLISHWOMAN, IRISH republican, suffragette, activist, actor, writer, and muse to WB Yeats, Maud Gonne was one of the most prominent figures in late 19th and early 20th century Ireland.

Frozen 2 at the Pálás

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THIS SATURDAY marks the opening weekend of Frozen 2 and the Pálás cinema will host a full filled morning with face painting, Frozen themed activities, arts and crafts, and giveaways.

New book anthologises working people's poetry

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE CHILDREN Of The Nation: An Anthology of Working People’s Poetry from Contemporary Ireland, edited by Galway academic, Dr Jenny Farrell, will be officially launched this weekend.

Jon Hopkins to play arts festival Big Top next summer

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

Jon Hopkins, the Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated English electronic musician and producer, will play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Saturday July 25 2020.

'The Scottish Play' - as Gaeilge

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

SHAKESPEARE'S MOST violent play; a powerful musing on greed, ambition, political ruthlessness, and guilt; and excuse for thespians to indulge in ridiculous and illogical superstitions, MacBeth is a play of many facets.

Wallis Bird - solo at the Black Box this weekend

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

“AS MUCH as I adore playing with a band, I've decided to finally plant a flag in the ground, go completely solo and highlight what I'm best at. I'm in my element when I can fill the stage and bring the audience together."

Karl Spain to host Stand Up And Be Funny

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE WEST of Ireland heat of Stand Up and Be Funny, the new comedy talent competition from RTÉ's Ray D’Arcy, comes to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday November 28 at 8pm.

A Chinese family say farewell

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE CURRENT Galway Film Society season of screenings concludes with a showing of the Chinese family drama The Farewell in the Pálás.

Delorentos' December tour is headed for the Róisín

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

PREMIERING NEW songs, and marking the anniversary of a die-hard fan favourite, is the inspiration behind 'A Decade of S.E.C.R.E.T.s (and more)', Delorentos' upcoming tour.

Where visual art and cinema meet

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

AEMI, THE Dublin-based initiative which supports and regularly exhibits moving image works by artists and experimental filmmakers, will host an event in the Pálás Cinema this weekend.

Moya Cannon launches new poetry collection

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE POET Moya Cannon will launch her latest collection of poems, Donegal Tarantella, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street, this evening [Thursday November 21] at 6.30pm.

Brian Deady - Irish soul man returns to the Róisín

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

BRIAN DEADY has been declared Ireland's "soul star" by The Irish Times; "our favourite act in Ireland” by Nile Rodgers of Chic; while The Guardian has called his music as "stirring blues and gospel".

A Modern Movement - new clubnight for Galway

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

SLYRYDES, THE critically acclaimed Galway punk/post-punk band will be among the acts performing at the opening night of A Modern Movement, a new clubnight for the city.

Melancholy music from a Spanish trio

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE MUSIC of Mozart, Pärt, Malats, and Dvorak, will be heard in the city next week, when Spain's Trio Rodin play a Music for Galway concert at the PorterShed, Eyre Square.

Aslan to play Galway in 2020

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

ASLAN, ONE of Ireland's best loved rock bands, plays the Black Box Theatre on Saturday April 25 at 7pm.

Get into the swing at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

LUKE THOMAS, the multi-awarding vocalist, and his band The Swing Cats, are coming to the Town Hall Theatre to get Galway swinging to the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Bobby Darrin, and Nat King Cole.

Tommy Fleming at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

TOMMY FLEMING, often described as "the voice of Ireland," is this month touring Irish cathedrals, and will play Galway Cathedral for a special concert on Saturday November 30.

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