Photographic reflections on the smallest of the Aran Islands

Literature Reviews Tue, Jan 16, 2018

FOR THE past three years, under the astute curatorship of Margaret Nolan, the Town Hall Theatre bar has been one of the more unlikely but liveliest city venues for art exhibitions with a steady succession of high quality shows.

The diverse diversity of NUIG Comedy Soc 2018

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

FOR MOST of us, January 2018 is the start of a new year, the beginning of a new cycle of 12 months, but for university students, about to begin a new semester, this is actually the half-way mark in the college calendar.

'If music be the food of love...'

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

LOVE AND romance are the ingredients of Music for Galway's 2018 midwinter festival, Beloved - Composers In Love, a beautiful programme of music by famous composers, written during times of intense passion, which takes place at the Town Hall Theatre from January 19 to 21.

God Mother to play FEAST @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

FROM THE depths of the Swedish hardcore underground come God Mother, who are set to bring their aggressive, high energy, fast-paced hardcore, seasoned with deathmetal and sludge, to the first FEAST gig of 2018.

Akumakon 2018 - three days of anime and manga

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

AKUAMKON - GALWAY'S annual celebration of anime and manga, and Japanese culture - returns for its eighth year, with this year's special guests including Josh Grelle, an American voice actor on Attack On Titan, and Hirokazu Yashuhara, best known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog games.

Original Script Night at Loughrea Library

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THE SEAMUS O’Kelly Players, 'An Original Script Night', featuring four new comedy plays written by members of the group, will take place in the Loughrea Library on Friday January 19 at 7.30pm.

Album review: Starcrawler

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THERE IS an enormous amount of hype around this LA quartet at the moment, Dave Grohl, Elton John, and Ryan Adams - who produced this, the band's debut - have raved about them, along with many music journos.

Galway Film Society say farewell to Town Hall with charity screening of Happy End

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

GALWAY FILM Society is to hold a special charity fundraising screening of Happy End , the latest film from Oscar® and two-time Palme d’Or Winner Michael Haneke, in the Town Hall Theatre, with all profits going to benefit Galway Simon Community.

Danny O' Brien - RaconTour

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

AFTER INHERITING a broken-down, unreliable, older-than-he-is motorcycle, award winning Irish comedian Danny O'Brien decided to take to the road on a comedic expedition.

Verdi’s Rigoletto - live @ The Eye

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

RIGOLETTO, ONE of Verdi’s most popular operas, is being performed at The Royal Opera House Live, in Covent Garden, London, and is being broadcast live to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, next week.

First Over The Edge reading for 2018

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THE OVER The Edge readings will not only be marking its first event of 2018, but it's 15th birthday when Martina Evans, Edna Faye Kiel, and Nicola Geddes, read from their work at the Galway City Library next week.

Galway Actors Workshop - new spring courses

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THE GALWAY Actors Workshop will hold a series of new classes for the New Year for beginners and experienced, covering all aspects of acting for both theatre and television.

Cult hip-hop legends The Pharcyde @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

BIZARRE RIDE II The Pharcyde was the 1992 debut album of American hip hop group The Pharcyde. Since its release, it has been hailed by music critics and alternative hip-hop fans as a classic, and has appeared in numerous publications' best albums lists.

Neil Delamare - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Pensioner

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

ONE DAY Neil Delamere's father asked him to help deliver the Meals on Wheels. He agreed, little knowing their lives would never be the same again - except for the bits of their lives that did not change.

Galway Autism Partnership fundraiser at the Róisín

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

A NIGHT of music, comedy and performance, to raise funds for the Galway Autism Partnership, with the flamboyant and multi-talented Steven Sharpe as MC, takes place in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night from 9pm.

Two songwriters, an intimate gig

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

SINGER-SONGWRITERS Kiernan McMullan and Aaron Shanley, who are currently touring Ireland, play an intimate gig in The Secret Garden café, William Street West, on Sunday January 14.

Galway Dance Project workshops

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THE GALWAY Dance Project holds its first workshop of 2018 this weekend, with classes in improvisation and activating space with James Riordan and Cathy Walsh.

Hardy Bucks @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

HARDY BUCKS, best known for their mockumentary style video series on RTÉ and online, following the fictional exploits of a group of fellahs living in small-town Ireland, are coming to Galway.

Sos - new gig night for Galway

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

SOS, A new gig night celebrating Galway city and county's diverse original music community, will be launched on Saturday January 20 at 7pm at Nuns Island Theatre.

Seth Troxler makes Galway debut @ Electric

Wed, Jan 10, 2018

BIG HAIR! Bigger personality! Seth Troxler, one of dance music’s most recognisable characters, does not take himself, or life, too seriously, but he is serious when it comes to music, as he will show Galway tonight.

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