A one night stand with Ross O’Carroll-Kelly
Tue, May 11, 2021
“THE ROSSMEISTER General is coming to your gaff! And the lockdown isn’t going to stop me! That’s right, people! I’m taking my act from the stage into your bedroom! Or your living room! You could go totally mad and enjoy me in every single room in the house!”
Read more ...The Staves to play Galway in October
Tue, May 11, 2021
THE STAVES, the English folk-pop trio of Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor - will play Ireland in October, including a show at the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Galway to celebrate its links with Brittany via online festival
Tue, May 11, 2021
GALWAY AND Brittany, two regions with shared landscapes, cultures, and histories will celebrate their links with a series of online events this weekend.
Read more ...Listen to Niamh Regan and David Kitt in concert
Mon, May 10, 2021
TWO MUSICIANS, one from County Galway, the other with impeccable Galway roots, recently performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and the conert is now available to listen to.
Read more ...'Getting to Know...' Kevin Murphy, theatre maker
Thu, May 06, 2021
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being able to create with friends and pushing each other to achieve our potential.
Over The Edge to launch next issue of Skylight 47
Thu, May 06, 2021
AWARD WINNING poet, Grace Wells, will next week launch the next issue of Skylight 47, “possibly Ireland's most interesting poetry publication”.
Read more ...DruidGregory scoops Business to Arts award for Druid and Aerogen
Thu, May 06, 2021
DRUID THEATRE Company and Aerogen won Best Small Sponsorship Award at the recent Business to Arts awards, for their partnership on the DruidGregory Education and Community programme.
Read more ...‘Tin Foil Hat’ - Loner Deluxe releases new single
Thu, May 06, 2021
TIN FOIL Hat - the headgear of choice for conspiracy theorists convinced someone is trying to read or control their minds, or the ‘threat’ from electromagnetic fields, is the inspiration for a new single released on Friday May 7.
Read more ...Galway 2020 closes with a handover ceremony live on TG4
Thu, May 06, 2021
Galway and Rijeka in Croatia will pass the title of European Capital of Culture to Esch in Luxembourg, Kaunas in Lithuania and Novi Sad in Serbia, with a ceremony to be broadcast on TG4.
Read more ...Calling all aspiring young authors
Thu, May 06, 2021
Does your child love writing? A new Galway based education company is running an online creative writing course for aspiring young authors in mid-May.
Read more ...Galway International Arts Festival moves to autumn for 2021
Thu, May 06, 2021
For the second year running, the Galway International Arts Festival will take place in the autumn, with the city’s premiere arts events running from August 28 to September 18.
Read more ...Nina Conti to bring Róisín Dubh’s online comedy shows to a close - for now
Wed, May 05, 2021
FROM THE moment that Covid-19 called a halt to pretty much everything, Róisín Dubh Comedy - the people behind Galway Comedy Festival - have been fighting the good fight and keeping us laughing during the lockdowns.
Read more ...Nomadland - a beautiful, moving, untraditional film
Films Reviews Wed, May 05, 2021
THIS WEEK on Disney+, the film which won best picture, director and actress at the Oscars has been made available to stream.
Read more ...Galway’s Brú Theatre tours virtual reality film, Ar Ais Arís, this June
Tue, May 04, 2021
CONNEMARA, the writings of Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Pádraic Ó Conaire, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, the music of the West of Ireland, and the impact of emigration will coalesce in an immersive, virtual reality film, to tour Galway in June.
Read more ...Three young Galwegians chosen for Lasta young curators programme
Mon, May 03, 2021
LISA MANNION, Oisín Parslow, and Emily White - two NUI Galway students and an NUIG graduate - have been chosen for Lasta, the ground-breaking new national arts programme for young people by young people.
Read more ...Young Galway musicians to perform in Livefeed concert film
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
TOMORROW, FRIDAY April 30, will see some of Galway’s finest and most exciting young songwriters, singers, and musicians perform in an online concert.
Read more ...Town Hall Theatre seeks applications for 2021 Patron Donation Awards
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
The Town Hall Theatre is inviting applications for its 2021 Patron Donation Awards from artists, companies, or producers based in Galway city or county.
Read more ...Gardner - at last, the debut single arrives
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
GARDNER ARE back! Following possibly the longest break in Galway musical history, the band is releasing a new single, and proving that, for some, lockdown has been a real spur to creativity.
Read more ...Galway 2020 Super 8 Shots Festival to livestream tonight!
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Join Super8 Shots Festival today, Thursday, 29th April at 7PM for a once off screening of unseen footage gathered from Galway's past and Kaunas, Lithuania's present. Super 8 Shots Festival’s 'Wonder Years' screening will give you a glimpse into rare never seen before 8mm and 16mm digitally remastered amateur footage from Galway and Ireland dating back to the 1950s, 60s and 70s, with an original soundtrack composed by Galway based composer Mr Weasel.
Read more ...Theatre from Galway - direct to wherever you are
Wed, Apr 28, 2021
FROM FRIDAY, on screens in living rooms, home offices, and bedrooms around the country, the Galway Theatre Festival will be streaming, offering a feast of live theatre, works-in-progress, workshops, and talks.
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