Here We Are Again Still at Town Hall

Thu, May 12, 2011

PADDY SITS on a bench by a soccer pitch. He sits there every night because he cannot sleep and he is still grieving for his wife who has passed away.

Burke & Scott to perform Irish Session Suite at Town Hall

Thu, May 12, 2011

KEVIN BURKE and Cal Scott, along with RTÉ Vandbrugh String Quartet, are bringing their Irish Session Suite, featuring traditional tunes arranged in the classical style, to the Town Hall Theatre.

Lee Evans to play Black Box

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE HUGELY popular English comedian Lee Evans will play The Black Box Theatre on Wednesday June 15 and Thursday 16.

Michelle Conroy exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE PAINTER, sculptor, and soprano singer, Michelle Conroy, will host her new exhibition Whispers in The Painter's Palette Moycullen.

Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 12, 2011

IDLEWILD’S LEAD singer Roddy Woomble is taking time out from his duties with his band to tour and promote his new album The Impossible Song & Other Songs.

Republic of Loose @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 12, 2011

IRELAND’S LIBIDINOUS funk’n’soul brothers, The Republic of Loose, return to Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

Five reasons to see Triúr

Thu, May 12, 2011

IRISH, SCOTTISH, and Breton traditional music combine in the sound of Triúr, the trad music trio, who play a series of gigs in Galway city this month.

Johnny Óg Connolly releases new album

Thu, May 12, 2011

AISLING YOSHUA (Joshua’s Dream), the new album from County Galway accordion great Johnny Óg Connolly, has just been released.

The album features 12 tracks, offering a mix of traditional tunes and compositions by Connolly, including two waltzes, a lament, a set of polkas, and a lullaby in honour of his nephew Joshua who lends his name to the album title.

ConTempo Quartet and Kinnunen in concert

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE CONTEMPO Quartet will be joined by Finnish accordionist Timo Kinnunen, for a concert which promises to bring audiences on a musical journey from South America to Latvia.

David Bremner to play Árus na nGael

Thu, May 12, 2011

PIANIST DAVID Bremner will perform a diverse range of music at Árus na nGael, Dominick Street, on Friday May 20 at 7pm.

Poetry on the farm

Thu, May 12, 2011

MICEÁL KEARNEY’S On The Farm will take place regardless of the weather on May 21 on the poet’s farm in Ballinderreen, South Galway.

Communist era inspires video exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

EVERYTHING MUST Finally Fall, an exhibition featuring video works by Declan Clarke opens at The Niland Gallery, Lower Merchants Road, tonight at 6pm.

JM Synge’s photographs on show on Inis Oírr

Thu, May 12, 2011

JM SYNGE is best known as a playwright but he was also a keen photographer and his photos are currently on exhibition in the Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr.

Galway Early Music Festival exhibition

Thu, May 12, 2011

MAGO MUSICAE, a new exhibition of contemporary artwork inspired by mediaeval music will take place next week as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

Imago Musicae opens on Monday May 16 above The Bakehouse, Lombard Street, and will feature work by Aoife Bheilbigh, Laura Burns, Ann Vaughan, and Sorcha Ní Chróinín.

Cinema Review - Priest

Thu, May 12, 2011

It may not be everyone’s cup of tea and, granted, there are quite a few disappointing moments, but I am willing to stick my neck out for this post-apocolyptic vampire slayer movie and say it is not a complete failure.

Wagner’s Die Walküre at The Eye

Thu, May 12, 2011

IN TIMES of battle, the Valkyries, rode from the spirit world, choose those who would die in battle, and carry them off as heroes to the afterlife in Valhalla.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, May 12, 2011

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.

Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. All comedians are welcome. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 12, 2011

THE EVER popular Whose Line Is It Anyway? returns to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday May 18 for another night of mayhem, mirth, and improv.

Tír Na nÓg - legendary folk duo play Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 12, 2011

TÍR NA nÓg, the folk-rock duo of Sonny Condell and Leo O’Kelly, are touring again, and make a welcome return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Sunday May 22.

The return of Declan O’Rourke

Thu, May 12, 2011

DECLAN O’ROURKE been off the scene for the last three years but April saw him return in strong form with his third album Mag Pai Zai, and this month he is coming to play Galway.

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