Ceol ó Kylemore: Ceiliúradh na mBan

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

ON THE eve of Saint Brigid's Day/Lá 'le Bríde, TG4 will broadcast Ceol ó Kylemore: Ceiliúradh na mBan, a feast of traditional Irish much from some of the leading women in the field.

Fleadh extends Solstice screenings for another month

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh has extended its winter streaming season, Solstice, celebrating independent Irish films made between 1978 and 2011, for an additional month.

Sonya Kelly's new play - live streamed from The Mick Lally Theatre

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

ONCE UPON A Bridge, the new play by Sonya Kelly, author of Furniture, the hit play of the 2018 Galway International Arts Festival, will be performed by Druid in February.

Album review: Ashnikko

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 28, 2021

SHE LOOKS like a blue haired version of She-Ra's Entrapta, armed with an equally colourful array of hip hop, garage, and pop beats - even a touch of emo - and an attitude that screams 'women power'.

‘There were chapters in my twenties where I could have been a bit like Luke’

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

WHEN THE email arrived, asking Fiachna Ó Braonáin to audition for a part in TG4’s long running soap Ros ns Rún, his first thought was “Again?”

'Getting To Know...'

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being healthy.

Fia Rua - new single, new album

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

FIA RUA - the Galway based singer-songwriter and actor Eoghan Burke - has released a new single, 'The Ballad Of Tony Dunne', a murder balled set in a pub in the midlands.

Cúirt New Writing Prize deadline looms

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature New Writing Prize is open for submissions, with poems and short stories being sought.

What's streaming on TG4?

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

TG4 HAS had a great few years. It was recently announced as the sixth most watched channel in Ireland, putting the Connemara based station ahead of BBC 2 and Channel 4. I decided to try and just watch TG4 for the week and see how I got on.

Two new Galway stars in the poetry sky

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

BOTH VINNY Glynn-Steed and Aoife Reilly have an ongoing love affair with language. It is this that drives their poetry rather than any need to deliver a message.

Druid - free homeschooling resources for primary school children

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

DRUID THEATRE Company is offering free homeschooling resources for primary school children and parents, as part of the DruidGregory Education and Community Programme.

Baba Yarga - a Slavic/Irish fusion from Galway

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

AN OLD Russian song from Siberian Cossacks, given an atmospheric, electro-pop reimagining by a Czech woman and two Poles, and recorded in Galway - this is 'Zoriushka' by Baba Yarga.

‘I enjoy being the bassline of the story’

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

IF HEARING Bach’s Goldberg Variations for the first time, at the age of 14, was not life changing for cellist Natalie Clein, it was close to that - a profound sense of awe which has stayed with her to this day.

'Getting To Know...'

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Balance.

Before you cancel that Amazon Prime account...

Wed, Jan 20, 2021

WITH THE whole mess around Brexit, many people may be cancelling their Amazon Prime membership, but before you do, here are some films worth having a look at before you cut the cord.

Relieve the January blues with at the Comedy KARLnival

Mon, Jan 18, 2021

IN THE midst of one of the most miserable Januarys in living memory, there has never been more of a need for a night of laughter, and the Róisín Dubh Comedy is here to deliver.

Back to lockdown, back to streaming movies

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

WITH THE cinemas closed again, the international box office is in limbo, and we are once again at the mercy of the streaming services. Thankfully Netflix have done a great job of refreshing its library. Here are a few films you may not have caught first time around that are worth checking out.

Over The Edge - the birthday edition

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

IF OVER The Edge were a person, it would now be eligible to vote and legally drink alcohol. This month, the literary reading series celebrates its 18th birthday with readings from Kathryn Slattery, Ciaran O’Rourke, and Stephen McNulty.

Could Niamh Regan become Galway's next Choice Music Prize winner?

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

SINGER-SONGWRITER Niamh Regan could become the third Galwegian to win the Choice Music Prize when the winners are announced on March 4.

Album review: Midnight Sister

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 14, 2021

IN THE mind of Midnight Sister (aka artist, film-maker, and musician Juliana Giraffe, and composer Ari Balouzian), it is always the 1970s, or rather, it is in the current guise their imagination has adopted.

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