Galway Film Fleadh to show world premiere of Glassland

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

GLASSLAND, THE new film by Pilgrim Hill director Gerard Barrett, and starring Jack Reynor, the IFTA winning actor best known for his role in What Richard Did, will have its world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh.

Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A COMEDY AND arts festival institution, Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft in The Ruby Room, The King’s Head, returns for lunchtime laughs on this month.

The return of Heroes in Hiding

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A CROSS between Mumford and Sons and The Frames, with shout-a-long folk-rock songs, injected with some indie songwriting nous – this is Heroes in Hiding.

Drama summer camp at City Museum

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A DRAMA summer camp for those aged between 11 and 14, takes place at the Galway City Museum.

It’s all happening at the Colours Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

THE JULY festival season was ushered in this week by the Colours Fringe Festival which features events taking place across the city until Tuesday 8.

Glenn Gibson's new Sculpture exhibition

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

SEEMINGLY SOLID Things, a sculpture exhibition by local artist Glenn Gibson opens on Friday July 4 at 6pm in the Town Hall Theatre gallery and bar.

The best new Canadian cinema

Tue, Jul 01, 2014

TODAY IS Canada Day/Fête du Canada, the Great White North’s national holiday, and this month’s Galway Film Fleadh is showing a range of films from the North American nation.

Samantha Crain - the Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 01, 2014

NATIVE AMERICAN singer-songwriter Samantha Crain has been quietly making a name for herself over the past five years, with music that has embraced indie, alternative-rock, folk, and acoustic.

When Northern Ireland reached Mexico 86

Mon, Jun 30, 2014

BEFORE JACK’S Army, there was another band of ‘Men in Green’ who against-the-odds qualified for World Cups, scored unexpected victories, and did much better than anyone expected.

Nirvana’s Chad Channing to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

CHAD CHANNING, the former Nirvana drummer who played on the band’s 1989 debut album Bleach, is touring Ireland next month with his new band Before Cars.

Portishead DJ Andy Smith to celebrate one year of Shuffle!

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

HUFFLE! with DJ Dave Barry opened its doors to the public one year ago this July in the Róisín Dubh and has garnered a reputation for a great night of eclectic sounds ranging from soulful disco to uptempo reggae and northern soul. To celebrate this milestone ANDY SMITH, the man who DJed for and supplied samples for Portishead - and even one for The Prodigy - has been drafted in. 

Drenge - grungy garage rock @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

THEIR MUISIC has been called “a grungy, garage rock racket” by Q while the NME said their future looks set to be “nothing less than heart-stoppingly, bone-shakingly exciting”.

The Original Rudeboys to play all-ages show

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

THE ORIGINAL Rudeboys play an all-ages show in Monroe’s Live on Sunday July 13, to give younger fans a chance to hear songs from their new album, All We Are, performed in concert.

Róisín Dubh Stage @ Westport Festival

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

THE CREAM of Irish indie rock, including some of Galway’s best bands, will be taking Mayo by storm when they play the Westport Festival of Music and Food 2014.

Galway’s guitar great on stage

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

TOM PORTMAN, the gifted and inventive Galway guitarist, whose music mixes blues, folk, classical, and Asian styles, plays Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 9pm.

Clubnights @ Factory

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

BOTH FLOORS at Electric will be taken over by the Bap To The Future clubnight this Saturday, with DJ Sunil Sharpe the main attraction.

American song for the fourth of July

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

THE USA celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 and in that spirit Galway’s Ignite Gospel Choir will perform two concerts of American song.

Kurt and his giant RedBall

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

The RedBall Project has seen some interesting places over the past 13 years, bouncing from cities in the United States to a variety of countries across the world, taking in Abu Dhabi, Taipei, Perth, Sydney, Korea, and Barcelona, and now for the first time resting on Irish soil this summer.

Moonfish and Star Of The Sea’s ‘secret architecture’

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

IN RECENT years, Galway’s Moonfish Theatre Company, founded by sisters Máiréad and Ionia Ní Chróinín, has been winning a burgeoning reputation as one of the most imaginative and exciting around.

Celebrate the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

POET, NOVELIST, songwriter, journalist - Patrick Kavanagh - was born 110 years ago in Monaghan, and his life and works will be celebrated at two events in Galway city.

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