'We got a fantastic response from cartoonists internationally'

Events Review Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Galway’s second Cartoon Festival kicks off this weekend on Saturday, and last year’s little acorn has already had an impressive growth spurt. Last year the festival was confined to two venues, whereas this year’s event features work by more than 70 cartoonists from all around the world which will be on show in a minimum of eight locations across the city.

Holy Mary 'a pure joy and a delightful night out'

Theatre Reviews Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Playgoers are in for a treat next week when Eoin Colfer’s achingly funny comedy, Holy Mary, comes to the Town Hall on Tuesday, November 13, at 8pm.

Recovery – live staging of a concept album at Mick Lally Theatre

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 08, 2018

On Tuesday November 13, at 8pm, at the Mick Lally Theatre, One Two One Two present their award-winning fusion of pop music and theatre, Recovery, starring Peter Coonan from Love/Hate.

A concert to commemorate the end of WWI

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

AS THE centenary of the end of WWI draws close, Galway will mark the event with a performance of Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man and Haydn's Mass in a Time of War.

Remore Panto Sleeping Beauty auditions

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

SLEEPING BEAUTY, the 40th annual production by the Renmore Panto, takes place in the Town Hall Theatre from December 29 to January 13, for a total of 21 fun-filled performances.

Juliet, Naked

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Annie and Duncan are a reasonably happy couple in their late thirties living in a seaside town in England. Duncan has an obsession - he hosts a fan page for nineties musician Tucker Crowe. Crowe is a kind of Jeff Buckley like singer who disappeared after recording one great album - Juliet, Naked.

Róisín Dubh Comedy presents Comedy KARLnival with KARL SPAIN and friends

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

On Tuesday November 13 Karl Spain and friends, Paul Marsh, Mike Morgan, and Katelyn Galvin, will take to the stage in the Róisín Dubh for the Comedy Karnival.

Murder and subversion in Ballinasloe

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

NESSA O'MAHONEY is primarily a poet, the author of three well received collections, and a verse novel. Much of her previous writing has interrogated the subjects of family and history, often dealing in quite innovative ways with how the two intersect.

In her 2014 poetry collection, Her Father’s Daughter, she published a parallel sequence of poems - one relating to her relationship with her own father, whose decline and passing she charted with sometimes aching candour, the second exploring the life of her grandfather, whose story emerges through her mother’s memories and O’Mahony’s own research.

Amy Barrett, Maurice Devitt, and Annemarie Ní Churreáin for November Over The Edge: Open Reading

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

The November ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place in Galway City Library on Thursday November 22, from 6.30 to 8pm.

Soldier Still - “dark, arresting, violent, moving”

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

INSPIRED BY interviews with current and former soldiers from the Irish Defence Forces, the British army, and survivors of the Bosnian war, Soldier Still, the critically acclaimed new production by Junk Ensemble, is coming to Galway next week.

Joanne McNally - Wine Tamer

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

JOANNE MCNALLY, Ireland’s fastest rising comedy star, is coming to Galway, where she will perform her new show, Wine Tamer, in the Town Hall Theatre next weekend.

Smart Arts - where smartphone photos meet paining

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

KINVARA SMART Arts Exhibition, an exciting collaboration between 12 local teenagers and 12 Kinvara Area Visual Arts artists, is currently running in The Courthouse in the south Galway village.

Volunteers needed for Junior Film Fleadh

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

THE 24th Junior Film Fleadh is accepting volunteer applications. Applicants must be over 18 and available to work any, all or some days, between 9.30am and 3.30pm from Tuesday November 6 to Saturday 10.

Nelly - it's gettin' hot in Galway

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

NELLY, THE rap star best known for the song 'Hot In Here', is on his way to Galway to play a 'Róísín Dubh presents...' concert at Leisureland, Salthill, as part of his current Irish tour.

Celebrating Siobhán McKenna and An Taibhdhearc's archive

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

A CELEBRATION of the life and work of the much respected Galway actor Siobhán McKenna, will take place in An Taibhdhearc next week as part of the national Irish language theatre's Taibhdhearc@90 events.

Album review: Stereolab

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 01, 2018

HOUSED IN one of the most memorable sleeves of the 1990s - an image drawn from a 1970s Swiss underground magazine - Stereolab's 1992 debut was a homage to their roots, and a signpost to their future.

Ian Felice - rearranging memories with dreams

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

HE IS the lead singer and songwriter for The Felice Brothers;has written songs for Bat For Lashes and The Lumineers; and is a critically acclaimed solo artist, who is coming to Galway next week.

Artlink Collective exhibition

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

ARTLINK COLLECTIVE, a group of nine artists based in east Galway, will hold their new exhibition, entitled Uniformity, in the Renzo’s Café, Eyre Street, throughout November.

Mr Day's struggles with the day to day grind

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

MR DAY takes up a new position within a vast, complex, organisation, but struggles to understand its inner workings, andis out of harmony with both his surroundings and the people he encounters.

Exploring nostalgia and harmony through TULCA

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

SYNTONIC STATE is the title of the 16th edition of TULCA Festival of Visual Art which opens tomorrow, Friday November 2, and continues to November 18, featuring work by more than 20 artists.

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