Great craic quiz for a good cause

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE FLAMBOYANT singer-songwriter Steven Sharpe and one of Ireland's finest young comedians, Steve Bennett, join forces for a fundraising quiz to help local man Brendan Doran undergo stem cell therapy.

The Small Glories - roots music for Monroe's

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SMALL Glories are a musical union between Canadian folk/roots artists Cara Luft and JD Edwards, a union Greil Marcus said, "finds the darkening chord change the best bluegrass—from the Stanley Brothers to Be Good Tanyas—has always hidden in the sweet slide of the rhythm".

A Yeats play in Yeats' Tower

Thu, May 24, 2018

CÚ CHULAINN is on his deathbed, a hero laid low after a long and senseless fight with the sea. Three women are around him: his wife, Emer; his mistress, Eithne Inguba; and Fand, an evil creature of the Sidhe. His fate is in their hands.

Cinema review: DeadPool 2

Films Reviews Thu, May 24, 2018

DEADPOOL IS mourning the loss of the love of his life and, despite several attempts at suicide, due to his healing mutant power he cannot seem to be reunited in the afterlife with her.

Frankie Gavin in 'fiddle heaven' with new group The Provenance

Thu, May 24, 2018

FRANKIE GAVIN, Gradam Ceoil’s 2018 Traditional Musician Of The Year, and long-time stalwart of De Danann, has launched a brand new, high-octane fiddle group, The Provenance, who play the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday June 3 in a gala birthday celebration for Tigh Choilí.

Shout! The 60s Mod Musical

Thu, May 24, 2018

DON THAT badge infested parka jacker, or that geometric patterned Mary Quant dress, get on your Vespa and head down to the Town Hall Theatre for Shout! The 60s Mod Musical.

Galway Street Club - Irish tour, Róisín's gig

Thu, May 24, 2018

FOLLOWING THE release of their debut album and subsequent busking-tour of Germany, Galway Street Club have returned to Irish shores for a four-date nationwide tour, taking in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, and of course, Galway.

Bell X1 man brings solo venture to Galway

Thu, May 24, 2018

DAVE GERAGHTY is best known as a a founder member of Bell X1, but in recent years he has been exploring a solo direction under the moniker Join Me In The Pines.

The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

Thu, May 24, 2018

JONI MITCHELL, one of the most formidable songwriting talents of the last 50 years, with a catalogue of music to rival Dylan and Cohen, will be celebrated at a show in the Town Hall Theatre.

Live music at The Skeff this summer

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SKEFF late bar, Eyre Square, hosts live music acts and DJs, to suit locals and visitors alike, from Sundays to Friday nights with 'party fever' taking over on Saturday nights.

Monroe's stage at Sea Sessions festival

Thu, May 24, 2018

DELORENTOS AND The Blizzards will headline the new Monroe's stage at the Sea Sessions festival in June, and before that the Dominick Street venue will host a pre-festival warm up party with Galway band The Clandestinos.

Intimate solo gig from Gary O'Dea

Thu, May 24, 2018

GARY O'DEA, a singer songwriter based near Birmingham, is coming to Ireland to play a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, including a show in Galway, the start point of the tour.

ConTempo and Finbar 247 to go Painting By Music

Thu, May 24, 2018

CLASSICAL QUARTET ConTempo and street artist Finbar 247 will host a most unusual event, one which mixes music concert and art exhibition, and above all where the audience will become the artists.

A Scottish adventure - written by a Galwaywoman - to be shown at The Eye

Wed, May 23, 2018

OPENING THIS weekend at the Eye Cinema is Edie, scripted by Galway writer Elizabeth O'Halloran and starring Sheila Hancock. Set in Scotland, it features Hancock in the performance of her career, as Edie, a cantankerous mountain climber.

Art reviews: Performaphilia and Conflict

Art Reviews Tue, May 22, 2018

ONE SIDE-EFFECT of Galway not having a municipal gallery is that exhibitions pop up in various venues and two current shows worth seeing are in the NUI Galway staffroom, which is hosting Áine Phillips’ Performaphilia, and the Black Gate Cultural Centre, where the group show, Conflict, is on display.

Today FM’s Matt Cooper Guest Speaker at Pink Afternoon

Tue, May 22, 2018

The Lodge at Ashford Castle in Co. Mayo will go pink once again on June 10th when the annual ‘Pink Afternoon' supporting Breast Cancer Research will take place.

'We should be given Government bonds to cheer people up'

Thu, May 17, 2018

FEET PLACED firmly in a pair of high heels, armed with a six-string acoustic guitar and a host of comedy songs, all wrapped in a sequinned dress, it can only be The Nualas, back in the ring for another swing, and ready to deliver a Glam Slam!

The dark lord on-screen - a season of Nick Cave

Thu, May 17, 2018

IF YOU cannot make it to Nick Cave's concert with Patti Smith in Kilmainham in June, you can enjoy a week of concert films and documentaries on the Australian genius at the Palás Cinema.

Maeve Binchy novel hits the stage

Thu, May 17, 2018

MAEVE BINCHY’S novel Minding Frankie is now a stage play, one described as “funny, moving...a thoroughly enjoyable experience," by The Arts Review, and which "draws applause and gasps throughout," according to The Irish Times, is coming to Galway.

Fred Cooke headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 17, 2018

AT ONE time, Fred Cooke was known as ‘Fergus’ from the Spar TV ads, but more recently he has become a popular stand-up, MC of The Tommy Tiernan Show, and a contributor to Republic of Telly, The Café, The Savage Eye, and The Modest Adventures of David O’Doherty.

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