N.O.A.H release new single with Booka Brass Band

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

'DARKEST HOUR' the new single from the exciting Irish rock band N.O.A.H, and featuring the acclaimed Booka Brass Band, is out now.

Jason Byrne headlines as Comedy KARLnival takes a big step forward

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

JASON BYRNE, the man The Times calls "the outright king of live comedy" will headline the next Róisín Dubh online Comedy KARLnival as the show which has kept us laughing through the lockdown, takes a bold step into the future, becoming an online comedy club and a kind of TV show in one.

Cellissimo - a music festival for the senses

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

THE SOUND of the cello, a pleasure for the ear and appealing to the heart as the instrument many believe is closest in sound to the human voice, will be at the centre of a new festival for Galway.

Two exceptional pianists - live in your home

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

TWO EXCEPTIONAL pianists, on the cusp of major international careers - Sae Yoon Chon and Dmytro Choni - will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninov, and others, at a Music for Galway online concert.

Jake Arden to read at Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

JAKE ARDEN, the son of the writers and activists Margaretta D’Arcy and John Arden, will read at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading on Zoom.

Flirt FM marks 300th broadcast of Trivia Matters

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

TRIVIA MATTERS, the weekly radio show on NUI Galway base community and alternative radio station, Flirt FM 101.3, featuring fun topics, witty chat, and great music, will mark it's 300th broadcast this week.

Short films sought for Galway Film Fleadh 2021

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

GALWAY FILM Fleadh is now seeking short film submissions for its 2021 festival, ranging from drama and documentary, to live action and animation.

Food On The Edge launches book on cooking after Covid

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

In August 2020, when many in the restaurant business around the world found themselves enduring the brutal consequences of a global pandemic, many without income, without their staff and their business, Food On The Edge founder JP McMahon reached out to speakers and other contributors to the Food On The Edge symposium. His request was simple - to write a letter addressed to the industry.

“The basis of the request was that their contributions would serve to provide a global record of a particularly challenging time while allowing hope to shine on the future and the next generation of young cooks, chefs, farmers, and food activists," he said. "What we got was a series of deeply personal and moving accounts of their Covid-19 experience with many recounting losses and some reminiscing on valuable gains and insights.

Irish films to watch on Netflix

Wed, Feb 17, 2021

THERE ARE some great Irish films on Netflix which are well worth watching, but they do not always pop up on the services home page that often.

‘We believe in this play. I don’t think I’ll let anything stop it’

Wed, Feb 17, 2021

THE OLD saying, ‘’Tis an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good’, has not been without some merit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

'Work' - Steven Sharpe goes electro on new single

Tue, Feb 16, 2021

'WORK', STEVEN Sharpe's signature song has already been a high energy acoustic number, a full on hard-rock belter, and now it comes in it's third, and latest shape - Gay-Irish-electro-funk.

Album review: Django Django

Music Reviews Tue, Feb 16, 2021

IT BEGINS in a swirl, as sounds musical and abstract weave into the sonic equivalent of the build-up to a rocket taking off, the moment of launch signalled by post-punk bass riff whose minimalism only enhances its forward momentum.

Moth & Butterfly Festival

Tue, Feb 16, 2021

TRUE STORIES, personal stories, fanciful stories, tall tales, and tales fantastic, some from the heart and some from the top of the head will be heard at the 2021 Moth & Butterfly Festival.

Russell Kane to headline Comedy KARLnival Online

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

A MULTI-award winning stand-up, a podcaster, a novelist, an actor, a scriptwriter, a presenter, Russell Kane is something of a comedic Renaissance man, and he will be live in Galway's living rooms this week.

Women Writers of the West - a new online book club

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

AWARD WINNING Galway writers Elaine Feeney, Mary Costello, and Nuala O’Connor will be the focus of the opening weeks of a new online book club - Women Writers of the West.

John Of The Apocalypse release second single

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

JOHN OF The Apocalypse - the west of Ireland alt-folk duo of Patrick Hallinan and Steve Dwane - release their second single 'Newborn' on Friday February 12.

Album review: The Fall

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 11, 2021

THE FALL’S recorded output is of such vastness that it is possible, like me, to be someone who has numerous Fall albums in your collection, and yet still have only a tiny fraction of their discography.

‘I feel a real momentum and I’ll keep going with it’

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

FOR THOSE who lived through it, 2020 was a year that will never be forgotten. It was also a year that few, if any, will remember with any trace of positivity. There may, though, be an exception.