A night of one acts plays in Loughrea

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

A NIGHT of one act plays, by the writers Paul Maher, Barry McKinley, and Stephen Smith, will be performed by the Seumas O’Kelly Players, in the Temperance Hall, Loughrea, next week.

Mundy brings Jelly Legs to Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

ON OCTOBER 14 1996, an Offaly singer-songwriter going by the name of Mundy released his debut album, Jelly Legs, on Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony. It won critical praise and sold 60,000 copies around the world.

Chasing Abbey to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

CHASING ABBEY, the Irish hip hop trio called "one of the most promising bands in the country” wplay Monroe’s annual fancy dress party this October Bank Holiday weekend.

Aslan return to The Quays

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

LONG RUNNING Irish legends Aslan play a one-off gig in The Quays Music Hall this month and lead singer Christy Dignham has said: "The atmosphere at our gigs in Galway has always been amazing. Don't forget to bring your singing voice."

A choral concert in St Nicholas'

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

"MUSIC AND song gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and everything." So said Greek philosopher Plato, in a poetic way of stating - music is good for you.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, so many great acts!! THIS IS A MUST!

Wed, Oct 11, 2017

With less than two weeks to go to the biggest comedy festival this town has ever seen, there are tickets available for so many great shows that it’s hard to know where to start.

Major new John Behan show in Kenny Gallery opens Friday

Wed, Oct 11, 2017

A MAJOR new exhibition of work by sculptor and artist John Behan opens this Friday October 13 at the Kenny Gallery. Award-winning actor Stephen Rea will officially open the exhibition entitled Eternal Recurrence, at 6pm.

Mario Rosentock - In Your Face in Galway

Tue, Oct 10, 2017

ONE MAN...one hundred faces...In Your Face! Those last three words are the title of Mario Rosenstock's new one-man stage show which he is bringing around the country next April and May.

Cinema Review: Blade Runner 2049

Films Reviews Mon, Oct 09, 2017

BLADE RUNNER 2049 is the sequel to 1982 classic Blade Runner. The 2049 is the year the sequel is set. So, don't worry, you haven’t missed Blade Runner the other 2047 sequels. Am I the first person to make that joke? Probably.

Druid’s Waiting for Godot returns to Galway

Mon, Oct 09, 2017

DRUID THEATRE'S acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, one of the highlights of the 2016 Galway International Arts Festival, will return for a 12 week national and international tour in 2018.

Sky Road Film Festival features an exciting lineup, the festival takes place on Saturday October 14th!

Fri, Oct 06, 2017

This year's Sky Road Film Festival features an exciting lineup, the festival takes place on Saturday October 14th at the Station House Theatre in Clifden, Co Galway.

Bob’s BlundaBus - a pop up double-decker of creativity

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WHEN IS a bus not a bus? When it’s a double-decker comedy venue on wheels! One of the oddest successes of last year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival returns to Eyre Square this October - Bob’s BlundaBus, a big red converted ex-London bus.

Album review: Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WARFARING STRANGERS: The Darkscorch Canticles, released in 2013, was a treasure trove of underground Black Sabbath-influenced US metal from the early 1970s by an array of short lived, yet fascinating, bands.

Jake Clemons - E Street Man for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

JAKE CLEMONS, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and also a much admired solo artist, makes a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh this month as part of his Fear & Love Tour - Ireland Edition.

Experiencing Peter Pan anew at Baboró

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

THE BABORÓ International Arts Festival for Children gets underway in less than two weeks’ time and one of the must-see shows is The Peter Pan Experience by acclaimed Dutch company Het Laagland.

'We met at a circus in Cork and decided to do some stuff together'

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

AHEAD OF their Absolute Legends gig at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival in Galway, Cormac Mohally, one half of comedic duo Lords of Strut, spoke to the Galway Advertiser about how he and Cian Kinsella are saving dance, their time on Britain's Got Talent, and Simon Cowell.

Graham Linehan is special guest at FÍS TV Summit

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

GRAHAM LINEHAN, the co-creator of Father Ted and Black Books, and the creator of The IT Crowd, will give a public interview at the FÍS TV Summit in Galway next week.

Exhibition explores the life of the hedgerow

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

THE DIVERSITY of plants, flowers, and wildlife found within hedgerows in Ireland, has inspired a new exhibition, Head In The Hedgerow by Hugh Barr, which is currently running at University Hospital Galway.

Met Opera returns to Eye Cinema

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

THE METROPOLITAN Opera in New York's 2017–18 season opens this Saturday at 5.55pm with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece Norma, starring Sondra Radvanovsky as the druid priestess, and Joyce DiDonato as her rival, Adalgisa.

Gould Piano Trio to play NUIG

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

SINCE WINNING first prize at both Florence's Premio Vittorio Gui and the Melbourne Chamber Music Competition, the Gould Piano Trio has firmly asserted itself as one of the most outstanding piano trios of today and this year is marking its 25th anniversary.

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