Every dog needs a home

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

IN MADRID, Julian receives an unexpected visit from old friend Tomas. However this will be no ordinary reunion, as Tomas has decided to discontinue treatment for the terminal illness he has been battling.

Margaretta D’Arcy's journey to the future

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

“YOU MANIACS! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!” wails Charlton Heston's character George Taylor in that powerful and unforgettable closing shot of 1968's Planet Of The Apes.

Rofi James - new single and launch gig

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

ROFI JAMES, the Galway pop/rock duo, officially launch their new single 'Fool For Your Love' this weekend, and proceeds from half of all downloads/sales of the single will be donated to the Solidarity-Pikpa refugee camp in Greece.

Aindrias de Staic - The Man From Moogaga is back

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

THERE WAS The Man From UNCLE, the man from Del Monte, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Man Who Fell To Earth, but there has never been anyone like The Man From Moogaga.

New exhibition from artist Clodagh Kidd

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CLAREGALWAY ARTIST Clodagh Kidd returns to the Providence Market Kitchen on the corner of Abbeygate and Augustine streets, with an exhibition of recent work.

Sample Answer - indie-soul with a real edge

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HE PLAYS "soulful pop with a dusting of hip-hop thrown in for good measure," say Gigwise, while that pop has "a real sense of edge" according to Clashmusic.com. He is Sample Answer, and he is coming to Galway.

Declan O'Rourke to play Down Syndrome Galway charity concert

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

LEADING IRISH singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke will join a gathering of Irish trad titans in the county this weekend for a charity concert in aid of Down Syndrome Galway.

Charlie Landsborough to play Lough Rea Hotel

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH, praised by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Kelly for his "warmth, honesty and credibility", will be in concert in the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Wednesday January 11.

FEAST on Hope Is Noise's alt-rock

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HOPE IS Noise, long time stalwarts of the Irish alternative/heavy scene, will bring their polished alt-rock and feral post-hardcore broadsides, to the next FEAST gig in the Róisín Dubh.

Pierre Bensusan - genius of the acoustic guitar

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

PIERRE BENSUSAN, the genius of the acoustic guitar, "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today", according to the LA Times, makes his annual pilgrimage in Galway this weekend.

We Cut Corners - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Nov 16, 2016

ACCLAIMED DUBLIN indie-rock duo We Cut Corners are enjoying a busy November, with the month having already seen the launch of their third album, The Cadences of Others, and the double A-Side single, ‘Oh’/‘Mandinka’, and now comes a Galway show.

Cranky Face - new EP and new video

Essential Playlist Wed, Nov 16, 2016

GALWAY BAND Cranky Face - Simon Noble, Stephen Curren, Sam Wright, and Mosey Byrne - launch their new EP, Bowdown, with a show at Citóg in the Róisín Dubh tonight [Wednesday November 16] at 9pm.

Galway film wins Best Short Film Award in London

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

ADULTING, THE County Galway made short film, written and co-directed by Connemara's Linda Bhreathnach, has won the Best Short Film Award from Irish Film London. The award was presented at a ceremony in the Irish Embassy in London on Monday.

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady to play Galway in 2017

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

TOGETHER THEY created one of the greatest Irish albums - in folk, or any other genre - with 1976's Andy Irvine Paul Brady, aka The Purple Album, and individually, they are two of the greatest and most influential figures in Irish music.

New book on Loyalist/British collusion to be launched in Galway

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

A NEW book, dealing with collaboration between loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland and the British state, written by a leading member of Justice for the Forgotten, will be launched in Galway this week.

'Grab your coconuts...' It's Monty Python's Spamalot

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

MONTY PYTHON'S Spamalot will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre next year after Galway theatre company Twin Productions secured the rights to the Tony Award-winning show. It will also be the first Irish company to produce this show in Ireland.

International readings at Over The Edge

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A FORMER PR for UN peacekeeping missions in the Third World will be among the writers reading at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library on Thursday November 17 at 6.30pm.

Patrick McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HE WAS Eoin McLove in Father Ted, Dougal Maguire's nemesis, and a character who became an instant classic with such lines as, "Go away! I don't want to catch the menopause!" and "I’ve no willy’".

John Spillane - Nocturne #7

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

JOHN SPILLANE is a busy man. In September he launched a new TG4 series; last month saw him publish his first book, Will We Be Brilliant Or What?, a collection of lyrics and memoir; and this month he plays Galway.

A cinematic journey through the Colombian Amazon

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

EMBRACE THE Serpent is a poetic, dreamlike, journey through the Colombian Amazon is the next film to be screened as part of the Galway Film Society's current winter film season.

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