The Young Offenders premieres at Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

TWO LADS cycle 160km on stolen bikes, pursued by gardaí, desperate to find a missing bale of cocaine worth €7 million. This is The Young Offenders, “the best Irish film I’ve seen in years," according to Ryan Tubridy.

Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

GERRY MALLON'S Laughter Loft, a long running Galway International Arts Festival favourite and institution, makes a welcome return from July 11 to 24, with Al Porter, Karl Spain, and Foil Arms and Hog all playing.

Galway to celebrate Patrick Kavanagh

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

PATRICK KAVANAGH was a novelist, songwriter, and columnist with the RTÉ Guide, but he was above all one of the giants of 20th century Irish poetry and literature.

New one-man show on 'Humanity Dick'

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

RICHARD MARTIN, the larger than life Galwayman, duellist, and animal rights pioneer, nicknamed 'Humanity Dick' is the subject of a new one man show as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.

Optimo duo to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

OPTIMO - the DJ duo of Twitch and Johnny Wilkes - who play everything from obscure post-punk to floor-filling house music, will spin the decks at Electric on Friday July 15 as part of Galway International Arts Festival.

Manly men and their mothers

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

OKLAHOMA WAS recently voted the manliest state in the USA, prompting radio talk show host Joe Cristiano to investigate if the manliest men, in the manliest state in the Union, were willing to discuss their mothers live on air.

Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

IRELAND'S NEXT generation of stand-up stars, including Donal Vaughan, Áine Gallagher, Gary Lynch, Martin Angolo, Danny Ryan, and Stephen Ryan will play Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival.

ConTempo to play Galway's castles

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

ATHENRY, PORTUMNA, and Claregalway castles will be the setting for a series of concerts from the ConTempo Quartet, all of which take place this weekend.

Emma Eliza Regan - new films from Galway actor

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

EMMA ELIZA Regan, the Galway actor and UNESCO Ambassador for The City Of Film, appears in two films at this week's Galway Film Fleadh, while next year she will star in The Calling opposite Dominique Swaine.

Land, language, and poetry

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

FÍS NA Fuiseoige, the Galway film which won Best Cinematography at the San Francisco Earth Day Film Festival, will be screened at the Galway Film Fleadh, tomorrow at 11.30am in the Town Hall Studio.

Romeo & Juliet @ The Eye

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

KENNETH BRANAGH and Rob Ashford's staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema this evening at 7.15pm.

Urban sketchers from across the world are coming to Galway

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

FORTY-FIVE international urban sketchers, together with their travelling companions, are coming to Galway next week to draw and sketch some of its most iconic buildings as part of the first Urban Sketching Workshop to be held in the city.

Harvester - new album, Galway show, and Scottish/Irish tour

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

HARVESTER, THE Galway metal/stoner rock band, have released their new album, Harmonic Ruptures; are set to play the Róisín Dubh; and have announced dates for their forthcoming Scottish and Irish tour.

The Randomer - new Gerard Stembridge film for the Fleadh

Tue, Jul 05, 2016

THE LAST thing Meg wants is a child, but when she finds herself confronted by her 39th birthday, she starts to see motherhood in a different light, and decides to find a way to be a mother on her own terms.

The soldier who fell to earth - new Galway sci-fi film

Tue, Jul 05, 2016

RETURNING FROM a future war, a veteran lands back home on earth, to find something more like the Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits that anything he ever knew, and this new reality is about to test him to his very soul…

Lunchtime family concert with ConTempo

Tue, Jul 05, 2016

THE WONDERFUL ConTempo Quartet will give a lunchtime concert today from 1.10pm to 1.50pm - aimed at children as much as adults - in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Who do you think you are? - GIAF First Thought Talks

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

IDENTITY - ONE word but it covers a multitude of aspects within an individual. There is personal identity, political identity, cultural identity, national identity, sexual identity, and, more than ever before, a focus on gender identity that calls into question the idea of gender itself.

Rubbish art...that's a joy to behold

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

NOBODY WANTS rubbish on the streets or waste dumped outside buildings, but imagine if that waste was re-assembled, re-imagined, re-created into a series of colourful little beasts and monsters, that instead of making a street look shabby, actually give it vibrancy, life, and joy?

Song, sex, and sambuca - Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

SONG, SEX, sambuca, and Scottish choirgirls running amok, are among the lively ingredients of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, the National Theatre of Scotland’s boisterous and brilliant show at this year’s Galway International Arts Festival.

Staid – an award winning Irish film made for €300

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

AMONG THE notable offerings in next week’s Galway Film Fleadh is Staid, the debut feature written and directed by Wexford's Paul O’Brien, which will be screened in the Town Hall Studio on July 9 at 4.30pm.

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